As the U.S. surgeon general raises the alarm about the link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk, the “sober curious” are seeing the benefits of abstaining.

A downgrade signals to the investment community that the financial performance has changed enough that the probability the hospital will not be able pay its debt has gone up, said an assistant professor in finance at the University of Memphis.

Shelby County Crime Victims and Rape Crisis Center has been named a center of excellence for its forensic nursing program and will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Justice to train more nurse examiners. 

The new location not only boasts a bigger rehab space, astro turf and more accessible exam rooms but also convenience.

The new $34 million wellness crisis center in Binghampton is the first phase of Alliance Healthcare Services’ new wellness campus, which will later include an $11 million children’s crisis center. 

Memphis entrepreneur Sam Nelson, 41, owns a company that supplies the staff for corporate wellness programs in all 50 U.S. states. 

Unless the government intervenes to lower the price or forces insurers to cover the drugs, they will remain out of range for many people.

After filming on “The Ultimate Gift Wrapping Challenge” wrapped in Pennsylvania, Vanessa West and Adrienne Myers met again — this time back home in Memphis over lunch at La Baguette. 

Morris brings more than 30 years of experience to Lakeside, a 55-year-old hospital specializing in behavioral health care and addiction treatment for Mid-South patients. 

People familiar with the restaurant said the concept could be an upscale steakhouse similar to the Tekila location at the Nineteenth Century Club building at 1433 Union Ave. 

After three months of intensive work in Epicenter’s ZeroTo510 Accelerator, the founders of four med tech startups are gearing up to showcase their innovations at a Downtown event on Thursday, Dec. 12. 

Maria Megdal comes to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital from Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and will oversee a number of departments vital to the hospital’s operations.

He is its sixth leader since ALSAC’s founding in 1957 and credited with nearly quadrupling gifts to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Memphis gynecologist Dr. Susan Lacy has been treating the transgender community for the past eight years. When Tennessee passed a law banning transgender care for minors, she decided to become a plaintiff in the lawsuit.

The orthopedic division in Memphis is the London-based company’s largest operation.

Memphis will host 22,500 participants, including a record 1,800 patient family members, for this year’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend.

The new tower will be at A.W. Willis Avenue and Danny Thomas Boulevard, on a site occupied by three buildings that would be demolished. 

On Friday, Sharon Young was honored for her decades of providing daily, hands-on care for her patients at Memphis Jewish Home & Rehab. 

During this year’s annual Methodist Healthcare Luncheon at The Peabody, actor Dennis Quaid discussed his patient-advocacy work and shared memories of filming in Memphis.

Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said she wants to reinforce established science that shows vaccines protect communities from infectious diseases and fluoride improves dental health. 

The new eye clinic was dedicated in honor of Dr. Chris Fleming, a longtime Memphis ophthalmologist who was Church Health’s first volunteer eye doctor more than 35 years ago. 

Unhoused people are far more likely to suffer from a variety of foot ailments, including bunions, fungal infections, pain and swelling. 

A longtime Memphian and former executive for the fundraising and awareness organization at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is headed to Oklahoma to lead a global anti-hunger charity. 

Regional One Health will launch Stork 901 to bring specialized pregnancy services to residents of rural West Tennessee, where patients with high-risk pregnancies struggle to find care. 

For the past 25 years, Baptist Sleep Disorders Center has been helping people like obstructive sleep apnea sufferer Tom Wilson catch some shut-eye.