Dr. Heimberg, captured by the Nazis, built renowned practice in Memphis
Dr. Murray Heimberg, 98, sits in his home office in East Memphis. Dr. Heimberg has earned numerous military and academic awards and honors. (Houston Cofield/Special to The Daily Memphian)
He helped perfect the early science of lipids, the fats in the blood that cause high blood pressure and strokes. The clinic he started at the VA Medical Center in 1985 is busier than ever.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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