Work is underway for the construction of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s (UTHSC) new dental facility. “We have to have more space to train our students. So, we’re going to be adding a fairly large building on campus. It’s going to be connected to our current building, the Dunn Dental building,” said Dr.… Read More
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland came together Thursday to thank the volunteers who have been the backbone of the community’s fight against COVID-19.
Thursday marks the first day kids ages 12 through 15 can get vaccinated in Shelby County. That is a huge milestone that adds about 50,000 more eligible people to the pool that could be vaccinated,” said City of Memphis Chief Operating Officer, Doug McGowen. The FDA gave the Pfizer vaccine emergency use authorization Monday, with… Read More
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It’s Children’s Mental Health Week. Thursday, health leaders took this opportunity to have a conversation around youth violence and the impacts of it. Memphis police say in 2020, 38 children died and 30 of them were murdered. In 2021, 10 children have died due to violence so far.The most recent is a 16-year-old who was… Read More
Medical professionals graduating from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will get to celebrate commencement in person. It will be the first in-person commencement ceremonies since 2019 and will celebrate 792 graduates, including medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy. May 5: WMC-TV May 5: Local 24 May 5: Local 24 News at 6… Read More
Workers still reeling from sudden layoffs by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center are asking Shelby County Commissioners to help push the school to reverse those layoffs. April 21: WMC Action News AM at 6AM April 21: WMC Action News 5 at Noon April 21: WMC Action News 5 at 3:30 p.m. April 21:… Read More
The Shelby County Health Department continues to track variants of COVID-19 that are appearing in the county.For those who have recently tested positive for COVID-19 in Shelby County, chances are it is the UK strain of the virus.”The B117 is now the dominant strain. It’s the most commonly circulating strain in the community,” said Shelby… Read More
