With projections that COVID hospitalizations will double by the end of August and increase sixfold by late September, health and city officials are hammering home the role everyone has now to preserve the health care systems.
On a day when Shelby County reported 915 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, the Shelby County COVID Task Force said cases could be six times higher by the end of September if we do not contain the spread of the virus. Officials noted that there has been a tenfold increase in the number of hospital patients… Read More
As kids return to in-person schooling every year, parents are usually prepared for their children’s immune systems to reckon with a few weeks of colds and other illnesses. Add to that list this year: a deadly pandemic, with some symptoms that can mimic other illnesses. As children head to school now, Covid-19 cases are… Read More
If your heart is strong, and you’re fully mobile, and you have all your teeth, you can thank your youth or your good genetics. Or, more likely, you can thank your doctor. A good doctor can see you through everything from minor aches and pains and major medical issues to mental struggles and chronic physical… Read More
The former home of the Trolley Stop Market on Madison Avenue is getting a facelift and a second life as part of the 10 acre Orleans Station mixed-use development. The buildings from 694-704 Madison will be renovated and reopened as retail spaces for the larger development. According to a grant application from developer Alex Turley,… Read More
The Shelby County Health Department issued a mask mandate Wednesday, effective 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 20, for everyone age 2 and older, regardless of vaccination status.It applies to all indoor, public settings. Outdoor events will not require masking.
In less than 24 hours, hundreds of health care workers from across Tennessee, a preponderance from Memphis, have signed an open letter taking Gov. Bill Lee to task for making masking voluntary in K-12 schools. “As trained healthcare providers, we strongly oppose Governor Lee’s Executive Order,” said the letter, written by Dr. Erica Kaye at… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is tracking hospitalizations in Shelby County with the latest data released Wednesday evening showing more than 600 Covid patients being treated at local hospitals. That’s about the same as during the height of the pandemic in January and hospitalizations are expected to double over the next two weeks.… Read More
