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Use Robots and Ultrasound to Treat and Prevent Stroke

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To effectively treat stroke and prevent stroke, you need to know just what is literally happening in a patient’s head. CT Scans and MRI scans are tools most of us are familiar with. Generally if you suspect a stroke is possible, you need these two scans done. There’s another tool out there, too, that’s cheaper,… Read More


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COVID-19 Test Positivity Rate Reaches Record High in Shelby County

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Shelby County’s COVID-19 test positivity rate is the highest it’s been all pandemic. This week, the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) reports more than 40 percent of all COVID-19 tests given are coming back positive. One infectious disease doctor says a COVID-19 test positivity rate at 41.4 percent is uncharted waters. Another says a positivity… Read More


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News from around our 50 states: Tennessee In-house COVID-19 Testing Programs

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Memphis: The in-house COVID-19 testing program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is one of the fastest labs in the Memphis area, handling nearly 9,000 tests in a two-week period with a result turnaround time of less than a day, according to recently released state data.


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American researchers identify three drugs as possible therapeutics for COVID-19

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With almost a year of coronavirus behind us, the pertinent question on everyone’s lips is this: is there any solution to the covid-19 vaccine at all? With covid-19 vaccines at the brink of being deployed (both the Modern and Pfizer vaccines are almost 95% successful according to clinical trials), the focus is also on therapeutic… Read More