There are 101 article(s) tagged St. Jude Children's Research Hospital:
Twenty-two years ago, Derek Clenin blocked an extra point to lift MUS over CBHS. Clenin died Oct. 8. Now, the quarterback of that CBHS team, Carter Giovannetti, plans to run the St. Jude Marathon in his friend and rival’s name.
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.
The North Carolina men’s basketball team and the South Carolina women’s basketball team are coming to Memphis. for a nationally televised doubleheader to benefit St. Jude. And just wait until you hear what St. Jude is hoping to do next. Tigers basketball to host North Carolina, South Carolina in games benefiting St. JudeRelated content:
Shelby County ranks second nationally with new HIV infections, behind Miami. Tennessee Department of Health estimates show HIV rates in Shelby County have increased 36% overall since 2018, while new cases among people ages 15-19 have risen 40%.
In the hospital’s first ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic, 22 patients graduated from the Imagine Academy by Chili’s, which is the hospital’s school that is accredited as a special-purpose institution.
The hospital will build algorithms to measure tumors, and then teach the system to simultaneously label where they are located, standardizing the host of ways physicians describe where tumors are located.
The arm of St. Jude is coming to Memphis Saturday. Here’s everything you need to know — about the relic, about St. Jude himself and about why it matters, especially, in this town.
Memphis is a hub for sickle cell treatment, attracting researchers from across the world. Black patients with the inherited blood disorder not only face chronic pain, but trauma beyond the doctor’s office.
Jackson Hughey — who died Sunday after a six-year battle with cancer — was as devoted a Memphis Tigers fan as there ever was. Along the way, he reminded us not to take our games for granted.
Dr. James Downing, president and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is leading a $12.9 billion, six-year strategic plan — the largest investment in the hospital’s history.
Dr. Justin Baker never intended to stay nearly 20 years in Memphis. But he came to love both the city and his work at St. Jude Children’s Research hospital. Now he’s is leaving for Stanford — but not before sharing some lessons he learned along the way.
Education about the sickle cell disease in nursing schools is limited, so the University of Tennessee Health Science Center launched Sickle Cell Nursing Boot Camp.
“It’s been in the last couple of decades — particularly with children treated with brain tumors — that the survival rates have improved so much. And the focus is now not only just on a cure, but also on quality of life after,” said the study’s lead researcher.
St. Jude Heroes have raised more than $100 million since the event started in 2002. The goal for 2023 is to raise $15 million to help St. Jude advance its six-year, $12.9 billion strategic plan, which includes tripling its global investment to annually help more children with cancer from across the globe.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s $13 billion campus expansion, the largest in its history, is progressing.
The marathon, the single largest fundraising event for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is set for Saturday, Dec. 3. Memphians should be prepared for road closures throughout the Downtown and Midtown areas.
For 10 years, FedEx has named an airplane after a St. Jude kid. But the best part of the story? It’s what has happened since.Related story:
A former Memphian just won more than half a million dollars at the World Series of Poker. But the best part of his story? He’s alive because of St. Jude.
“LIV Golf exists to whitewash murder and human rights violations in Saudi Arabia. The FedEx St. Jude Championship raises money for St. Jude. Which side do you want to support? This really isn’t hard.”
Seventeen thousand runners, including cancer survivors and some running in memory of loved ones, were part of the throng trotting through Downtown and Midtown streets.
In 2002, an AutoZone employee new to Memphis began running for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — and he’s never stopped.
It is looking for young people to be part of control groups in clinical trials looking at the affects of inflammation.
The SpaceX capsule parachuted into the ocean Saturday, not far from where the flight began three days earlier. The all-amateur crew included a St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital physician assistant.
At 7:02:56 Central Time Wednesday, a 29-year-old Memphian named Hayley Arceneaux rocketed Memphis and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital into space.
Hayley Arceneaux — a former St. Jude patient who now works as a physician assistant at the hospital — is poised to become the youngest person to ever orbit the Earth when Inspiration4 rockets into space Wednesday. Arceneaux says that representing St. Jude patients on the mission is “the biggest honor of my life.”