The Shelby County Health Department announced its new Board of Health members Wednesday morning. The board will operate as a support structure for the health department, offering evaluations for the overall health of residents and guidance for department officials. Jon McCullers will be the 2022 chair of the board. The group chose him at its first meeting and he… Read More
The physiology department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center is recognized as one of the best in the country, but its facilities are among the worst. The department’s faculty members have been conducting their research in two buildings as its main facility gets renovated. UTHSC is using $11.5 million in state funds to… Read More
Almost a year after construction began, the first phase of development on Orleans Station is a few weeks away. The first apartment building in the $67 million mixed-use Medical District complex will be completed by July 22, Alex Turley of Henry Turley Co. said. “Our mission going into this project was to help build an… Read More
On a Monday morning in June, at the start of the week leading up to World Sickle Cell Day, a group of nurses from around the nation gathered in a classroom at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing. They were in town to listen to local patients describe the agonizing physical pain… Read More
More than two years after their last in-person meeting, members of the Juvenile Justice Board gathered on the campus of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Tuesday, June 7, to “reintroduce” the board to community members and to discuss the rising youth gun violence in the city. State Rep. Torrey Harris moderated the panel… Read More
Veru Inc., a company with deep ties to Memphis, has received the green light to seek permission from the FDA for fast-track emergency approval of a drug that more than cut in half deaths of people hospitalized for serious respiratory issues caused by COVID. To speed up the process, the FDA will not require Veru… Read More
With the COVID pandemic causing many parents to fall behind on their children’s regular childhood immunizations, several local organizations are partnering to help parents catch up. Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has partnered with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis Area Transit Authority, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Shelby County Health Department to offer free… Read More
Memphis will host this year’s International Experimental Biology and Medicine Conference, marking the first time the conference will take place in the United States. From Friday, April 29, through Sunday, May 1, the Central Station Hotel will serve as the venue for the eighth annual gathering of scientific minds.
