Local lab will begin antibody testing Tuesday
American Esoteric Laboratories in Memphis will begin processing blood samples Tuesday to see if people who had COVID-19 and recovered developed antibodies that may give them immunity.
Jane Roberts
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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April 2020
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Business UTHSC takes huge strides in battle to ramp up testing
The campus developed a free test, and put it in play at Tiger Lane; now it's adding ‘cub’ sites to the mix.
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Business Doctor recovers, gives first serum donation at Methodist University
Methodist is participating in a study the Food and Drug Administration is conducting with Mayo Clinic, giving COVID-19 patients serum from those who have recovered from the disease.
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Business COVID-19 field hospital conversion underway on Union Avenue
About 500 people are working to meet the May 14 deadline for opening a makeshift hospital to handle overflow patients in the coronavirus pandemic.
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Metro Hospitals set to receive nod for elective surgeries
Campbell Clinic says its Memphis hospital partners will have extended operating room hours, including weekends, to catch up on the backlog of elective surgeries.
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Health Care Baptist testing every patient admitted to its hospitals
Every new patient gets swab test plus questionnaire. Patients will be put in isolation rooms until the tests come back, as soon as 45 minutes inside Baptist.
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Health Care Methodist cuts executive pay, furloughs staff
Methodist said efforts to reduce expenses were made to minimize the impact on employees, and that some have taken voluntary furloughs. The cuts are temporary.
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Health Care Regional One Health cuts salaries, other costs in COVID crisis
Regional One Health has cut pay by 10% for all salaried workers, including executives and the doctors and nurses caring for COVID-19 patients, as it tries to navigate a financial crisis without furloughs.
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Health CareHealth care startup doubles space Downtown due to pandemic
Prospero Health quickly adapted to telemedicine and expanded its reach by 20 states.
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Health Care St. Jude produces global registry of pediatric cancer patients with COVID
With an assist from the Society of International Paediatric Oncology, the registry has been publicized around the world.
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Midtown Pope names Memphis pastor bishop for Alexandria, La.
The Rev. Robert W. Marshall is expected to assume his new responsibilities in Louisiana in July. His installation and ordination are on hold until the faithful, perhaps only a percentage of their number, can gather.
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May 2020
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Health Care Children’s Mental Health Week in Memphis features virtual activities
A children's art show, lectures, story time with Michelle Obama and a run/walk/bike event on Saturday are planned to observe the event.
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Health Care Telehealth: The future in medicine becomes reality fast
Across the Mid-South, practices that barely used telehealth visits before the novel coronavirus arrived have shifted large numbers of patient visits to screen time.
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Health Care Hospitals resume elective surgeries with long list of regulations
Baptist and Methodist will be operating at up to 50% of usual elective surgery capacity.
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Health Care Internationally known neurologist leads new center at St. Jude
Later this year, St. Jude expects to accept patients for clinical trials in pediatric neurology.
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Health Care Memphis shows 5% positive COVID antibody rate; critics question test accuracy
FDA cracks down on testing process, says "flexibility never meant we would allow fraud."
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Education Colleges make flexible plans for fall semester as situation remains fluid
Rhodes College, University of Memphis and Christian Brothers University leaders hope life returns to normal when the fall semester should begin, but they are making contingency plans.
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Health Care ALSAC cuts 160 jobs nationwide
The cuts do not include a reduction to St. Jude's hospital staff.
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Spirit of Memphis YMCA is more than gym-and-swim when kids need lunch
The YMCA’s community meal plan is now running seven days a week. A week ago Friday, it fed 18,000 people in one day.
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Business Virus reproduction rate is the number to know; it’s now a promising 1.14 in Shelby County
Shelby County Health Department study models to predict COVID-19, where virus reproduction rate is the significant factor. Right now that number in the medium range, but rising in surrounding counties.
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Health Care Nursing homes brace for new levels of scrutiny in the wake of pandemic
Experts say government regulations for nursing homes will drive change, but that costs of doing business the new way may also drive bankruptcies.
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Health Care Momentum scores load of masks, a key need in nonprofit sector
A source helped Momentum score 30,000 masks, given at no cost to help agencies here. In 10 minutes, they were taken.
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Education UTHSC plans for online lectures, small labs, longer faculty hours
Besides large-scale changes in the ways classes and labs are offered, UTHSC expects more funding cuts from Nashville.
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Opinion New field hospital is beautiful but unsettling
The renovation of 495 Union Ave. is a feat of will, but it doesn't soften the concern about what kind of shape we'll be in if we need it.
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Health Care Lee tours new, $51M coronavirus care facility in former CA building
The hospital will open when numbers of COVID-19 patients make it necessary; they will arrive by ambulance in a drive-up bay off Beale Street.
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