Differences remain between Methodist and the government, including questions about attorney fees and a corporate integrity agreement the government wants to force on Methodist, but that the hospital says it will not accept.

The nurse-midwifery program will graduate its first cohort of students in May 2024. 

Stress comes in many forms, especially moving into winter and the holidays, so we all need to find ways to cope, experts say.

TennCare says the majority who lost health coverage are eligible but fell through the cracks due to “procedural” reasons, such as failing to update their contact information after moving.

More than 65 men took off Saturday, Sept. 30 from West Cancer Center, for the 13th annual 525-mile bike trek in five days to Rosemary Beach, Florida. The trip is a fundraiser for West Cancer Foundation.

Pizza cutters were used in place of the usual oversized scissors at Wednesday’s ribbon cutting for The Domino’s Village, funded by pizza giant Domino’s as part of a 10-year, $100 million commitment to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

Although the updated COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available at Shelby County Health Department clinics, residents who think they may have been exposed to the virus can pick up free at-home rapid tests or order them online. 

Tennessee was removed from the Title X program earlier this year and lost $7.1 million in annual federal dollars for its noncompliance around pregnancy options counseling in the state, where abortion has been banned.

OrthoSouth’s brand will be showcased across the Grizzlies’ platforms, from starting lineups to behind-the-scenes content to branded arena spaces. 

High school students can earn tuition-free college credits by enrolling in the University of Memphis program, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States.

Every day, Dr. Kathryn Sumpter peels back her shirt sleeve to reveal the insulin monitor on her upper arm, showing young patients what it looks like to live with type 1 diabetes.

Medtronic is evaluating consolidation of its six U.S. distribution centers into two facilities. One of these two facilities would be located in the Mid-South area.

Freeman opened Memphis Eye & Cataract Associates in 1981. It was the first freestanding, outpatient, surgical facility in the state, said Dr. Tom Gettelfinger, Freeman’s longtime partner.

Dignitaries including Gov. Bill Lee were present as Alliance Healthcare Services celebrated a facility being built in Binghampton that will cover behavioral health, addiction, and walk-in help for children and families. 

The festival will offer free blood pressure checks, vision screenings and Church Health will host an “Ask the Docs” station.

RSV is transmitted through respiratory droplets when a person coughs or sneezes, or through direct contact with a contaminated surface. It typically starts during the fall and peaks in the winter. 

Plaintiffs here include three women who had high-risk pregnancies and were denied abortions at home. 

The FDA says it’s confident in the safety and effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 vaccines and that the benefits outweigh their risks.

The product was listed as out-of-stock at all Memphis-area CVS stores, from Midtown to Whitehaven and Germantown and all but one Walgreens at 8046 Macon Road in Cordova.

If you’ve noticed Campbell Clinic sponsors pickleball events: it’s a strategic move to gather data and ultimately educate the public to prevent the growing number of pickleball injuries local orthopedic doctors are seeing. 

At Methodist Le Bonheur’s Women’s & Children’s Pavilion, every day is Labor Day — to the tune of 4,400 new babies last year. 

The grants come from the Tennessee Department of Health’s Tennessee Healthcare Resiliency Program, a statewide program to expand health care services.

The projects are part of the hospital’s Blue-Sky program, which encourages innovative ideas from employees.