Methodist said some care providers voiced questions about patients receiving gender-affirming procedures at a facility affiliated with the hospital, prompting the pause to review practices. It did not say how long the pause would last.

“Part of our philosophy is trying to meet the patients where they are and provide better access points so that people can receive the care they need without having to drive an hour to get it.” 

Thursday’s observance included a World AIDS Day 2022 proclamation from Mayor Lee Harris and a balloon release to pay tribute to all who are living with HIV/AIDS and remember those who’ve died in the past year. 

The funding is part of the CDC’s $3.2 billion investment in local and state awards to strengthen public health infrastructure across the nation. 

ALSAC’s Priya Tummalapalli once envisioned herself practicing international law abroad, but the sudden death of her mother put her on a different course, one firmly rooted in Memphis.

Baptist Memorial Rehabilitation Hospital at 1240 S. Germantown Road will begin its second expansion in two years in April. 

West Cancer Center & Research Institute recently completed a clinical trial that eliminated treated tumors in 12 weeks without adverse effects.

Tennessee ranks fifth in the nation for death rate due to opioid use. Two new treatment centers have opened to increase treatment for Memphians suffering from opioid addiction. 

“Starting a med school is a big deal. If it was easy, everybody would do it. It takes a lot of effort.”

In 2019, OrthoMemphis, Tabor Orthopedics and the Memphis Orthopaedic Group rebranded as OrthoSouth.

The new chancellor’s goals include creating a diverse workforce, increasing UTHSC’s clinical workforce statewide, working with other UT campuses to build pipelines and improving the health of Tennesseeans. 

The NIH grant will provide services for pregnant women trying to overcome substance abuse addiction. The director of Serenity Recovery Centers says she hopes it can end the practice of incarcerated women with such issues giving birth in prison and immediately losing custody of newborns.

The program will award grants to expand patient capacity, upgrade practices and technology, and improve access to health care services. 

Baptist Arlington Emergency Department — West Tennessee’s first freestanding emergency department — will increase access to health care for residents of northeast Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and Haywood counties while providing new jobs for local residents. 

As the hospital’s six-year, multi-billion dollar expansion gets underway, 500 office employees have moved into 150 Peabody Place. And area shops and restaurants are mighty glad to see them.

“There were so many of my friends that didn’t have their fathers in their lives, at least not in the way they wanted them to be. He filled that role for so many people,” said Paul Young, president and CEO of the Downtown Memphis Commission.

The largest comprehensive behavioral health provider in Shelby County plans to break ground in March on the 55,000-square-foot crisis center.

“We were in Benghazi when the civil war started,” the surgeon said by video teleconference from the hospital in Basra, Iraq. “We were in Iraq when ISIS was invading. We were in Tripoli when the government of Eastern Libya decided they were going to fight the government of Western Libya.”

Flu season typically peaks from December to February but Memphis-area emergency rooms are already treating an unusually large number of influenza patients. 

Officials said the grant is intended to reduce maternal and infant mortality, particularly among the county’s Black population.

Regional One responded to a resolution approved this week by the Memphis City Council that urges the Shelby County Commission to persuade the hospital to allow the intervention program’s counselors access to the hospital and victims of violent crime.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has joined The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to fight childhood cancer. 

The doctors say to expect a tough winter with more flu, and a COVID wave. They suggest being vaccinated against both and, yes, they still value in wearing a mask in some situations. 

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After flu hit historically low levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be poised for a comeback. “This year we know flu is back,” said influenza specialist Richard Webby of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.