One variant linked to India’s recent COVID-19 surge was detected in Shelby County this week, said David Sweat, Shelby County Health Department deputy director. Doug McGowen, City of Memphis chief operating officer, also announced two changes to countywide vaccine availability next week – including a new walk-in that will offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.… Read More
Zoning variances for Orleans Station — the 12-building, 10-acre apartment and commercial development on the medical school campus — received unanimous approval Wednesday, April 28, by the Board of Adjustment. In an online meeting challenged by technical difficulties and board-member absences, the Board of Adjustment also rejected a Summer Avenue business’s request to allow an… Read More
While data show only about a third of people in Shelby County have been vaccinated, Gov. Bill Lee declared the health crisis is over. He wanted the county to lift its mask mandate and other restrictions by the end of May. It’s something local health experts strongly disagreed with. April 28: Fox 13 News–5PM April… Read More
For the first time in published literature, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) researchers showed that a variety of white blood cells known as eosinophils modify the respiratory barrier during influenza A (IAV) infection, according to a recent paper in the journal Cells. This research could have implications in understanding… Read More
When Scott Strome moved to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to become executive dean of the college of medicine, there were just 6 Black students in a class of 170. “We vowed to change that,” he told STAT. They’ve worked to cut student debt, drop the requirement that applicants be from Tennessee or… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is inviting health care professionals and members of the public to attend a live, virtual collection of brief lectures and presentations about abuse of alcohol, nicotine, opiates and other substances.
Doctors tending the COVID wings in local hospitals are sucking in their breath for different reasons. Patient numbers are nothing like they were at the height of the winter surge, but the people in their care now are younger and often very sick. “We had stopped seeing as many badly ill patients about three-four weeks… Read More
A new Memphis Shelby Crime Commission report shows a 30 percent increase in violent crimes involving guns already this year compared to the first quarter of last year before the pandemic. Pastor Charlie Caswell and his team at the Legacy of Legends CDC are working to address crime in a collective way by starting at… Read More
