Rates of HPV vaccination dropped 75% early in pandemic; experts say the lull leaves adolescents vulnerable to future cancers.

Seeking children at high risk for severe COVID disease. 

It specializes now in high-dollar chemotherapy drugs, which it ships for free to people who qualify.

Semmes Murphey neurosurgeon Kevin Foley helped develop the system the FDA approved in March. On March 22, he completed his first surgery using it. 

As St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital tested every front-line worker, every week, it put together a testing regime big enough to test and analyze hundreds of employee samples a day — providing a gold mine for immunology research.

“There is a lot of talk about we won’t get herd immunity. It depends on the definition of what you describe.”

Regional One Health earned the lowest marks for care and patient safety while Saint Francis-Bartlett and Methodist Olive Branch were the only four-star hospitals in the metro area.

The pandemic will need to end before businesses shift gears to full recovery mode, according to Douglas Scarboro, regional executive with the Memphis Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, who said, “July 1 seems like a key revaluation point.”

In early April, the City of Memphis was giving 60,000 shots a week. Monday, April 26, it gave a total of 1,100 shots across all of its public drive-thru venues.

Lifts restrictions on many outdoor activities and small-group gatherings, even some for those who are not vaccinated.

Most people currently hospitalized for coronavirus in Memphis are 30-55 years old and many have no underlying health conditions — a big shift from late March when the average patient’s age was mid-70s.

Keynote speaker is Dr. Jacqueline Walters of Bravo TV’s series, “Married to Medicine.” The event is free.

At last count, 41% of adults in Shelby County had received at least one vaccine; the goal is 70%. Local leaders have done everything from eliminating the need for appointments to giving vaccination recipients gift cards. 

University of Tennessee Health Science Center has trained health coaches to work in clinics in three cities that serve medically underserved people; and it’s taking notes on what happens. 

The Watts became a St. Jude family in 2018 when their daughter, now 4 years old, was diagnosed with brain cancer.

A U of M researcher combing through hundreds of local samples has found almost double the coronavirus antibodies expected. 

The increase in demand for counseling services is just beginning, experts say. “The Cottage” will enable the Collierville facility to offer weekend mini-camps and workshops, not just its once-a-year camps for children and for adults.

 The goal is to receive commitments for 500 gifts in 24 hours.

Most resistance to getting vaccinated is among rural, white people who identify as conservative, the survey found.

U.K. variant is now the most common in Shelby County. The question is, how sick will it make people in their 20s, 30s and 40s?

In 2005, UTHSC began the first doctor of nursing program in the state. It now offers eight concentrations.

With ample vaccine, the push is on to get people in line to stem the tide of the rapidly growing U.K. strain, which now accounts for 30%-50% of COVID cases in Shelby County.

The application process will open in early April; FEMA has not yet set the date.

Consortium has $2.4 million to award for studies that draw links, create solutions.

Cases of COVID-19 fell steadily in January and February. The plateau now is very likely due to the U.K. variant pulling the numbers up again, Dr. Manoj Jain says.