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Methodist Transplant Institute conducted a record 328 organ transplants in 2022, and the institute continues to grow by expanding its donor service area and using harder-to-place organs.
Dr. Jason Vanatta of Methodist Transplant Institute was 13 when he found his calling in 1984, when a child made headlines after she received the world’s first heart-liver transplant at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Tennessee, where residents suffer from high rates of chronic conditions, ranks 41st in health outcomes, according to America’s Health Rankings Report from the United Health Foundation.
The mobile health unit is 24 feet long and 8 feet wide with a clinical space of 117 square feet that features a check-in area and one exam room, as well as telemedicine equipment, computer stations and clinical assessment equipment.
Choices has opened a new walk-in clinic at its existing Poplar Avenue location, where services include birth control, pregnancy confirmation and STI testing.
For residents of one pocket of Binghampton, the average life expectancy is about 66 years. A few miles away, in East Memphis’ River Oaks, residents can expect to live about 18 years longer.
The College of Osteopathic Medicine will accept students from across the U.S., focusing on medical students in the Mid-South.
Hera Health Solutions, a local pharmaceutical device company, has won a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation.
The almost 20-year difference between estimated life expectancies across Shelby County is a product of differences in food, education, crime rates and access to all sorts of resources.
Actor Joe Pantoliano, known for his Emmy Award-winning portrayal of Ralph Cifaretto on “The Sopranos,” will share his personal struggles with depression and his mental health advocacy work when he speaks at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare’s ninth annual Mental Health Breakfast.
When Michelle Lewis’ water broke at Walmart Supercenter in West Memphis, she was taken to Regional One. “I’m lucky I ended up in Memphis,” said the new mom who’s often driving “in the middle of nowhere.”
For infants born with the infection, severe symptoms can include cerebral palsy, hydrocephalus, permanent hearing loss and musculoskeletal deformity.
Delta Dental adjoins the existing Dunn Dental Building at 875 Union Ave. Together, they make up the Delta Dental of Tennessee Oral Health Complex.
My Sistah’s House provides housing, advocacy and resource assistance for the Memphis area’s LGBTQ community with an emphasis on Black transgender women, who are reported to experience homelessness at a rate of more than five times the national average.
Signees of an open letter to Lee’s administration — drafted by a Memphis pediatrician — come from all over Tennessee, including Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Murfreesboro, Sewanee, Knoxville, Lebanon and Mt. Juliet.
Dorothy’s Cottage is named in memory of the late Dorothy Lee Wilson, wife of Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson, for her dedication to children and families.
The state-funded Healthy Smiles Initiative will tackle Tennessee’s shortage of dentists and work to make dental care more readily available.
Tennessee has been disproportionately affected by the opioid crisis, and Wednesday’s FDA decision clears the way for the life-saving drug Narcan to be sold directly to consumers at drug stores, convenience stores, grocery stores and gas stations, as well as online.
The Memphis Anti-Hunger Conference offered local nonprofits an opportunity to learn more about how hunger impacts the region, hear from partners working to address food insecurity and find ways to partner with the goal of ending hunger in Memphis.
In May, Tennessee will stop accepting HIV prevention funding from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, stripping local nonprofits of dollars they rely on to serve high-risk populations.
During Michael Wiggins’ tenure, Le Bonheur opened its first pediatric inpatient unit in Jackson, Tennessee, began construction on a $95 million expansion in the Memphis Medical District, navigated the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and celebrated Le Bonheur’s 70th birthday.
Shelby County Relative Caregiver Program has helped more than 9,000 children stay with family members — keeping them out of Tennessee’s foster care system, which has the highest rate of foster care instability in the country.
According to the 2021 Tennessee Diabetes Action Report, 13.8% of adults in the state have been diagnosed with diabetes, and Type 2 Diabetes accounts for 90%-95% of Tennessee’s diagnosed cases.
Previous Communicator of the Year Award recipients include Liberty Bowl founder Bud Dudley, Cecil Humphreys, Linn Sitler, D’Army Bailey, Dr. Scott Morris, Fred Jones, Beverly Robertson, Otis Sanford, Penny Hardaway and Joe Birch.
“The opioid crisis affects every single person in Tennessee, even those who don’t have personal or family issues related to opioid misuse disorder.”