The violent death of George Floyd has forced the country to confront systemic racism, from courtrooms to boardrooms. On Wednesday, the conversation shifted to racial inequality in the healthcare system. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) College of Medicine hosted a virtual roundtable on structural racism in health care. Also mentioned on: June… Read More
Physicians on the area’s COVID-19 task force said the increase in hospitalizations was the main reason the county did not move to phase three of reopening as intended Monday. The decision also came amid concern over how the virus is spreading, with evidence it is being passed more in the community and less in clusters… Read More
A sea of white coats could be seen kneeling in front of the Coleman Building at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Friday in honor of George Floyd. Students, faculty and staff knelt for nine minutes representing the eight minutes and 46 seconds a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on George Floyd’s neck… Read More
As we continue to move through the coronavirus pandemic, Memorial Day weekend saw some parts of the country rush back to beaches and water parks. Here in the Mid-South we went out to local parks and, for the most part, saw people keeping their distance and wearing their masks.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is tracking the COVID-19 pandemic in Shelby County, the Memphis Metropolitan Area, and Tennessee.
The COVID-19 task force said Friday the data looks promising for a move to phase two, but no date has been announced. “We will be looking at it collectively throughout the weekend and anticipate making an announcement on Monday,” said Alisa Haushalter, Director of the Shelby County Health Department.
As more people test for COVID-19, the number of cases will continue to rise but health officials are watching the testing positivity rate. A testing positivity rate is the number of positive tests compared to the number of tests taken. On May 14, 7.59% of the total tests in Shelby County were positive. That’s down… Read More
A new report from Vanderbilt University’s Department of Health Policy shows the number of expected hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Tennessee is much lower than first projected. In April, Vanderbilt researchers released a report estimating by now more than 1,200 people would be hospitalized throughout Tennessee due to COVID-19. However, the number of people in hospitals… Read More
