Dennis Quaid speaks at Methodist Healthcare Luncheon
During this year’s annual Methodist Healthcare Luncheon at The Peabody, actor Dennis Quaid discussed his patient-advocacy work and shared memories of filming in Memphis.
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November 2024
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Health Care County joins ‘Big Cities’ program to promote public health, battle misinformation
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said she wants to reinforce established science that shows vaccines protect communities from infectious diseases and fluoride improves dental health.
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Health CareChurch Health sees growth with new Crosstown eye clinic
The new eye clinic was dedicated in honor of Dr. Chris Fleming, a longtime Memphis ophthalmologist who was Church Health’s first volunteer eye doctor more than 35 years ago.
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Health CareHearts to Soles: Pop-up gets people experiencing homelessness back on their feet
Unhoused people are far more likely to suffer from a variety of foot ailments, including bunions, fungal infections, pain and swelling.
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Health Care Former St. Jude fundraising exec to lead global anti-hunger charity
A longtime Memphian and former executive for the fundraising and awareness organization at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is headed to Oklahoma to lead a global anti-hunger charity.
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Health CareStork 901 program to bring pregnancy care on wheels to rural West Tennessee
Regional One Health will launch Stork 901 to bring specialized pregnancy services to residents of rural West Tennessee, where patients with high-risk pregnancies struggle to find care.
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Health Care Sleepless Mid-Southerners find relief at Memphis medical center
For the past 25 years, Baptist Sleep Disorders Center has been helping people like obstructive sleep apnea sufferer Tom Wilson catch some shut-eye.
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Health Care University of Memphis-made medical device helps COPD sufferers
The wearable device can track a COPD patient’s personal exposure to pollutants and respiratory triggers, assess their lung function and transmit critical health data to their provider in real-time.
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Health Care $11M children’s mental-health center to be built starting in 2025
After Alliance Healthcare Services unveils its new $34 million adult crisis center in Binghampton early next year, it will break ground on an $11 million children’s wellness center next door, creating a mental-health campus.
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Health Care UTHSC has plans for new $350M building
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center advisory board also observed a moment of silence for slain medical student Ellie Young who was killed at Shelby Farms.
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East Memphis Thistle & Bee grows with shop, community clinic
The nonprofit that helps sex-trafficking survivors has opened a new shop in Chickasaw Oaks Plaza that will carry the local wildflower honey and honey products. Its new Midtown clinic will expand trauma-informed services to the community.
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Health Care St. Jude fundraising organization hires Sesame Street, Whole Foods execs
The fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has recruited Samantha Maltin of Sesame Workshop as its new chief marketing and brand officer, while Ankur Jain of Amazon-owned Whole Foods will become the nonprofit’s first chief data and analytics officer.
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Health Care South Korean deal fuels growth for Memphis biotech biz
Hera Health is experiencing a growth spurt after striking a deal that allows a South Korean company to use technology developed in Memphis in Asia’s veterinary-drug market.
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Health Care Type 1 diabetes screening initiative announced by city
“A person’s not born with Type 1 diabetes; it develops over time,” said Kathryn Sumpter, Le Bonheur’s chief of endocrinology and a Type 1 diabetes patient. “It’s an autoimmune disease, so it takes time to progress.”
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October 2024
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Health Care Optometry college’s donated, discounted vision care sees $5.6 million
Southern College of Optometry provides free and affordable vision care for people from Memphis and across the Mid-South through community programs and at its eye clinics in Midtown, Crosstown and the University District.
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BusinessCountdown to candy: Memphis sweets shops brace for Halloween demand
With Halloween on the horizon, local family-owned businesses Wayne’s Candy Co. and Macklin Candy Co. are working hard to stay stocked with sweet treats for candy shoppers.
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BusinessSmall Biz Saturday spotlights Whitehaven
Greater Memphis Chamber launched the event three years ago, and this was the biggest yet, with vendors including insurance companies, dessert shops and a representative of Whitehaven Plaza Shopping Center.
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Health Care Local breast cancer survivors honored at Pink October ceremony
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said risk increases with age and that women, who are more often caregivers, should make their own health a priority.
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Health Care Mid-South job seekers pack first-ever St. Jude community career fair
Some of the candidates at the St. Jude Career Fair Tuesday, Oct. 22, come from International Paper, which last week announced it was laying off hundreds of Memphis workers.
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Health Care Memphis’ first lady talks health careers with teen girls at symposium
Eighty girls and young women registered for SHE Leads the Way, a symposium at Baptist Memorial Hospital where Jamila Smith-Young served as the special guest speaker.
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Business Epicenter names interim leader Anthony Young president and CEO
The nonprofit focuses on developing partnerships, services and programs to serve Memphis’ entrepreneurial community.
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Health Care Church Health ‘gap year’ helps scholars become doctors
The Church Health Scholars program bridges the gap between undergraduate education and medical school for high-performing college graduates with fewer resources and connections.
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Neighborhoods Free two-day clinic will offer health exams, more
A weekend pop-up at clinic Oct. 19-20 at Neighborhood Christian Center will offer general medical exams, dental cleanings, extractions, eye exams and prescription glasses made on-site.
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Ford Megasite Ford Community Center breaks ground near BlueOval City
The Ford Community Center, a public-private partnership, will be housed at the historic Stanton School located just minutes down the road from Ford’s new plant in BlueOval City.
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Health Care Shelby County mayor promotes HIV testing by taking one of his own
With HIV cases spiking in the area, Mayor Lee Harris and his team took the opportunity to advertise the Shelby County Health Department’s free, confidential walk-in testing.
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