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.
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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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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Health Care St. Jude researcher uncovers link to adrenal cancers in Brazil
Emilia Pinto believes that when the second genetic mutation aligns with a gene introduced by Brazilian colonizers, the incidence for cancer increases.
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Business Businesses say it’s easier to close than work short-handed when an employee gets COVID
Josh Hammond at Buster's and other business owners, trying to do the right thing, aren’t entirely sure what the parameters are when employees test positive.
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Health CareLong lines for detox, particularly for the uninsured
The waiting list for detox treatment at Alliance Healthcare doubled this week; 75 people are waiting for 4.3 beds.
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Metro U of M receives $100,000 grant to plan entrepreneurial high school
High school will round out university's public school initiatives that will extend from pre-K through the 12th grade.
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EducationLegislature’s $32 million for Herff sets off U of M jubilation
Construction on Herff addition could begin in 18 months. The U of M wants to increase STEM major graduates as part of its push to be ranked a Carnegie-level R1 university.
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Metro Juneteenth throng gathers at U of M, pledges power to equity
Administrators walked with students, and students walked with city residents in a show of peaceful force that ended with speeches and the crowd kneeling for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.
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Health Care Economic Recovery Town Hall highlights how Memphis has pivoted in pandemic
The gains include new collaborations, technology devices for all SCS students and the speed at which the crisis has forced people to adapt.
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City of Memphis Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections
Christian Brothers University will have about 150 DACA students on its campus this fall and is looking to recruit more.
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Metro FedEx Institute offering COVID recovery town hall meeting on Friday
Town hall will include panel discussion on the COVID-19 economic recovery with points of view from the private and public sectors.
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Health CareDoctors here waiting for proof of dexamethasone power
Dexamethasone is a commonly used steriod, widely available and inexpensive. It shows promise of being a big breakthrough for the sickest patients, including people on ventilators.
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