Shelby County ranks No. 4 on the 14 highest-risk counties for Tennessee, behind Macon, Davidson and Sevier counties.

Campaign will provide resources to help people identify the signs of someone considering suicide and materials to build awareness.

A researcher at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital says pH way of rooting out influenza viruses that could cause pandemics.

Stryker has extended for a third time its tender offer to buy Memphis-grown medical device maker Wright Medical. The new deadline is Aug. 31.

The pandemic has revealed both the size of the disparities here and the outcomes. African Americans account for 56% of the total number of COVID-19 cases in Shelby County but 61% of the deaths.

For people who have no sick days, unemployment, the cost of testing and the quarantine that may follow are costs they avoid.

Thomas Bryant, a heart transplant survivor, was admitted to the hospital weeks after he had surgery for colon cancer. His COVID treatment and recovery will be part of body of research being gathered around the world that will help scientists know how to treat people with underlying conditions. 

As part of the package, Baptist will provide a virtual clinic to help people on campus who test positive know what care they need and when it is safe to return to the public sphere.

Emilia Pinto believes that when the second genetic mutation aligns with a gene introduced by Brazilian colonizers, the incidence for cancer increases.

The waiting list for detox treatment at Alliance Healthcare doubled this week; 75 people are waiting for 4.3 beds.

The gains include new collaborations, technology devices for all SCS students and the speed at which the crisis has forced people to adapt.

Dexamethasone is a commonly used steriod, widely available and inexpensive. It shows promise of being a big breakthrough for the sickest patients, including people on ventilators.

UTHSC and Le Bonheur are setting up a free shot clinic in Frayser to help catch children up on vaccines before school.

Baptist will host the training program, with direction from IAC Associates and in collaboration with Meharry Medical College in Nashville.

CEO Richard Walker of the unopened field hospital is a former Boy Scout who loved search-and-rescue work.

Graduate students in public health will begin tabulations and surveys next week. The grading would be an extension of “knowing where we are and where we want to get to,” according to Dr. Manoj Jain.

Two researchers from the College of Medicine are working together on the interdisciplinary project funded by NIH.

The coronavirus reproduction rate has hovered at 1.2 during Phase 2 of the business reopening, which went into effect May 18.

Church Health chief executive Dr. Scott Morris: "Do you now somebody who has lost their job, who has lost their health insurance?... This might be a time to consider making a donation to Church Health."

UTHSC students organized the event to focus attention on disparities in medical care along racial lines, drawing hundreds of medical workers and students to the rally in the Medical District. 

Patricia Myles, 49, was breathing on her own after being treated with the experimental drug, remdesivir. She was discharged from Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, 21 days after the intravenous therapy started.

The space that formerly housed the Cleveland Street Flea Market at 438 N. Cleveland is to become a medical clinic with a variety of services, a building document shows.

As Memphis sees a spike in coronavirus cases and plans move forward to expand testing, some medical professionals say it's not a great idea because of the risk of false-positive results.

IAC Associates has extended its addiction help at Baptist Memorial Health Care, including a hotline it opened recently.

Of the more than 350 children in Shelby County who have tested positive for COVID-19, a tiny handful have developed what appears to be a form of Kawasaki disease, the autoimmune disease that causes blood vessels to inflame. Symptoms include persistent high fever and abdominal pain.