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<strong>Sarah Gaskell is Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare's new senior vice president and chief strategy officer.</strong> (Courtesy Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare)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.

By Aisling Mäki 21 hours ago
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Making 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.

By Aisling Mäki May 25, 2025
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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.”

By Aisling Mäki May 23, 2025
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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.

By Aisling Mäki May 22, 2025

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    Launched 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.

    By Aisling Mäki May 18, 2025
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    St. 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. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 16, 2025
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    Varsity 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.

    By Aisling Mäki May 15, 2025
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    Nurse 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.

    By Aisling Mäki May 11, 2025
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    Birding 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.

    By Aisling Mäki May 10, 2025
  • 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.

    By Aisling Mäki May 10, 2025
  • Health Care

    Meharry Medical College buys local Sanitas clinics

    Meharry Medical College said the three Memphis clinics will continue to operate normally and the change in ownership would not impact current patients’ access to care.

    By Aisling Mäki May 07, 2025
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    Health Department loses $2 million in federal funding

    Dr. Michelle Taylor, the head of the Shelby County Health Department, said her organization was jolted by how abruptly the funding was rescinded. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 07, 2025
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    Regional One Health adds several robotic surgical systems

    To use the da Vinci 5 robotic system, the surgeon sits at a console about 10 feet away from the patient and performs the procedure by remotely operating the robotic arms. 

    By Aisling Mäki May 05, 2025
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    Former NICU patient returns to Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown as intern

    After spending his first few weeks in the Methodist Hospital-Germantown NICU, Jayden Kyles is having a full-circle moment as he fosters his dream to become a pediatrician. 

    By Abigail Warren April 28, 2025
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    Memphis college embraces power of high-tech glasses

    One of the nation’s oldest optometry colleges is focusing on providing local people with visual impairments the latest technology, like AI-powered glasses. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 27, 2025
  • Health Care

    Le Bonheur hires its first chief of child psychology, behavioral health

    Dr. Donald J. Bearden comes to Memphis from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, where he was a senior neuropsychologist and section director of psychology.

    By Aisling Mäki April 24, 2025
  • Health Care

    Pennsylvania company acquires assets of specialty hospital on Baptist campus

    Through the deal, Select Medical Corp. will buy substantially all assets of Baptist Memorial Restorative Care Hospital and rename it Select Specialty Hospital — Memphis East. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 23, 2025
  • Health Care

    Baptist expands in Arkansas

    Baptist Memorial Health Care said it has agreed to merge with Paragould’s Arkansas Methodist Medical Center, which has served Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri for 75 years.

    By Aisling Mäki April 23, 2025
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    Sting operation: Health department ramps up mosquito control

    Shelby County Health Department’s mosquito control activities are in full swing, which includes truck-mounted spraying of insecticides in some ZIP codes to prevent the spread of West Nile Virus and other human pathogens. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 20, 2025
  • Shelby County

    Shelby County makes at-home HIV testing available to all residents

    Shelby County Health Department’s new pilot program will allow all county residents aged 14 and up to order a free, at-home HIV testing kit once every six months. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 16, 2025
  • Health Care

    Tennessee AG seeks to dissolve Memphis transplant charity

    When the National Foundation for Transplants announced its closure, many patients discovered they could no longer access funds they believed had been raised specifically for their medical needs. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 14, 2025
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    Old Medical District Holiday Inn to be demolished as UTHSC modernizes

    The demolition is part of the $100 million in capital projects planned or underway that will modernize the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s aging campus.

    By Aisling Mäki April 14, 2025
  • Behind The Headlines

    Church Health emphasizes local ties through Washington transition

    Church Health CEO Jennie Robbins talked on “Behind The Headlines” about concerns that show up with the nonprofit’s patients amid national policy changes in Washington, D.C.

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2025
  • Health Care

    Measles case was a false alarm

    Two weeks after announcing the first local case of measles, the Shelby County Health Department announced it has determined it not to be measles.

    By Aisling Mäki April 08, 2025
  • Health Care

    Whooping cough case confirmed in Memphis

    Whooping cough, or pertussis, has been on the rise nationally in recent years, and Shelby County has reported five cases so far in 2025. 

    By Aisling Mäki April 07, 2025
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    St. Jude on-campus donor center seeks new blood

    Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Jude employees stepped up to donate their blood and platelets. But since the pandemic ended, the Blood Donor Center has been recruiting the public to become donors.

    By Aisling Mäki April 06, 2025
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    Iraq War veteran to speak at annual Methodist Mental Health Breakfast

    Tom Voss served in the army from 2003 to 2006, including a combat deployment to Mosul, Iraq, during which he conducted multiple security patrols.

    By Aisling Mäki April 06, 2025
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    Fire and ice is a very hot — and then very cold — health trend

    Contrast therapy, sometimes called “fire and ice,” is a wellness trend its proponents say reduces stress, improves sleep, boosts the immune system, decreases pain and even provides a natural high.

    By Aisling Mäki April 06, 2025
  • State Government

    Tennessee commissioner wants to ‘depoliticize’ public health policy

    Dr. Ralph Alvarado, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health, touched on everything from vaccines to fluoride to health disparities during a presentation at the University of Memphis on Friday, March 28.

    By Aisling Mäki April 01, 2025

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