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.

Questions arise about the safety of odor-fighting Silvadur applied to the masks, which diminishes in the fabric with washings.

Two new clinics are expected to open by year's end, and in another four to five years, the team that created Dar Salud expects the nonprofit network will have 10 clinics to serve chronically underserved people in Memphis.

The director of the Shelby County Health Department started her career with a two-year nursing degree. Now she has initiated a partnership with Southwest Tennessee Community College to provide paid Health Department residencies for associate-degree nurses.

Supply of the experimental drug is so limited, physicians must apply to a committee at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for approval to treat patients who meet specific criteria.

The battery-operated suction device is designed to replace the bulb or accordion-style pumps that have been the standard for 50 years.

The hospital will open when numbers of COVID-19 patients make it necessary; they will arrive by ambulance in a drive-up bay off Beale Street.

Both Methodist and Baptist hospital systems are coping with COVID-19 physically so far, but money is becoming a problem.

A source helped Momentum score 30,000 masks, given at no cost to help agencies here. In 10 minutes, they were taken.

Experts say government regulations for nursing homes will drive change, but that costs of doing business the new way may also drive bankruptcies.

The cuts do not include a reduction to St. Jude's hospital staff. 

Later this year, St. Jude expects to accept patients for clinical trials in pediatric neurology.

FDA cracks down on testing process, says "flexibility never meant we would allow fraud." 

Baptist and Methodist will be operating at up to 50% of usual elective surgery capacity.

A children's art show, lectures, story time with Michelle Obama and a run/walk/bike event on Saturday are planned to observe the event.

With an assist from the Society of International Paediatric Oncology, the registry has been publicized around the world.

J. Paul Taylor's research linking molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases is lauded as "groundbreaking."

Prospero Health quickly adapted to telemedicine and expanded its reach by 20 states.

Regional One Health has cut pay by 10% for all salaried workers, including executives and the doctors and nurses caring for COVID-19 patients, as it tries to navigate a financial crisis without furloughs.

Every new patient gets swab test plus questionnaire. Patients will be put in isolation rooms until the tests come back, as soon as 45 minutes inside Baptist.

Methodist said efforts to reduce expenses were made to minimize the impact on employees, and that some have taken voluntary furloughs. The cuts are temporary.

Stryker Corp. extended a tender offer for shares of Wright Medical Group until June 30, after Wright shareholders cleared the way for the transaction during a meeting Friday, April 24.

At Christ Community Health Services' Frayser clinic, Lee said the focus of his weekend trip to Memphis is to inspire hope and enthusiasm for testing in under-resourced communities.