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Outgoing leader navigated health department through turbulent times
Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor, a White Station High graduate, takes the helm of the Baltimore City Health Department on Aug. 4.
Aisling Mäki
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Health CareHealth department offering free HIV testing
“Shelby County has the second highest HIV infection rate among metropolitan areas in the United States, second only to the Miami metro area,” the health department’s director said.
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Health Care UTHSC chancellor named to leadership of global health care group
Dr. Peter Buckley joins a global network of academic health center leaders from countries such as Australia, China, Kenya, Lebanon, South Korea and Switzerland.
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State Government Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The decision comes amid a range of other federal and state efforts to regulate the lives of transgender people.
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Health Care Le Bonheur names new Heart Institute codirector
He succeeds Dr. Jeffrey Towbin who recently announced his retirement from the institute he helped build.
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Sports AutoZone Liberty Bowl names new president
A longtime board member and volunteer for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Festival Association was installed as its president during a ceremony at the Renasant Convention Center in Downtown Memphis.
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Health CareHistorically Black medical college grows Memphis presence
Meharry Medical College has been ramping up its presence in Memphis, where leaders say it plans to train more diverse health care professionals and focus on underserved people.
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Health CareLe Bonheur doc retires from Heart Institute he built
A decade ago, Dr. Jeffrey Towbin gave Le Bonheur a 30-page single-spaced plan for how he would build a world-class pediatric heart program in Memphis.
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BusinessIKEA restructures Memphis staff
IKEA confirmed it was making changes to the store at 7900 Ikea Way in Cordova, Tennessee’s only IKEA retail store.
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Health Care From the bottom to the top: Clinic continues to add wellness treatments
The McDonald Murrmann clinic has been caring for women’s bodies for nearly 30 years, and now it’s adding mental health offerings.
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Business Memphis med-tech startup’s merger to help ‘realize ... mission at scale’
Carla Balch, a University of Memphis alumna and founder of Spesana, will become Aranscia’s executive director of software solutions, which will allow her to continue overseeing Spesana’s growth.
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Health CareNo one bid on Shelby County’s autopsy contract. Here’s what happens now.
The contract that has kept The University of Tennessee Health Science Center operating the West Tennessee Regional Forensic Center is expiring, and a request seeking a new operator ended without a bid.
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Shelby County Health Department head leaving for Baltimore
The Memphis native has led the department since July 2021.
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Health Care Methodist names chief strategy officer
The new SVP will lead Methodist’s strategic partnerships and expansion in the region, as well as oversee patient engagement.
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Business AutoZone third quarter revenue rose
The Memphis-based automotive parts retailer’s growth in revenue was stronger than expected, but its profit fell short of analysts’ expectations.
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Health CareMaking Memphis healthier one neighborhood at a time
Since ShelbyCares opened its first neighborhood health hub, Penny Ward has dropped about 100 pounds, stopped taking two medications and seen her blood pressure and blood sugar numbers drop to their lowest in decades.
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Health Care Le Bonheur revs up new high-tech ambulances
Dr. Trey Eubanks, Le Bonheur president and surgeon-in-chief, said they are “fully equipped to take care of the tiniest babies — premature infants to trauma patients to severely ill patients with pneumonia — from all across our community.”
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Health Care County closes on last land needed for new Regional One Health hospital
Shelby County has closed on the office building and warehouse on the site of The Commercial Appeal’s former 16-acre campus at 495 Union Ave.
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Health CareLaunched in a pandemic, ZüpMed offers a different kind of medicine
Now the cash-based, concierge-style medical practice has a waiting list for memberships and is doubling its space at Laurelwood Shopping Center.
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EducationSt. Jude graduates its largest kindergarten class ever
Imagine Academy is designed to help St. Jude patients keep up with their classwork when their treatment requires them to be away from home for extended periods.
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Health CareVarsity Brands commits millions to St. Jude
Varsity Brands also fundraises during St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend. Last year Varsity Spirit President Bill Seely became the event’s first official corporate champion.
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Health CareNurse celebrating Mother’s Day with her newborn thanks to colleagues’ care
When her high-risk pregnancy resulted in a medical emergency, it was Leah Holder’s coworkers at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis who were there to support her and her baby.
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Education UTHSC addresses loss of federal funding
Last year UTHSC identified a $15.5 million budget gap, and Raaj Kurapati, UTHSC executive vice chancellor and chief operating officer, said $12.5 million of it has been addressed.
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Health CareBirding helps some ‘feel a part of something bigger’
On Saturday, or World Migratory Bird Day, spring bird-migration season reaches its peak. While birds use the Mississippi Flyway to head north, Memphians can look to the sky and experience the benefits of birding.
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Business Books from Birth luncheon celebrates early childhood literacy
“It’s about opportunity, it’s about equity and it’s about making sure that every child ... has a chance to build a strong foundation with literacy,” said a Books from Birth graduate.
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