Edward Payton recently began as executive director and CEO of the Memphis VA Medical Center. The Daily Memphian sat down with him to talk about his new role.

Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital is getting nearly half a million dollars to train rural county health professionals on how to treat children in emergency health care settings.

SCO’s history dates back to 1932, and it is the only optometry school in Tennessee.

The number of people who have resigned from the program grows amid abuse allegations that school officials allegedly refused to address.

A celebration unfolded at Methodist University Hospital as students sign to a registered nurse apprenticeship program in hopes to get more nurses into the local health system.

With the latest resignation, the sole full-time faculty member left in the occupational therapy department is the instructor accused of mistreating her students.

A rural dental hygiene program has served hundreds in rural northwestern Tennessee who have little to no access to dental care, UTHSC College of Dentistry professors said. 

“You will not be defined by this moment,” said Catherine Womack, associate dean of student affairs for the College of Medicine. “Wherever you go, you will do amazing things.”

The staff members’ departures will leave just two occupational-therapy faculty remaining, including the faculty member accused of mistreatment.

Five of the seven members of UTHSC’s occupational therapy faculty resign, allegedly over school’s handling of a professor accused of mistreating students.

Does Shelby County need a new hospital? And if so, how will it be financed? Skeptics raise questions.

In the first of a two-part series on the future of Regional One Health, advocates for a new facility say it is desperately needed to replace the aging campus in the Memphis Medical District.

While AI will lead to great advancements for health care, increasing access to lower-income populations should stay front of mind, the speakers said.

The new executive director will manage a system that serves more than 70,000 veterans in West Tennessee, North Mississippi and Eastern Arkansas.

A medical technology company has been hit with a “global outage” cyberattack possibly initiated by Iranian hackers. 

Officials say the hospital should generate millions in economic growth by 2027 and also add thousands of construction and secondary jobs.

Baptist Memorial Health Care is adding a 129-bed hospital, a 91-bed assisted living facility and eight medical clinics as part of a merger with an Arkansas-based health provider.

“I’m incredibly passionate about the mission,” said Michael Drake, new president and CEO of Christ Community Health Services.

Faculty sets a tone: Bodies will be treated with dignity. Usually, however, students don’t need the reminder. At the end of the semester, many even linger to say goodbye to their bodies.

Insurance companies deny claims, use AI, refuse to pay hospitals and limit cancer care, some TN lawmakers say. Now, they’re rising up against the industry.

St. Jude announced Dr. James Downing is leaving as CEO and president later this year. The longtime leader discussed changes, opportunities and challenges ahead for one of Memphis’ — and the world’s — most well-known health care facilities. 

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Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill that is meant to help patients who may not live near a pharmacy with their birth control.

Dr. James Downing is leaving as president and CEO of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a post he has held since 2014.

Advocacy days at Capitol Hill targeted maternal mortality, especially among Black women, and the lack of childcare providers.

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville opened a brand-new ICU — doubling its capacity and enhancing comfort for patients and families.