What should Memphis youths do when home isn’t safe?
Seeing a bunch of young people roughhousing outdoors, or wandering in the streets, or hanging out on corners may seem like an act of rebellion or carelessness during this time of coronavirus.
Publisher: The Commercial Appeal
As COVID-19 patients increase, some Memphis hospitals look to old remedies for a new virus
As the number of COVID-19 patients in Memphis-area hospitals increases, some medical professionals are looking to long-used drugs and treatments successful with other viruses to treat patients with the novel coronavirus, for which there is currently no cure or vaccine.
Opinion:University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center making strides in treating COVID-19
University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center’s Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, the Plough Center for Sterile Drug Delivery Solutions, and hospitals have taken leadership roles in COVID-19 testing, producing and delivering sanitizing products that are in severe shortage, and drug/vaccine development.
Delays and false negatives: coronavirus testing still lags in Memphis
Top officials in Memphis and Shelby County are calling for more people to get tested for coronavirus, even if they have mild symptoms. But problems in testing persist, and current capacity is still less than what’s needed to control the virus, according to one of the key people involved in the testing effort, Dr. Scott… Read More
Paid workers and volunteers are sought in Tennessee’s coronavirus response
Out of work? The Tennessee Medical Reserve Corps wants you to apply to help the community respond to the COVID-19 pandemic — whether you’re a medical worker or not.
New numbers: 10% of people tested so far in Shelby County have been positive for COVID-19
10% of people tested so far in Shelby County have been positive for COVID-19. As of Friday morning, 2,218 people had been tested for COVID-19 in Shelby County, according to the health department. That puts the tests coming back positive at 10.05%, with 223 people testing positive in Shelby County.
In coronavirus fight, tri-state region around Memphis lacks coordination, joint strategy
In the fight to contain coronavirus, governments in Memphis and Shelby County are working closely together. But in the bigger, three-state region around Memphis, no joint strategy has emerged and communication among governments appears limited.
Coronavirus questions: Is anti-malaria drug an effective treatment option?
President Donald Trump has said he’d like to see the federal government pursue drugs used to treat malaria – chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine – possibly in conjunction with antibiotics, as a treatment for COVID-19.