Publisher: The Commercial Appeal


Le Bonheur guidance to schools includes protocols for tracing, reporting COVID-19 cases

The Commercial Appeal

To localize guidance for school reopening during COVID-19, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has published its own set of guidelines. The guidelines, published Friday, were developed by a task force of local medical professionals over the last three weeks, Dr. Jon McCullers, pediatrician-in-chief at Le Bonheur, said Thursday at a news conference. McCullers is also a… Read More


‘The whole experience is just ridiculous’: Slow COVID-19 tests, canceled surgeries and lives on hold

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center runs testing centers at Tiger Lane in Midtown and Cresthaven in East Memphis. The university also operates its own processing laboratory with a turnaround time of about 24 hours, said Dr. Scott Strome, executive dean of the medical school.  


The 901: How badly is COVID-19 hurting Memphis? Look at MLGW data

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To its credit, the Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division was quick to throw the kill switch on utility cut-offs as the coronavirus pandemic began gaining ground in March.  


COVID-19 testing problems: Memphis officials now discourage some people from getting tests

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COVID-19 testing sites in the Memphis area have become so overwhelmed that local officials on Tuesday discouraged people from getting tests unless they fit into a high-priority category.  


Will fans be allowed at Memphis 901 FC home matches this year?

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Fans could be allowed at Memphis 901 FC home matches this season, club president Craig Unger said Tuesday. While a final decision has not been made, he said the team had submitted a proposal to the Shelby County Health Department that was “well received.”


New ICE guidelines for international students concern Memphis universities, but a mix of class offerings sustain their visas 

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Updated guidelines from Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) leaves international students in Memphis and across the nation with a difficult choice — take classes in person while COVID-19 cases continue to rise or return to the last country they lived in before the U.S. and take online courses.


New ICE guidelines for international students concern Memphis universities, but a mix of class offerings sustain their visas

The Commercial Appeal

Updated guidelines from Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) leaves international students in Memphis and across the nation with a difficult choice — take classes in person while COVID-19 cases continue to rise or return to the last country they lived in before the U.S. and take online courses.


Childhood immunizations have dropped during COVID-19. Will it matter as schools reopen?

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As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on across the country, medical and public health experts have voiced concerns that routine medical care — including childhood immunizations — have dropped off in the past several months.