Pancreatic cancer affects Black Americans at a rate higher than that of any other population. 

A year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, ending abortion access in the Mid-South, a Choices clinic in Illinois is performing 350 procedures per month. By October, leaders expect the number will be 600.

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Of the nation’s large metropolitan areas, Memphis has the second highest rate of newly diagnosed HIV cases. Only the Miami metropolitan area has a higher rate. 

Retail is growing in Lakeland as the suburb looks to improve its image and benefit from the strong business climate. 

“One year ago, Tennessee faced an instant health emergency for pregnant people when we became a forced birth state,” said Ashley Coffield, CEO of Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi.

Carter Malone Group and Obsidian Public Relations announce promotions and additions. 

LifeDoc Health plans to double its workforce to accommodate growing patient need. 

Revenue for the fourth quarter was a few billion shy compared to the $24.4 billion the company announced in the same quarter of 2022. 

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The Memphis-based said the transition will take place in phases beginning in April 2024, affecting around 200 contractors. 

Many parking garages are moving toward QR code or app-based parking, but it doesn’t come without its challenges.

At Nostalgic Tea Rooms in Collierville, which opened in early June, customers often feel like they’re getting an authentic British experience. 

Adam Clay plans to open a business for pickleball fans and players at Carriage Crossing near Houston Levee and Tennessee 385 .

The cathedral’s structure, which was built between 1889 and 1926 in the Gothic Revival style, is undergoing a $1.4 million renovation.

PMC expects to create 35 jobs with a base salary of $70,000 and will spend $8 million expanding its building at 1248 Warford St. and more than $39 million for new personal property at the site. 

ALSAC, the fundraising organization of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, says it has laid off 29 of its 1,700 employees. 

The initiative includes a focus on recruiting and supporting Black, Indigenous and other students of color, women and other underrepresented individuals as engineering program candidates.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announced Wednesday, June 14, that it has reached an agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee regarding its employer-based and marketplace coverage.

Many Memphians took to social media to lament the demolished eatery and share fond memories. 

A new housing development project planning to fill a long-vacant lot in the Peabody-Vance neighborhood received a tax incentive from the Downtown Memphis Commission. 

Reaves Law Firm, WYXR, Lockton and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announce new additions. 

Overall, the preliminary agreement has a combined $3.8 billion in value, a more than 37% increase from the current contract.

The hardware distribution company will have a new building east of its current headquarters in its “customer concept center.” The space will act as a showroom, similar to a conference center.

According to the union, the new agreement would provide major pension improvements with alternative pension options, hourly pay rate increases, an amendable period recovery payment and other improvements to pilots’ quality of life.

A recent poll reports that people in Tennessee and the U.S. wait a month, on average, before they can get an appointment with a doctor, and patients spend on average eight hours each month coordinating health care for themselves and their family.