Growing Memphis OB-GYN practice one of largest in Southeast
New partnership improves business efficiencies; expands diagnostic resources.
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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February 2020
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Health Care Regional One expands with Kirby Road clinic
Regional One Health had bid on purchasing the two Saint Francis hospitals in the Memphis area that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare has under contract.
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Health Care UTHSC’s master plan adds significant infrastructure
Gov. Bill Lee’s budget includes an additional $6 million for operational expenses on the campus, eliminating a 2%-3% tuition increase UTHSC was ready to impose.
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Health Care Support network for startups entices medical device inventors to stay
“We thought it would be for a short time,” said medical device entrepreneur Lia Winter. “What we found was there are so many resources in Memphis ... It makes sense to stay.”
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Health Care Key ingredient against global virus outbreaks made in Memphis
Sales at Lanxess continue rising, and the coronavirus also has St. Jude Children's Research Hospital carefully examining how much and where its people travel.
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Health Care Tiny new arrivals at St. Francis join Heart Association’s ‘Go Red’ campaign
Congenital heart issues are the No. 1 birth defect in the U.S.
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Business Rhodes College No. 7 in nation for Fulbright students
College ranks No. 7 for number of Fulbright students it produced this year.
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Business Big data may be watching you; now you could be watching it
The University of Memphis has received more than $6 million to help a modern but untrained workforce learn data science without having to attain a university degree in statistics.
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Health Care 10 years ago, St. Jude took on pediatric cancer genome, and won
Among the findings was genetic coding that proved there is more than a passing chance that some cancers are inherited.
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Health Care Good news from coronavirus is speed of modern science
Early-detection tests have already been produced that could be quickly shipped to state health departments around the nation.
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Health Care Oak Street Health opening 2 elder-care clinics in Memphis
National chain's services include transportation to medical appointments and “we can meet them at the hospital. If our patients have an ER episode, we will be there."
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Health Care ‘Complete team’ walks patients through addiction issues
Dr. Shawn Hamm: "We are in the middle of an epidemic. It’s a huge public problem, and we have 75 fellowships. We need to train more physicians, and we need to do it the right way."
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Health Care Shelby health department releases 9 from coronavirus observation
Eleven others who have returned from countries affected by the virus are still in quarantine.
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Health Care Nurses want to do their jobs without physician oversight
Nurse practitioners and other advanced-practice nurses say mandatory supervision is a way for doctors to keep control. They have taken the battle to work without physician oversight, including prescribing drugs, to the Tennessee Legislature for the fourth time since 2014.
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Real Estate Cigar bar plans two-story humidor, performance area with Downtown loan
Havana Mix will also add a new restaurant into Downtown retail space never before occupied.
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Health Care CrossRoads adds FDA-approved nitinol staple
The wider staple is an innovation for fractures or arthritis injuries in the mid- to hind foot, where the bones are larger.
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Health Care UT Trustees cut out-state medical school tuition, hold others flat
Trustees approve large cuts to other graduate programs in strategy to increase enrollment.
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Health Care Dentist to tech stars working for smiles at Church Health
At Church Health, which serves the working poor, dentists see patients with tooth decay and issues that have often been progressing for years. They may be in pain, or too embarrassed to apply for promotions, or haven’t smiled in years.
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Metro National civil rights leader will speak at U of M Hooks Institute luncheon April 23
Kristen Clarke is president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
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Health Care U of M professor all about the flow in blood vessel research
Early tests show prosthetic blood vessel resists rejection and allows the body to rejuvenate itself.
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Health Care Local prep for coronavirus thorough, ongoing
Shelby County Health Department chief cites quick containment of measles outbreak several years ago as an example of how local health care partners work together for the public's welfare.
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Metro Active-duty only will have access to base clinic under new order
Plans being worked out for each base; could be years before access limits take effect.
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EducationBrother Joel, CBHS legend, off for sabbatical, then retirement
Sabbatical program in Chicago is designed to help clergy, others access how to make an impact in what McGraw calls the "final quarter."
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Health Care Expansion on Le Bonheur’s Heart Institute set to begin
Excavation will begin this spring on land along Dunlap and the expansion project is expected to take two years to complete.
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March 2020
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Health Care HaloScrips helps employers reduce workers’ drug costs
Good Shepherd Pharmacy launches product that brings lower-cost drugs to people with chronic conditions in the U.S. workforce.
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