Grassroots group says good that comes of exercising ought to protect gyms as part of solution in fight against COVID.

Results over two-dose regimen not as high as Moderna and Pfizer, but AstraZeneca’s vaccine is cheaper and does not require extreme cold storage.

The site is the former home of the historic Collins Chapel Connectional Hospital near the Medical District.

Implanted device to stimulate nerves lessens or stops chronic nerve pain even after it has been removed. 

No businesses will close in new health directive, but restaurants will see a new curfew and diners will face new masking rules.

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The trial of Quellor, a drug to tame inflammatory response in COVID-19, is for people already sick and with underlying conditions.

If the study can be replicated, it’s possible drugs already in use could be quickly repurposed to fight cytokine storm.

Tennessee’s diversity, size and urban-to-rural ratio are thought to be assets for drug-maker hoping to iron out vaccine distribution wrinkles.

The bio-services firm commits to creating 561 more jobs that pay $63,749 on average, and to making a $212.9 million capital investment.

Tennessee Attorney General’s Office is joining the Federal Trade Commission in challenging the proposed change in hospital ownership.

Drug gives a super supply of antibodies, more than the body can make on its own. “I think it’s well worth the small amount of risk it takes,” says Andy Shepherd.

Cognate BioServices, which has been contract-manufacturing in Memphis since 2007, seeks 15 years of property tax breaks that would save the company $52 million in return for the jobs and investment. However, the firm would still pay $65.4 million in taxes during the same period.

Federal agency says proposed acquisition would substantially reduce competition and health care costs would rise, according to its complaint.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center will offer a testing site for the Phase 3 clinical trial and are seeking 500 participants.

If the field hospital has to open, the region will be in a mess, Dr. Richard Walker says, and health care workers will be scarce. 

FedEx is in daily contact with stakeholders in the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, from manufacturers and distributors to government agencies to some sites where vaccines will be administered.

Wright Medical has about 700 employees in the Memphis area.

By the third week in November, Pfizer expects it will have the final data required to apply to the FDA for emergency-use authorization.

The previously in-person conference has been replaced by a two-hour webinar, another casualty of the coronavirus.

Some evidence suggests workers are infecting others when they let their guard down outside patient rooms.

The event is part of a statewide emphasis on the flu vaccine; free COVID-19 tests will also be available.

Medical device maker Stryker Corp. last week reported strong third quarter earnings and momentum in the extremities and trauma business heading into 2021 after the planned addition of Wright Medical.

Clinic that serves the Hispanic community in Shelby County has 15 years’ experience knowing how to send the right message. It’s giving the Health Department a boost to reach people who need to hear the COVID-19 messages. 

Memphis doctors who violated False Claims Act in filing higher charges agree to pay for overbilling Medicare.