Experts say 200,000 homes in Memphis are at risk for lead exposure due to age and lead paint. 

Rhodes College has built a successful infrastructure for producing medical school students, and the city’s health care institutions are a big part of that.

The service and distribution of donated shoes can help some people find employment.

Jason Farmer was a Marine when President George H. Bush visited The Commercial Appeal in 1989 to award his first Point of Light Award. Thirty years later, close to the first anniversary of Bush's death, Farmer is the 6,656th honoree.

Adding a rural system allows UTHSC to schedule residencies and rotations in the settings where many will be serving. 

Until now, the procedure was only done in clinical trials.

Methodist rolled out the ultrafiltration treatment in October, with Baptist planning to start soon.

Stephanie Cowan received Clinical Nurse of Distinction Award from the Tennessee Hospital Association at its gala in Nashville this fall.

Locally, experts say Wright's dominance and growth in the extremities market will make Stryker pause when considering major staffing cuts any time soon.

Stemmed Knee Spacer is designed to save time in surgery that is required due to infection.

Tru-D will maintain a presence in Memphis.

Le Bonheur’s Infantile Epilepsy Center, one of three epilepsy centers in the nation for patients under 2, is the only one in the Southeast.

Stryker has announced plans to acquire Wright Medical Group N.V. for $30.75 per share, or a total equity value of $4 billion.

UTHSC Norfleet Forum in Memphis draws experts on sickle cell disease from across the country.

Dr. Qi Zhao is lead investigator on research being done at Tulane University in New Orleans.

Church Health sees church cooks as change agents. 

Tennessee Nurses Association honors commitment, advocacy of state's nurses in conference at the Memphis Hilton. 

Dozens speak out against Gov. Bill Lee's block grant plan for TennCare at the University of Memphis.

Sally Deitch has become the new chief executive officer of the Mid-South Group of Tenet Healthcare, the Memphis market and Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis. 

St. Jude asked to improve vaccine for the obese and other people with underlying health conditions.

Participants are randomly selected for the 3-D mammogram. They won't know until they day they come in for their screening.

Blossom Within is Baptist's way of offering respite to women undergoing cancer treatment.

Researcher grew up in Lebanon, hearing the stories of famed native, Danny Thomas.

The assistant surgeon general is a dentist and the nation's spokesman on oral health issues.

The MBCC formed in 2014 when the rate of African American women in Memphis dying from breast cancer was 2:1 with white women.