Flu cases soaring in Mid-South states
Flu cases are surging across the country, and Tennessee is one of the states with “very high” flu activity.
Publisher: WREG
Soulsville partnership to generate new economic activity with town center
It’s been more than 20 years since LeMoyne-Owen College set out on an effort to generate new economic activity in Soulsville with the Town Center, and it’s been 10 years since financial struggles forced them to sell the building.
Still no death certificate for man buried as someone else
Months after DNA results revealed a missing Memphis man has been misidentified and buried in a veterans cemetery, his relatives are still waiting for his death certificate.
Former Shelby County Health Dept. director to start new job in Baltimore
After navigating the daily operations of the Shelby County Health Department for four years, Dr. Michelle Taylor has accepted a new job in Baltimore.
New vendor needed to operate morgue in Memphis
The future is uncertain for the morgue in Memphis, as the county health department says they are having a hard time finding a qualified vendor to take over.
Memphis leaders on raising awareness on suicide in upcoming conference
Pastor Diane Young, the conference’s founder and mother of Mayor Paul Young, joins us along with Dr. Altha Stewart, senior associate dean for Community Health and Engagement at UTHSC.
UTHSC provides free dental services for Memphis kids
The College of Dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center hosted its annual Give Kids A Smile Day on Wednesday, where more than 100 middle and high school students from Freedom Preparatory Academy and Soulsville Charter School were provided with free dental services.
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital appoints first chief of pediatric psychology
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital has named Donald J. Bearden, PhD, ABPP-CN, its first chief of Pediatric Psychology and Behavioral Health.