UTHSC gives public access to daily COVID statistics
Starting this week, information the University of Tennessee Health Science Center collects about COVID-19 infection rates across the nine-county metropolitan area will be available to the public.
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Recommend or Require: Dividing Line in Mask Debate
To wear a mask or not to wear one. It’s developed into one of the enduring debates of the COVID-19 pandemic. And in the eyes of many, it’s more a matter of motive than need that drives the debate.
UTHSC plans for online lectures, small labs, longer faculty hours
Classes will resume, for the most part online, when the University of Tennessee Health Science Center school year begins in August. Clinical requirements for hundreds of health-care students will be offered in smaller settings, which means faculty and staff will be working longer, and perhaps weekends, Chancellor Steve Schwab told the campus advisory board Friday.
Here’s a proven way to prevent the spread of coronavirus
News flash! We have a way to prevent the transmission and spread of coronavirus. It’s not some fancy laboratory test. It’s not some new-fangled treatment strategy. It’s the time-tested approach of wearing a mask to prevent infection.
In the COVID war, let’s act like we’re all on the same side
The ongoing battle against COVID-19 has made substantial headway in many areas of the nation. This progress has been achieved despite major problems.
Virus reproduction rate is the number to know; it’s now a promising 1.14 in Shelby County
David Sweat, head of epidemiology at the Shelby County Health Department, is poring over a short list of different COVID-19 models right now, reading them like a map for the road the disease will take from here. There isn’t just one model for predicting the coronavirus surge because none are accurate in all facets, he… Read More
Internationally known neurologist leads new center at St. Jude
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the go-to place in the world for pediatric cancer treatment and research, is broadening its reach to include catastrophic neurological disease. Dr. Richard Finkel, an internationally recognized pediatric neurologist whose work in clinical trials has led to new treatments for neurological disease, including spinal muscular atrophy, is the lead architect… Read More
Memphis shows 5% positive COVID antibody rate; critics question test accuracy
New York City made headlines just over a week ago when 21% of people randomly tested had positive results for COVID-19 antibodies, presumably showing signs of immunity. In Memphis, 5% of those tested are positive for antibodies, a sign that the disease is in the early stages here and that most people are still susceptible,… Read More