The experimental drug given to President Trump to treat his COVID-19 infection is the very same drug being used in a clinical trial right here in Memphis. Dr. Scott Strome, Executive Dean of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, is very familiar with the antibody cocktail from biotech firm Regeneron. … Read More
Meet Health Care Hero Dr. Scott Strome of UTHSC. Strome has proved to be a leader during COVID as he led the efforts to set up the Tiger Lane testing site. He also directed UTHSC to produce a training video that established the protocols for testing.
As early as September, $5, rapid-result antigen tests, purchased by the U.S. government, could start arriving in Memphis, offering 15-minute turnaround times expected to appeal to employers and schools. The Trump administration purchased 150 million of Abbott Lab’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card tests for $760 million, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
It is increasingly clear that the United States will not follow the lead of other countries and bring the deadly COVID-19 pandemic under control. Any return to normalcy will therefore require a vaccine and development of herd immunity. Several vaccine candidates are showing early promise, prompting the big question — when will we have a… Read More
On Tuesday, Shelby County added 207 new coronavirus cases bringing the total number of cases here in the county to just over 22,000. Dr. Scott Strome, the executive dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center joined us Tuesday to discuss the impact of the virus in Shelby County.… Read More
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.
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.
Shelby County health experts are especially mindful these days about available hospital and ICU beds. Hundreds are available at area hospitals, but for each extra bed rolled out, extra nurses and doctors are needed – and where that staff will come from remains a lingering concern as positive cases rise. July 13: Local 24… Read More
