Researcher looks for link between diabetes, cardiovascular disease
Study will probe the damage Type 2 diabetes causes in arteries and how that contributes to cardiovascular disease.
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 healthcare and higher education for The Daily Memphian.
There are 833 articles by Jane Roberts :
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Business Update: New $13 million facility key to enhancing research at St. Jude
Up to several dozen labs will move to the new facility, expected to be completed in July.
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Neighborhoods Gynecologist’s Midtown office to meet needs of women, transgender patients
A growing part of the practice is helping men and women through hormone therapy to improve sleep and stamina.
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BusinessChoices reinventing itself again with new center
Choices is the modern remake of Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, started in 1974 by a group of Midtown women.
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Collierville Central Church reached out to nonprofit to steady roiling waters
The onetime megachurch lost two senior pastors in quick succession, a warning sign to its congregation that it needed to take time to sift through layers of its history.
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Business Shelby County has state’s highest flu numbers
Flu is spreading in Shelby County and has come early this season, meaning some could get sick more than once. Officials say it’s not too late for a flu shot.
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Business Campbell Clinic putting finishing touches on $49 million flagship
Campbell Clinic controls more than half the local market share for orthopedic care. It was the first medical office to build in the Wolf River Boulevard corridor. Its new building now towers over the landscape.
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December 2019
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Business U of M professor’s book combines sustainability, ethics in business
A University of Memphis professor predicts new wave of corporate filings will reflect environment, social ethics.
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BusinessUTHSC to begin $46 million expansion to college of dentistry
Expansion will triple clinical space for faculty practice areas, add a clinic for special needs patients and a lecture hall for 136.
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BusinessMethodist-St. Francis deal will tighten competition, tax base
For-profit St. Francis will take $2 million in county taxes away when it leaves and Methodist takes over.
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BusinessU of M tapping into learning in age of A.I.
Vasile Rus, the lead investigator, received a $2.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation for Phase 1. The second phase is worth a potential $25 million in grants.
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Business St. Jude uses test to predict infection before symptoms occur
In 75% of the cases, the test predicted an infection before the child showed symptoms, according to St. Jude research.
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Metro U of M plans DATA Science Conference; seeks research
Conference is designed to build synergy between industry and university researchers.
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Business BlueCross, Cigna get restraining orders to stop lawmaker’s data request
Rep. Martin Daniel says state taxpayers could be paying "tens of millions of dollars" too much per year for state employees' health insurance claims.
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Business UTHSC sickle cell researcher on ground floor in latest FDA approvals
For years sickle cell has been treated simply with pain medicine, but new research breakthroughs are producing therapies that can really attack the disease and improve lives.
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Business Senior primary care practice ChenMed to enter Memphis market
Tampa, Florida-based health care company ChenMed set to open three senior primary care clinics in Memphis.
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Spirit of Memphis Charlie Newman’s quiet influence profoundly changed Memphis
The Memphis Bar Association gave its Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award to Charlie Newman, the conservationist-minded lawyer at Burch, Porter & Johnson whose work has changed the city's landscape.
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Business UTHSC, Le Bonheur add public pediatric dental clinic
Le Bonheur, UTHSC clinic will treat hospital patients, but the eight-chair office also will be open to families across the city and will take TennCare plus Mississippi and Arkansas Medicaid.
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Spirit of Memphis Methodist Le Bonheur offers tuition-free study at U of M for entry-level workers
Methodist Le Bonheur employees will be eligible for up to $4,000 in tuition credits a year to advance their careers and earn more money.
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Business U of M to offer American Sign Language major, turns radio station over to partnership
The University of Memphis plans to offer a four-year degree in American Sign Language and deaf studies.
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Business Patent expert at U of M carries flag for Carnegie Research status
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.
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Business Hospital CEOs talk about forces shaping medical care here
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.
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Business U of M licenses breakthrough cybersecurity patent
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.
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Business Memphis’ poor housing exacerbates lead exposure
Experts say 200,000 homes in Memphis are at risk for lead exposure due to age and lead paint.
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Business Rhodes No. 6 among liberal arts schools for medical school applications
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.
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