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Back-to-school backpack and supply giveaway

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is partnering with Omega Ministries to give away 500 free backpacks filled with school supplies to K-12 students in the Memphis community on Saturday, August 7. The drive-through event will be held on the UTHSC campus from 8 a.m. to noon at the Van Vleet Building, 3 N.… Read More


Childhood COVID-19 cases and deaths rise in the Mid-South as lawmakers take on mask mandates

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LeBonheur Children’s Hospital reported two more deaths of children because of COVID-19 over the weekend. Doctors there are recommending masks in schools. At the same time, one Tennessee lawmaker is showing his support in outlawing school districts from mandating masks. On Tuesday, eight children were in LeBonheur Children’s Hospital with COVID-19. Half are in the… Read More


Metro Schools considering new mask mandate (Video)

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WSMV: Metro Schools considering new mask mandate


Severe pediatric COVID cases on the rise

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Serious cases of COVID-19 have doubled at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in 10 days, a worrisome barometer as pediatric cases tick up across the region.“It’s both increased and sustained,” said Dr. Nick Hysmith, medical director of infection prevention at Le Bonheur and associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Frankly, it’s scary’: COVID hospitalizations could reach record in Memphis area as delta variant rages

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The number of people with COVID in Shelby County is skyrocketing. The New York Times reported Wednesday morning that more than 1,000 new COVID cases were confirmed in Shelby County a day before. We haven’t seen an increase like that since January.


Back-to-school task force releases recommendations

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Amidst the recent COVID-19 surges in Shelby County, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) have updated their back-to-school recommendations. The two organizations make up the back-to-school task force and developed guidelines to assist schools reopening last year. With the changes that have come in the past year, they… Read More


Lobo QB Tuioti won’t play, will serve as student coach

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University of New Mexico senior quarterback Tevaka Tuioti has waited nine months to gain clearance for football activities after he sustained his third reported concussion. He won’t wait anymore.


Lumosa Therapeutics Announces Positive Results from LT3001 Phase 2a Clinical Trial in Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Lumosa Therapeutics (Lumosa; 6535.TWO) announced today that its Phase 2a clinical trial of LT3001 successfully met its primary safety endpoint. Further, efficacy showed potential for improvements in neurological and functional outcomes based on the majority of LT3001 patients with baseline National Institutes of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) ≥6 demonstrating pronounced neurological improvement (NIHSS improvement ≥4… Read More