UTHSC COVID symposium includes scientific, sociological views
Two-hour symposium includes updates on treatments, immunology studies and research happening in Memphis.
Jane Roberts
Reporter
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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July 2020
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Health Care Scientists at UTHSC get $2.4 million to probe cholesterol, dementia link
The research will help pharmaceutical companies create medication to stop cholesterol from attaching to walls of blood vessels in the brain.
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Health Care Testing delays cause strain in every facet of health care
Dr. Jeff Warren says Shelby County now has "too many people who are sick to be able to randomly test people who aren’t."
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Transportation & Logistics Airport tables security bid amid fairness questions
Top Notch Security has been the subcontractor on airport security for 15 years. The new contract has different requirements, according to security changes coming to the airport.
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Education CBU details plans for hybrid return, with in-person class when possible
The president says the university is lucky it doesn't have many classes with a large-lecture format.
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Health Care St. Jude builds program to take on HPV’s role in cancer
Outreach includes immediate efforts to boost human papillomavirus vaccination rates here and across the Southeast. Tennessee ranks 37th in the nation.
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Health CareThink nudge from your phone could help you quit smoking? U of M’s on it
The $5.9 million investment from NIH builds on $10.8 million the University of Memphis and its partner universities received in 2014 to make better use of medical data collected by sensor devices.
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Health Care No proof MMR shots mitigate COVID-19, but stream steady at shot clinics
Argument continues on the value of live vaccines to stimulate the immune system in the fight against COVID-19; there is no randomized study yet to prove it.
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Health Care UTHSC doctor honored for ground-breaking research in cancer genome
UTHSC physician-scientist was part of the original leadership team of The Cancer Genome Atlas. He led the sequencing of RNA, which controls abnormal genetic expression in cancer cells.
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Health Care Giving Day holds much power for Church Health this year
Church Health has added paid physicians to cover the load of the recently unemployed, plus spending thousands of dollars a month on PPE.
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Health Care Hospitals adding beds, staffing up
With hospitals 90% full in and right at the red range of capacity, leaders are working their plans for the COVID-19 surge.
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Metro UTHSC will provide COVID-19 testing for U of M campus
UTHSC will conduct and manage the testing centers on the U of M campus.
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EducationCampuses moving toward opening with reams of safety protocols
Experts say challenges for college presidents are monumental, including now to plan for whatever temporary turns out to be as fall classes approach.
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Health Care Supreme Court rules employer can deny birth control in health insurance
Ruling seen as a big election-year victory for President Donald Trump, who counts on heavy support from evangelicals and other Christian groups for votes and policy backing.
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Health Care Pool analysis could cut COVID-19 testing costs in half; Memphis among first to apply
Pool testing has been used for other diseases for decades; Memphis among first cities to apply for FDA emergency-use approval.
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Health CareLatino people getting tested, but layers of complications persist
In Shelby County, more than 28% of the people who have tested positive for COVID-19 are Latino. The percentage of positive tests is rising.
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Health CareSt. Jude ready to mine data science with hire
Direct from the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, England, Madan Babu will direct the Center of Excellence for Data-Driven Discovery at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Health Care Interactive map just in time to take guesswork out of road trips
Shelby County ranks No. 4 on the 14 highest-risk counties for Tennessee, behind Macon, Davidson and Sevier counties.
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Health Care Statewide campaign aims to raise suicide awareness
Campaign will provide resources to help people identify the signs of someone considering suicide and materials to build awareness.
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Health CareScience of pH could be weapon against flu epidemics
A researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital says pH way of rooting out influenza viruses that could cause pandemics.
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June 2020
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Education Campuses making plans to start but everything could change
For right now, U of M, Christian Brothers and Rhodes College all intend to have dorms open, classes in person and in some cases, online.
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Health Care Methodist names senior-level director of health disparities
The pandemic has revealed both the size of the disparities here and the outcomes. African Americans account for 56% of the total number of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County but 61% of the deaths.
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Health Care COVID testing lags in Latino community when workers can’t afford job loss
For people who have no sick days, unemployment, the cost of testing and the quarantine that may follow are costs they avoid.
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Health CareSecond-longest heart transplant survivor in U.S. now has also beat COVID
Thomas Bryant, a heart transplant survivor, was admitted to the hospital weeks after he had surgery for colon cancer. His COVID treatment and recovery will be part of body of research being gathered around the world that will help scientists know how to treat people with underlying conditions.
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Education Rhodes to spend extra $2M on COVID-19 this year, partners with Baptist for testing
As part of the package, Baptist will provide a virtual clinic to help people on campus who test positive know what care they need and when it is safe to return to the public sphere.
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