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Investigators: Incident report details how two Memphis children received COVID-19 vaccinations

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As hundreds of eligible Shelby County residents received their COVID-19 vaccine at the old Appling inspection station on Feb. 3, two children were also vaccinated that day. An incident investigation report shows a volunteer immunized the children “because they had appointments and completed consent forms.” After the children were vaccinated, the person running the Appling… Read More


Police from throughout region hold ‘Sea of Blue’ to honor Memphis officer killed in crash

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Blue lights flashed and sirens filled the air in a loud, mournful cacophony as a long caravan of police motorcycles, cars and SUVs pulled onto the road Thursday night at Southland Mall in Whitehaven.The convoy of vehicles toured nearby roads and neighborhoods.


Doctors concerned about potential Spring Break COVID surge as traveling increases again

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The CDC urges you to avoid any non-essential travel, but millions of Americans have been hopping on planes for spring break. Fortunately, more people are getting vaccinated, but doctors say young people, who are likely doing most of the traveling, haven’t had a chance to get that shot yet.


A Shelby County health official claimed the CDC ‘exonerates us.’ Here are the facts.

The Commercial Appeal

Shelby County Health Officer Bruce Randolph claimed Thursday a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigation into the county’s handling of vaccines “exonerates us.” March 18: Fox13 March 18: Fox13 News—5PM March 19: WKNO-FM March 19: Fox17 This Morning


Giraffe genome holds keys to its peculiar body—and clues to hypertension treatments Mentions UTHSC

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“If indeed this is a major gene protecting humans from hypertension, it should have come up as a candidate in genomewide association studies,” which scan thousands of people for gene variants linked to a disease. “Talking about therapeutic approaches at this point would be premature,” agrees University of Tennessee Health Science Center nephrologist L. Darryl… Read More


MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Cohen Announces $1.09 Million in Antifungal Research Grants to UTHSC

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today announced that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will be receiving two major grants totaling $1,090,171 from the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases. Both grants are for antifungal research, including one looking at the species Aspergillus fumigatus.


Post-COVID-19 clinic supports survivors with long-term symptoms

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More than 87,000 people in Shelby County have recovered from COVID-19.But doctors are learning more people are dealing with long-term symptoms from the virus months after their recovery.    


Jonathan Wall receives $1.79 million to develop new amyloidosis treatment

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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases recently awarded Jonathan Wall, PhD, professor in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Graduate School of Medicine in Knoxville, a $1.79 million grant for his study titled “Developing a Theranostic Immunotherapy for Systemic Amyloidosis.” March 16: Bioengineer March 16: News-Medical