Memphis Medical District Collaborative names new president
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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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Health Care CDC watching heart inflammation in vaccinated young adults
CDC’s vaccine safety group did not report the number of cases but did say numbers were more prevalent in boys and young men.
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BusinessU of M professor’s invention could be handy for FedEx or Amazon
The temperature-sensing device can be read remotely from a wand, great for couriers who could verify at the doorstep that a gourmet food kit or case of white wine or even caviar was delivered at the precise, optimum temperature.
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Health Care St. Jude joins chorus of voices advocating for HPV vaccine
Rates of HPV vaccination dropped 75% early in pandemic; experts say the lull leaves adolescents vulnerable to future cancers.
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Shelby County As area hits midway COVID vaccination goal, 5 ZIP codes lag
Vaccination rates in Shelby’s ZIP codes range from 21% to 62%.
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Health Care Le Bonheur recruiting kids for COVID antibody therapy trial
Seeking children at high risk for severe COVID disease.
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EducationU of M expects boost in online enrollment through global partner
The InStride network includes the U of M and four U.S. Carnegie Level 1 Research universities, plus campuses on three other continents.
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CoronavirusFederal agencies leaving Pipkin vaccine site Wednesday
The site will remain open, but with new hours beginning Thursday.
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Health Care RemediChain pipeline for unused drugs a ‘World Changing Idea’
It specializes now in high-dollar chemotherapy drugs, which it ships for free to people who qualify.
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Health Care New robot-assisted spinal fusion system debuts here
Semmes Murphey neurosurgeon Kevin Foley helped develop the system the FDA approved in March. On March 22, he completed his first surgery using it.
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Coronavirus Mask mandate lifted for fully vaccinated in Shelby County
New rule goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, May 15.
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Business Gaps in mask guidance leave businesses, churches, schools guessing
Some businesses, churches and other organizations feel paralyzed with how to provide a safe, potentially mask-less environment without knowing people’s vaccination status.
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Shelby County CDC guidelines prompt county to reconsider new directive
Shortly after the CDC announced vaccinated Americans could ditch the masks in most situations, Shelby County government said Health Directive No. 21, set to go into effect Saturday, may be in for a rewrite.
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Shelby CountyFirst 12-year-olds going through local shot lines
Shelby County children as young as 12 were starting to be vaccinated against COVID-19 on Thursday, May 13.
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Shelby CountyOnus on business owners’ choices with new directive
Local health officer Dr. Bruce Randolph has said that the new rules will allow people to vote with their feet.
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Coronavirus Will lift in mask mandate impact areas with low vaccine rates?
In some ZIP codes, vaccination rates are less than half the rates in other parts of Shelby County.
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Coronavirus County poised to remove mask mandate
The mask mandate will be lifted in the new health directive, beginning Saturday, May 15.
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Health Care Herd immunity ‘complicated’ but up to 66% of locals have COVID antibodies
“There is a lot of talk about we won’t get herd immunity. It depends on the definition of what you describe.”
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Shelby County Vaccinations for ages 12-15 possible by midweek
FDA advisory committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday, May 12.
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Health Care St. Jude unlocks gold mine of virus data
As St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital tested every front-line worker, every week, it put together a testing regime big enough to test and analyze hundreds of employee samples a day — providing a gold mine for immunology research.
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CoronavirusCity plans ‘get out the vote’ type vaccine campaign
The City of Memphis is ready now to set up phone banks, dispatch street teams.
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City of MemphisMasks, restrictions likely up to best judgment come May 15
Mayor Harris is gathering more advice this week, including hearing from the municipal mayors.
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CoronavirusCity revs up vaccination effort with chance to win Camaro
The sweepstakes is open to any Shelby County resident who has received any coronavirus immunization, including those who have only received one shot.
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Spirit of Memphis32 years later, mom finishes degree — with daughter — in a pandemic
Thirty-two years ago after quitting nursing school in her final semester, Penny Williams earned her RN degree in one of the first in-person commencement exercises in Memphis in more than a year.
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Health CareRegional One ranks poorly in national stats; Methodist earns A at each campus
Regional One Health earned the lowest marks for care and patient safety while Saint Francis-Bartlett and Methodist Olive Branch were the only four-star hospitals in the metro area.
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