Methodist Le Bonheur loosens visitor restrictions to one; 2 for children
New visitation policy goes into effect immediately; it is based on continued downward trend in COVID-19 numbers but could change.
Jane Roberts
Reporter
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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Business Leslie Lynn Smith leaving Epicenter; Jessica Taveau named interim CEO
Before her role at Epicenter, Smith was president and CEO of Detroit business accelerator TechTown.
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Education U of M, Chamber partner in economic development; Townsend will lead
At the U of M, Townsend built a reputation for working with public-private partnerships that have brought high-tech firms to its UMRF Research Park.
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Metro With two coronavirus clusters, U of M postpones next phase
The Shelby County Health Department is investigating two coronavirus clusters with 36 total cases at the University of Memphis.
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Metro Health Dept. may ease restrictions this week or next
“It’s likely that all restaurants will be held to the same requirements as it relates to safety measures and how you operate,” said Dr. Bruce Randolph, Shelby County Health Department health officer.
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Health Care Stress-weary doctors soldier on in COVID-19 marathon
Statistically, the stress of the pandemic has hammered the health care workforce, and the signs are everywhere.
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Bartlett Memphis surgeon killed in plane crash near Jackson, Tenn.
Dr. Bryan Jackson was attempting to make an emergency landing at McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport when the accident happened.
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Health Care Domino’s pledges $100 million to St. Jude, largest gift in hospital’s history
New, 140-apartment housing building will be called The Domino’s Village. Opening of the on-campus facility is planned for spring of 2023.
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Health Care Less invasive surgery smooths bumps for bunion sufferers
Nearly one-fourth of all adults will develop bunions. The new procedure requires four tiny incisions on the side of foot, which reduces the swelling and pain experienced with the older procedure.
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Education Rhodes plans to open for spring semester
Campus leaders had hoped it would be possible to have freshmen on campus during fall term, but a letter from the college president lays out hopes for the spring.
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Metro FedEx Institute offers all-female hackathon
The virtual hackathon is designed for women of all tech abilities and will be held Sept. 11-12.
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Health CareSt. Jude study: When pneumococcus, flu unite, things go viral
Study shows that when pneumococcus bacterium interacts with influenza A, the virus spreads easily through the air.
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Health Care Sudden halt of vaccine trial ‘sound of system working’
Local doctors say science has to prevail in race for safe, effective vaccine.
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Coronavirus Coronavirus cases stable in city but rising in suburbs, rural areas
The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is on the rise in Shelby County suburbs and rural West Tennessee.
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Education U of M delays next phase a week; 35% of CBU faculty teaching from home
U of M says extra week will give it more time to work out logistics of having more students on campus.
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CoronavirusHealth Dept.: Significant complaints received about businesses, 5 closed down
County health department officials visited 13 sites that have received complaints for failing to follow distancing or masking or other rules; five were closed after failing to heed warnings.
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Health Care Entrepreneurs, seasoned at Smith & Nephew, create remote care software
Two entrepreneurs from Smith & Nephew have built software that allows surgeons to remotely monitor patients. As the service, MiCare Path, gets on its feet, the creators will stick with what they know best: spines and knees.
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Health Care Nimble UTHSC team sidestepped hurdles to set up COVID-19 testing lab
In a repurposed lab at 930 Madison, UTHSC analyzes about a third of the city's COVID-19 tests, reporting responses in 24 hours.
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Health CareBlueCross opening 4 local clinics, the biggest on Cleveland
Other clinics will be in Whitehaven, Germantown and Cordova; three will open in early November.
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Health Care Health department making plans for COVID-19 vaccine
Memphis physicians say the process will have to move at warp speed to be ready by November, which may eliminate time to observe longer-term side effects and for a broader sample of the public to participate in clinical trials.
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Coronavirus Health Department: Directives will not change for at least 2 weeks
Shelby County Health Department Health Officer Dr. Bruce Randolph said the department will not make any changes to the Health Directive until about two weeks after Labor Day, due to the incubation period of coronavirus.
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Education UMRF Ventures gains full-time CEO, Pierre Landaiche
The venture started in 2017 with seed money from FedEx. Since then, it has employed 450 students and paid them more than $5.3 million.
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Education U of M pushes past MTSU to regain spot as state’s 2nd-largest public university
No. 2 has long been Middle Tennessee State with more than 22,000 students.
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Business ServiceMaster CEO steps down; board exploring sale of key business
Nik Varty is out as CEO of ServiceMaster Global Holdings, which is considering selling its ServiceMaster Brands business.
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Education U of M may increase on-campus classes Sept. 14
With coronavirus cases dropping, the University of Memphis may bring more students back to campus as early as Sept. 14, though the university says it may not be able to accommodate all faculty requests to return classes to campus.
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