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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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Hai Trieu, a former R & D researcher at Medtronic, has trained his brain to find solutions. Now he has 130 U.S. patents to his name, including more than 100 in spinal surgery alone. This week, he's among 168 fellows around the world elected to the National Academy of Inventors.
Presented by Mid-South Health Care Executives at the FedEx Institute of Technology, the conversation with hospital executives touched topics including bullying, industry changes and poverty in Memphis.
A Silicon Valley startup licensed the technology; it will use it in its own line of products. The U of M still owns the patent.
Experts say 200,000 homes in Memphis are at risk for lead exposure due to age and lead paint.
Rhodes College has built a successful infrastructure for producing medical school students, and the city’s health care institutions are a big part of that.
Jason Farmer was a Marine when President George H. Bush visited The Commercial Appeal in 1989 to award his first Point of Light Award. Thirty years later, close to the first anniversary of Bush's death, Farmer is the 6,656th honoree.
Goal of engineering college to double B.S. graduates in 10 years would begin to fill void in West Tennessee, which produces about one-third the national average of bachelor of science engineers.
Adding a rural system allows UTHSC to schedule residencies and rotations in the settings where many will be serving.
Alleged victim is suing Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Rhodes and four students.
Inmates take the first three courses at the Shelby County Detention Center and have the chance to transfer to credits to the University of Memphis new culinary arts program.
More than 100 Rhodes College students sat in the darkness Tuesday night listening as their peers talked about their experience with sexual assault.
Mid-South Peace & Justice Center started on Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday in 1982.
Until now, the procedure was only done in clinical trials.
Methodist rolled out the ultrafiltration treatment in October, with Baptist planning to start soon.
College president responds to alleged victim who complained about the how the Rhodes Title IX office handled her sexual assault case.
Community Foundation celebrates National Philanthropy Day with update of its powerhouse site.
Rajiv Grover says business silos create conflicts that raise the cost of doing business and undermine revenues.
Leidos plans to lay off 107 workers at the end of the year.
Stephanie Cowan received Clinical Nurse of Distinction Award from the Tennessee Hospital Association at its gala in Nashville this fall.
Locally, experts say Wright's dominance and growth in the extremities market will make Stryker pause when considering major staffing cuts any time soon.
Stryker has announced plans to acquire Wright Medical Group N.V. for $30.75 per share, or a total equity value of $4 billion.
Stemmed Knee Spacer is designed to save time in surgery that is required due to infection.
Tru-D will maintain a presence in Memphis.
Le Bonheur’s Infantile Epilepsy Center, one of three epilepsy centers in the nation for patients under 2, is the only one in the Southeast.
Christian Brothers University addresses living wage, includes hikes for next-tier of workers and plans to address vendor pay.