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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Midtown Memphians will walk ‘Out of the Darkness’ for suicide prevention
“This year we want people to join us in walking to create a world without suicide,” said Robert Gebbia, CEO of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
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Financial Services First Horizon reports third-quarter growth
“Our results reflect the strength of our diversified business model and our continued focus on growing and deepening client relationships,” FHN President Bryan Jordan said.
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Financial Services TD Bank to pay $3 billion in historic money-laundering settlement with the Justice Department
The $13.4 billion merger between TD Bank Group and First Horizon National Corp. was scrapped last year following months of delays as the financial institutions tried to overcome regulatory oversight of their deal.
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Health Care Free flu shots in Memphis are part of statewide event
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 15, free flu shots will be available at three Memphis sites, including one drive-thru location.
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Business International Paper to snap up London-based packaging company
In April, International Paper said it had reached an agreement to acquire DS Smith and expected to close the deal by the fourth quarter.
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Health CareSt. Jude at forefront of life-changing gene therapy for sickle cell patients
Donte Johnson, 23, of Memphis, no longer lives with chronic pain caused by sickle cell disease, thanks to the gene therapy he received as clinical trial participant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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MidtownBlu Tiger Games joins Cooper-Young’s ‘Collectors Row’
A new video game store joins the existing stretch of businesses just east of the intersection of Cooper & Young, which includes 901 Toys, 901 Comics and Goner Records.
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Health Care New UT program to try to fill nursing gaps in rural, underserved hospitals
“We are proud and honored to receive this funding, which we hope will be instrumental in retaining newly graduated nurses in areas with nursing and health care gaps,” the dean of UTHSC’s College of Nursing said.
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Health Care Baptist Health Sciences University names new provost
Anuja Ghorpade, who comes to Memphis from the Albany College of Pharmacy, is a cell and molecular biologist by training. She has helped secure more than $13 million in research funding.
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Business Agricenter is fertile ground for Grow Tennessee network launch
The new Grow Tennessee network will feature a variety of shows highlighting different aspects of Tennessee agriculture, including urban farming, local food production, research and agricultural technology.
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Metro Sarah Leach is The Daily Memphian’s first development director
Her first day on the job coincided with The Daily Memphian’s sixth anniversary.
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Health Care Baptist plans $10 million Collierville hospital expansion
The hospital plans to double the capacity of the hospital’s ICU and add more than 4,700 feet to its ER.
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Health Care How to order free COVID tests
“I strongly encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain additional free COVID-19 test kits delivered to your home address,” said the Shelby County Health Department’s director.
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Health Care Memphis gains national reputation for nurturing med-tech startups
The ZeroTo510 Accelerator, a 90-day program managed by Epicenter Memphis, will help five entrepreneurs move their medical technology projects closer to commercialization.
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Health Care Summit will address pain management disparities in Black patients
“We want to empower our community to advocate for themselves, know the right questions to ask and get the right treatment,” said the chief of staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
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Transportation & Logistics AutoZone reports Q4 growth but falls short of expectations
The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer reported a higher net income compared to the same period last year, and earnings per share rose 11%.
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Financial Services Oppenheimer & Co. moves into Memphis financial market
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a global brokerage and investment bank, first moved into Tennessee in 2022, when it opened a Nashville office.
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Health CareLe Bonheur team puts their heart into caring for Memphis Zoo bonobos
A hospital team arrived at the Memphis Zoo with a full-size ultrasound machine to perform and interpret EKGs for two of the great apes, an endangered species.
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BusinessSkilled-manufacturing program ‘game changer’ for local workers
“With high groceries, rent, gas, everything is expensive,” said Ashley McCray, who’s in the program. “This will be very good for me, so I’m excited about it.”
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Health Care Baptist plans new $24M Fayette County hospital
In 2015, Fayette County’s only hospital closed after averaging one inpatient a day. Baptist is counting on a population boom due to BlueOval City.
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Health Care Second-deadliest cancer among U.S. men takes center stage at NCRM event
Black men are 70% more likely to develop cancer of the prostate and twice as likely to die from it compared to their white counterparts.
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Health Care Memphis VA Medical Center now has lodging for patients’ loved ones
The Memphis location is the 98th Fisher House built by The Fisher House Foundation, a nonprofit that builds the homes at military and VA medical centers around the world.
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Health Care Memphis region’s sole ALS clinic helps patients live the best they can
The Semmes Murphey Clinic has diagnosed and treated patients with neurological disorders for more than a century, and once a month it hosts the region’s only multidisciplinary clinic for patients with ALS, aka Lou Gherig’s disease.
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Health Care Tennessee confirms first measles case since 2019
Health officials in Kentucky and Tennessee are working together to evaluate exposures to the measles.
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