More than 4,200 volunteers have helped get 600,000 Covid-19 vaccines in arms across Shelby County. There’s a great amount of gratitude for these thousands of volunteers who have helped save lives during the pandemic. Shelby County and Memphis leaders met at the Pipkin Building vaccine site Thursday to honor all those who have helped.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland came together Thursday to thank the volunteers who have been the backbone of the community’s fight against COVID-19.
Just next door to the Pipkin building is where Memphis’ first large-scale drive-thru COVID-19 testing site was created more than a year ago. What makes that site even more special is that three of the original five medical students from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center who worked with faculty to launch that monumental… Read More
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis are enrolling pediatric volunteers in a clinical trial for a COVID-19 antibody treatment, according to a news release. May 18: WMC Action News 5 at 4:00PM May 18: WMC Action News 5 at 5:00PM May 19: Fox 13 News–6PM May 20:… Read More
They are you. They are me. They are us. They are Memphis. They are bar owners and lawyers and doctors. They work for the City or for a bank. They buy and sell your houses, they cook your food, and they invest your money. They make parks appealing and the cultural scene more vibrant. They… Read More
Many of us are using Zoom, Skype and Facetime to communicate during the pandemic, but all that screen-time could have a major impact on your eyes. Dr. Shiva Bohn with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Hamilton Eye Institute talks about that on Live at 9.
They are you. They are me. They are us. They are Memphis. They are bar owners and lawyers and doctors. They work for the City or for a bank. They buy and sell your houses, they cook your food, and they invest your money. They make parks appealing and the cultural scene more vibrant.
Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $4.5 million grant over three years from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to lead a statewide network of primary care providers, health systems, and academic centers to identify, develop, and implement patient-centered approaches to improve quality of care and outcomes… Read More
