Cancer research collaboration continues with new Memphis grants
The gifts build on projects West Cancer Foundation started in 2020 with the University of Memphis and UTHSC.
Jane Roberts
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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Health CareUTHSC researchers building software to scan thousands of genomes
With a supercomputer, science will be able compare one person’s DNA against thousands of others in a matter of minutes.
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Health Care Nursing home wants to reopen to visitors, but can’t put residents at risk
Graceland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is set to reopen to visitors. The problem is, the facility is not allowed to ask guests for proof of vaccination or a COVID negative test.
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CoronavirusCounty earns back right to give COVID vaccine
The Shelby County Health Department is giving Pfizer doses at its offices at 814 Jefferson.
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Public Safety Rhodes holds vigil for slain student, a Memphian
A private Monday evening gathering was held to honor Andrew Rainer, who was a 2018 graduate of Christian Brothers High School and was the chaplain for his fraternity, Sigma Nu.
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Health Care Tested positive, have risk factors? There soon may be a pill for that
Think of it as Tamiflu for COVID.
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Health CareHealth Dept. Director: ‘We wish they would call us back’
“People don’t understand why they are being asked to name people. They don’t understand the whole role of contact tracing,” said Dr. Rebecca Wurtz, director of Public Health Administration and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
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City of Memphis Lee’s mask opt-out renewal is ‘bone’ to his base, analysts say
Three federal judges have said the mask opt-out order is unlawful, but analysts say it doesn’t matter. Lee can still say he tried.
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Education Gov. Lee will renew mask opt-out executive order
The opt-out policy has been blocked in three metro counties, including Shelby County.
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September 2021
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Metro Southwest reopening vaccine site twice a week at Whitehaven campus
Germantown Baptist site also reopening; gauging demand.
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State GovernmentState Dept. of Health simplifies booster eligibility
If federal guidance on who needs a booster shot seems complicated and long, the state commissioner of health shortens it to two words: “should” and “may.”
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Ford Megasite Scaling up Ford workforce will involve high schools, every college in area
The Memphis Regional Megasite will have its own Tennessee College of Applied Technology campus.
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Health Care New health order offers clarity on boosters, OSHA vaccination standard
Also stresses adherence to the mask mandate in K-12 schools and where compliance issues can be reported.
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Health Care U.S. gov’t likely to join suit against Methodist Le Bonheur
The U.S. government Wednesday, Sept. 22, said it considering filing a motion to intervene in the whistleblower case against Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and former signatories, including former CEO Gary Shorb and former CFO Chris McLean.
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Health Care St. Jude needs healthy, African-American youths for sickle cell studies
It is looking for young people to be part of control groups in clinical trials looking at the affects of inflammation.
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Metro Health Dept. director ‘cautiously optimistic’ about COVID trends
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said she was “cautiously optimistic as cases and the 7-day average and positivity rate are dropping.”
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CoronavirusAs childhood vaccinations lag, doctors worry about measles, chicken pox
Thousands of locals — mostly children in lower socio-economic brackets — could be vulnerable to diseases such as measles, diphtheria and chicken pox.
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Coronavirus 5- to 11-year-olds may have COVID vaccine by Halloween
Nationally, children account for one in five coronavirus cases. But in Shelby County the numbers are more severe, with 25% of new patients being youngsters.
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Spirit of MemphisIn business, Dunavant presided over big bang of his own
“He always wanted the best people to take care of his business. You know what? If you get the best people, you don’t have to worry about execution. He knew that if we executed, we would get another opportunity,” son Bill Dunavant said.
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Education Federal judge rules on governor’s school mask order
Federal Judge Sheryl Lipman ruled Friday morning ruled that the mask mandate in K-12 schools in Shelby County is lawful.
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City of Memphis Strickland sniffling, but expects quick return to office
The mayor is among 23% of Memphians who got COVID despite being vaccinated. About 77% of the city’s coronavirus patients are unvaccinated; 94% who are hospitalized are unvaccinated, and 99% of fatalities are unvaccinated, said Dr. Richard Walker, interim head of emergency medicine at UTHSC.
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Metro Coronavirus cases down slightly in Shelby County
But the positivity rate of 14% indicates that cases are undercounted.
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Education Ruling in mask opt-out expected before restraining order ends Friday
Compromise possible but lawyers say it’s more likely restraining order will be extended.
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Education Students say Rhodes slow to respond to racist incidents
An email to the campus community from interim president Carroll Stevens last week acknowledged incidents “that have contributed to our campus community feeling unsafe, particularly for Black and Jewish students.”
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Business Large employers can use Biden’s order to implement private vaccine plans
The Department of Labor will carry out the order through OSHA.
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