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    St. Jude fundraising organization hires Sesame Street, Whole Foods execs

     The fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has recruited Samantha Maltin of Sesame Workshop as its new chief marketing and brand officer, while Ankur Jain of Amazon-owned Whole Foods will become the nonprofit’s first chief data and analytics officer. 

    By Aisling Mäki November 07, 2024
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    South Korean deal fuels growth for Memphis biotech biz

    Hera Health is experiencing a growth spurt after striking a deal that allows a South Korean company to use technology developed in Memphis in Asia’s veterinary-drug market.

    By Aisling Mäki November 04, 2024
  • Health Care

    Type 1 diabetes screening initiative announced by city

    “A person’s not born with Type 1 diabetes; it develops over time,” said Kathryn Sumpter, Le Bonheur’s chief of endocrinology and a Type 1 diabetes patient. “It’s an autoimmune disease, so it takes time to progress.”

    By Aisling Mäki November 01, 2024
  • Health Care

    Optometry college’s donated, discounted vision care sees $5.6 million

    Southern College of Optometry provides free and affordable vision care for people from Memphis and across the Mid-South through community programs and at its eye clinics in Midtown, Crosstown and the University District. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 30, 2024
  • Health Care

    Local breast cancer survivors honored at Pink October ceremony

    Shelby County Health Department Director Dr. Michelle Taylor said risk increases with age and that women, who are more often caregivers, should make their own health a priority. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 24, 2024
  • Visual Arts

    Memphis filmmakers create Black mental health documentary

    In the documentary five Memphis women are interviewed about their mental health — specifically anxiety — and how they deal with challenges.

    By Bianca Thedford October 25, 2024
  • Health Care

    Mid-South job seekers pack first-ever St. Jude community career fair

    Some of the candidates at the St. Jude Career Fair Tuesday, Oct. 22, come from International Paper, which last week announced it was laying off hundreds of Memphis workers.

    By Aisling Mäki October 23, 2024
  • Health Care

    Memphis’ first lady talks health careers with teen girls at symposium

    Eighty girls and young women registered for SHE Leads the Way, a symposium at Baptist Memorial Hospital where Jamila Smith-Young served as the special guest speaker. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 23, 2024
  • Health Care

    Church Health ‘gap year’ helps scholars become doctors

    The Church Health Scholars program bridges the gap between undergraduate education and medical school for high-performing college graduates with fewer resources and connections.

    By Aisling Mäki October 20, 2024
  • State Government

    Tennessee judges say doctors can’t be disciplined for providing emergency abortions

    The ruling also outlined specific pregnancy-related conditions that would now qualify as “medical necessity exceptions” under the ban, which currently does not include exceptions for fetal anomalies or for victims of rape or incest.

    By The Associated Press October 18, 2024
  • Health Care

    Shelby County mayor promotes HIV testing by taking one of his own

    With HIV cases spiking in the area, Mayor Lee Harris and his team took the opportunity to advertise the Shelby County Health Department’s free, confidential walk-in testing.

    By Aisling Mäki October 17, 2024
  • Midtown

    Memphians will walk ‘Out of the Darkness’ for suicide prevention

    “This year we want people to join us in walking to create a world without suicide,” said Robert Gebbia, CEO of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

    By Aisling Mäki October 17, 2024
  • Health Care

    Free flu shots in Memphis are part of statewide event

    From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 15, free flu shots will be available at three Memphis sites, including one drive-thru location. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 14, 2024
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    St. Jude at forefront of life-changing gene therapy for sickle cell patients

    Donte Johnson, 23, of Memphis, no longer lives with chronic pain caused by sickle cell disease, thanks to the gene therapy he received as clinical trial participant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 14, 2024
  • Health Care

    New UT program to try to fill nursing gaps in rural, underserved hospitals

    “We are proud and honored to receive this funding, which we hope will be instrumental in retaining newly graduated nurses in areas with nursing and health care gaps,” the dean of UTHSC’s College of Nursing said.

    By Aisling Mäki October 12, 2024
  • Memphis Tigers Football

    Tigers pair with DeAngelo Williams Foundation for Breast Cancer Awareness

    Every ticket sold to Memphis’ Oct. 19 home football game against North Texas will result in a $5 donation to purchase mammograms for Memphis residents.

    By Frank Bonner II October 15, 2024
  • Health Care

    Baptist Health Sciences University names new provost

    Anuja Ghorpade, who comes to Memphis from the Albany College of Pharmacy, is a cell and molecular biologist by training. She has helped secure more than $13 million in research funding.

    By Aisling Mäki October 11, 2024
  • Health Care

    Former NBA player out to change stigma of stutter

    Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has helped pass bills in two states to make insurance cover speech therapy. Tennessee is one of his next targets.

    By Jane Roberts October 10, 2024
  • Millington

    Third-generation Millington dental practice does more than ‘drill and fill’

    “There’s one important thing to always remember: A tooth will never walk in your office unattached,” Kevin Reed said. “They all come attached to living, breathing human beings. We’re treating people, not teeth.”

    By Christin Yates October 08, 2024
  • Health Care

    Baptist plans $10 million Collierville hospital expansion

    The hospital plans to double the capacity of the hospital’s ICU and add more than 4,700 feet to its ER. 

    By Aisling Mäki October 03, 2024
  • Health Care

    How to order free COVID tests

    “I strongly encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain additional free COVID-19 test kits delivered to your home address,” said the Shelby County Health Department’s director.

    By Aisling Mäki October 01, 2024
  • Health Care

    Memphis gains national reputation for nurturing med-tech startups

    The ZeroTo510 Accelerator, a 90-day program managed by Epicenter Memphis, will help five entrepreneurs move their medical technology projects closer to commercialization.

    By Aisling Mäki September 29, 2024
  • Health Care

    U of M summit presents high stakes of public health

    “If we don’t find a way to work together, ... these problems can get bigger and worse,” said William Yotive, coordinator for World Federation of United Nations Associations. “Then, we lose control.”

    By Jane Roberts September 27, 2024
  • Health Care

    Summit will address pain management disparities in Black patients

    “We want to empower our community to advocate for themselves, know the right questions to ask and get the right treatment,” said the chief of staff at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. 

    By Aisling Mäki September 27, 2024
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    Le Bonheur team puts their heart into caring for Memphis Zoo bonobos

    A hospital team arrived at the Memphis Zoo with a full-size ultrasound machine to perform and interpret EKGs for two of the great apes, an endangered species.

    By Aisling Mäki September 22, 2024

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