Opinion: What student loan forgiveness gave me
I’m a Gen Xer whose family saw college as a surefire ticket to the fabled American Dream. It instead left me saddled with debt, until now.
Aisling Mäki
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September 2022
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Health Care Caribbean medical school grads return home to serve Memphis
With large numbers of candidates vying for a small number of spots in U.S. medical schools, some Memphians are earning their medical degrees in the Caribbean.
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Health CareMethodist Transplant Institute patient calls changes ‘jarring’
Dr. James D. Eason’s sudden departure last month from the institute that bears his name leaves patients and their families concerned about how their care will be affected.
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Health CareSecond-career nurses find healing fulfillment while aiding shortage
One started out as an automotive service manager. The other was a zookeeper. Now, they are nurses, filling gaps in a national shortage.
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Health Care Ryan Seacrest Foundation to bring media center to Le Bonheur
During “LIVE with Kelly and Ryan” Tuesday, Sept. 13, media personality Ryan Seacrest announced that his foundation is investing in a broadcast media center at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital.
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Health CarePublic health analyst and podcaster Jani Rad brings vitality to health equity
Jani Rad moved here for a career at the intersection of public health and urban planning. Four years later, she’s hosting a podcast, finding community and feeling at home.
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Health Care Families of vets will get ‘home away from home’ on VA Medical Center campus
Fisher House, on the campus of the Memphis VA Medical Center, will provide no-cost accommodations for 16 families or veteran caregivers. The $9 million project is expected to open next fall.
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Health CareRegional One braces for more patients as Mississippi’s only burn center closes
Come November, Regional One will have the only burn center in a 400-mile radius that’s certified by the American Burn Association.
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Health Care Memphis medical device sector boasts nearly $4.1 billion impact
A new report shows the Greater Memphis area’s medical device industry, which has a nearly $4.1 billion yearly impact on the local economy, added nearly 2,000 jobs and grew its economic output by $1.4 billion since 2015.
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Health Care The Eye Center marks 20 years of helping Memphians see more clearly
During its 20 years, more than 687,000 patients have visited The Eye Center at the Southern College of Optometry, and 10,000 have received for free or assisted eye health and vision care made possible through private grants and donations.
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Health Care Reproductive rights advocate walking across state to protest abortion ban
Outside Planned Parenthood’s Memphis Health Center, supporters joined Francie Hunt on the first leg of her 538-mile trek across Tennessee to protest the state’s abortion ban.
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October 2022
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North Mississippi Campbell Clinic expands footprint with new Olive Branch location
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics continues to expand its footprint in the Mid-South with the opening of its newest location in Olive Branch, Mississippi.
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Health Care UTHSC, Methodist tuition-free program offers fast track to nursing career
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that more than 275,000 additional nurses will be needed through 2030.
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Health Care Visual arts and medical science merge at Crosstown’s ‘The Art of Science’
Epigenetics, asthma, polyps and mitral valve regurgitation might seem unlikely subjects of artistic inspiration, but the marriage of medical science and visual art is drawing visitors to “The Art of Science.”
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Health Care St. Jude joins $60 million collaboration to fight childhood cancer
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has joined The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to fight childhood cancer.
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Health CareRegional One cites patient privacy concerns in city’s violence intervention program
Regional One responded to a resolution approved this week by the Memphis City Council that urges the Shelby County Commission to persuade the hospital to allow the intervention program’s counselors access to the hospital and victims of violent crime.
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Health Care Shelby County grant boosts Choices’ nurse midwife program
Officials said the grant is intended to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among the county’s Black population.
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Health Care Infectious disease experts forecast harsh flu season
Flu season typically peaks from December to February but Memphis-area emergency rooms are already treating an unusually large number of influenza patients.
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Health Care$27M behavioral health crisis center planned for Summer Ave.
The largest comprehensive behavioral health provider in Shelby County plans to break ground in March on the 55,000-square-foot crisis center.
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Health Care Arlington’s Baptist Emergency Department seeks staff as opening approaches
Baptist Arlington Emergency Department — West Tennessee’s first freestanding emergency department — will increase access to health care for residents of northeast Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and Haywood counties while providing new jobs for local residents.
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Health CareDowntown welcomes workers displaced by St. Jude construction
As the hospital’s six-year, multi-billion dollar expansion gets underway, 500 office employees have moved into 150 Peabody Place. And area shops and restaurants are mighty glad to see them.
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November 2022
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Health Care New $230M program aimed at improving Tennessee health care
The program will award grants to expand patient capacity, upgrade practices and technology, and improve access to health care services.
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Education UTHSC statewide tour kicks off in Memphis
During this week’s tour, university officials will discuss the values that shape the culture of the University of Tennessee system as well as the university’s increased focus on rural health care,
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Education New program puts nurses into charter schools
And what those health care professionals have found is a staggering number of students overweight and suffering from stage 1 or 2 hypertension.
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Education UTHSC holds its first investiture ceremony for chancellor
The new chancellor’s goals include creating a diverse workforce, increasing UTHSC’s clinical workforce statewide, working with other UT campuses to build pipelines and improving the health of Tennesseeans.
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