Methodist grows Neuroscience Institute with $2.8M expansion
Along with providing care for conditions like brain tumors and seizures, the institute is also training a new generation of neurologists.
Aisling Mäki
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Health Care Memphis school students diagnosed with highly contagious, viral illness
Memphis-Shelby County Schools said several cases of the disease were confirmed at Sherwood Elementary.
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Health Care With $12M grant, UTHSC to become Center of Excellence for rural health care
With a new grant, UTHSC hopes to create a model for improving rural health care across America.
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Health CareLocal med schools worry federal student loan caps could worsen doctor shortage
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that was signed into law on July 4 includes a slew of changes to federal student loans programs, and some officials are concerned for that means for students in the Mid-South.
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Health CareHouse-fire injuries sidelined his career. Now, this Memphis firefighter is caring for fellow burn patients.
Anton “AJ” Hill Jr. sustained second and third-degree burns across his torso, abdomen and upper legs. And the healing process led him somewhere new.
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August 2025
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Health CarePlans for new Regional One campus move forward as price moves up
The plan to replace Regional One Health’s outdated Memphis Medical District campus with a modern facility now totals $1.9 billion.
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Health CareIn buckle of ‘Stroke Belt', a young doctor wants to get students interested in the brain
Dr. Balaji Krishnaiah is trying to get local med students, college students and even high school students interested in neurology to help combat the Memphis neurology desert.
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About 80% of strokes are preventable. Here’s how you can help yourself.
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Health Care About 80% of strokes are preventable. Here’s how you can help yourself.
To avoid a stroke, Memphis neurologists say you should understand risk factors, make lifestyle changes and not skip routine physicals.
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Health Care Baptist will soon own 25 hospitals
With hospitals across Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, Memphis-based Baptist is one of the country’s largest nonprofit health care systems and the region’s largest provider of Medicaid.
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Health Care At 3, he was diagnosed with kidney disease. At 35, he’s telling his story over coffee.
In a Memphis coffeeshop, Artavius Veasey encourage people of color, who make up about 60% of the 100,000 individuals on the national transplant waiting list, to consider organ donation.
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Health CareUS could soon be down 100K health care workers. Local colleges have prescription to fill the gap.
While nursing is the nation’s largest health care profession, nursing-school enrollment is not growing fast enough to meet the projected demand for registered nurses.
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Health Care UTHSC almost ‘shovel-ready’ for campus construction
The new University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine building would be built between the College of Pharmacy and the former Holiday Inn hotel tower.
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Health Care St. Jude’s Downing to be inducted into Health Care Hall of Fame
Dr. James Downing joins St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital founder Danny Thomas and Church Health founder Dr. Scott Morris as an honoree.
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Financial ServicesAfter recent troubles, Memphis bank’s new CEO leading ‘reset’
“Evolve’s 100-year history is a testament to the strength and stability of this company,” said Evolve Bank & Trust’s newest CEO.
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Transportation & LogisticsFord says it will roll out a new, faster way to build EVs
The new Ford Universal EV Platform is designed to make the manufacturing process faster. The company said it requires less space and offers better ergonomics to improve safety and reduce physical strain on workers.
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BusinessFormer ALSAC CEO Richard Shadyac Jr. launches new venture
Shadyac Strategies will help organizations with brand building, media strategy and crisis management as well as provide interim CEO services and speaking engagements.
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Health CareTelethon raises record-breaking $12.1 million for St. Jude mission
It was a record-breaking year for the annual telethon, which is hosted in Peoria, Illinois, home to the first affiliate clinic of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Health CareMethodist University Hospital names new president
Methodist Olive Branch President David Baytos has served as Methodist University interim president since Tim Slocum left in January.
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Financial ServicesFamily bond between women propels wealth manager’s success
For Lindsey Donovan Rhea, owner of Alia Wealth Partners, the mentorship of her aunt continues to pay dividends.
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Health CareLyme disease unlikely in Memphis, but be aware of other tick-borne illnesses
Most local cases of Lyme disease result from travel to other parts of the country where the illness is endemic. But Mid-Southerners do need to be aware of several other tick-borne illnesses that can be contracted locally.
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July 2025
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Health CareMemphis to Peoria: St. Jude runners begin 465-mile relay
About 200 runners convened at the starting line on St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Downtown campus to kick off the four-day run back to Peoria, Illinois.
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Health CareMethodist cutting more than 150 jobs
Methodist said it would also discontinue labor and delivery services at Methodist South Hospital.
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Health CareJennie Robbins is a different kind of leader for Church Health
“I am not a doctor or a minister, and I don’t pretend to be,” Jennie Robbins said. “I’m a champion for this cause, and as far as the philosophy of looking out for this community, that hasn’t changed.”
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Health CareMemphis pediatrician brings back the house call
Eden Pediatrics’ membership rates start at $100 a month and include well checkups, unlimited sick visits, in-home newborn visits, virtual care, routine vaccinations and lactation consulting.
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Health CareHire Local helps Memphians become nurses, paramedics — tuition-free
For a Memphis program, finding home-grown professionals to bolster the medical workforce starts at Hire Local.
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