A protracted contract negotiation and a national anesthesiologist shortage combined over the past few months to impact local surgeries. 

Ten Baptist Urgent Care Centers opened their doors on Monday, Feb. 12, in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi, and another clinic is scheduled to open in Mid-March. 

The West Cancer Foundation has provided free wigs since 2020, but it recently added a dedicated space where cancer patients can try on a variety of styles in a private, salon-type setting. 

The Spanish-language ad will give viewers a glimpse into a St. Jude patient’s “no more chemo” party, while inviting them to become ángeles de esperanza, or angels of hope, for the children. 

After topping last year’s list of the 100 U.S. cities with the highest rates of sexually transmitted diseases, Memphis is in second place on this year’s list with Philadelphia taking the top spot.

In 2023, 47 of the nation’s 56 organ procurement organizations, including Tennessee’s, broke records in the recovery of organs for transplant. 

The children received their devices last week, then sat down with optometrists for training on how to use the equipment. 

Participating gyms will provide free, 50-minute group fitness classes that are beginner-friendly and suitable for residents ages 16 and up. 

The official sports medicine provider for the Memphis Grizzlies has more than doubled its footprint in Southaven to meet the growing demand for physical therapy. 

In the past year, 53% of Tennessee’s high school girls and 30% of high school boys reported feeling sad or hopeless almost every day for two or more weeks, which represents a 63% increase since 2011.

Tri-State Orthopaedics has agreed to pay Tennessee to resolve claims it improperly billed TennCare for the use of compounded steroids at its practices.

The post-storm water situation in Memphis has cleared up just in time for Mid-South Mission of Mercy, a free two-day dental clinic slated for Jan. 26 and 27 at Bellevue Baptist Church.

Judy Martin retired from the health department in 2020 after more than 1,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine expired; her lawsuit alleged Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris damaged her reputation with a social media post. 

Regional One Health is using community-project funding to bring state-of-the-art technology, updated waiting rooms and renovated workstations to the aging county hospital.

When completed this summer, the Avaline at River Oaks will have 90 assisted-living and 24 memory-care apartments managed by Claiborne Senior Living.

Purple Flower Health care in Arlington fills the needs of those who may not have others to help them with medical issues, including care for homebound patients.

Ronna K. Newburger Adult Day Center will offer activities like games, yoga, art and music therapy as well as amenities that include an outdoor garden and a relaxation lounge for quiet time. The program will also offer medical and rehab services including physical, occupational therapy and wound care. 

Boston-based Charles River Laboratories manufactures clinical and commercial cell and gene-modified cell therapies at its Shelby Drive facility. 

The county’s health department is urging residents to be prepared to test themselves, isolate if necessary, seek treatment when needed and to consider wearing a high-quality mask in high-risk settings.

Easily accessible for out-of-state patients, Planned Parenthood’s Carbondale health center is just four miles from the clinic Memphis-based Choices Center for Reproductive Care opened shortly after Tennessee banned abortion.

Diane Duke, who has served as Friends for All executive director since 2016, says the renovation of the new facility is “a thoughtful expansion.”

Johntavius Griggs has been in custody at the Shelby County Jail for more than eight years on a first-degree murder charge in limbo with no clear path forward.

The settlement is significantly less than the $800 million the government had originally sought from the Memphis-based health care system.

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West Clinic acquires physical exam clinic

West Cancer Center & Research Institute has acquired Lifesigns, a Memphis-area clinic offering exams such as hearing, blood work, EKGs, X-rays, ultrasounds and stress tests.

In 2023, 11 new businesses opened in the Memphis Medical District, helped by the district’s pre-development grants and other incentives.