One variant linked to India’s recent COVID-19 surge was detected in Shelby County this week, said David Sweat, Shelby County Health Department deputy director. Doug McGowen, City of Memphis chief operating officer, also announced two changes to countywide vaccine availability next week – including a new walk-in that will offer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.… Read More
Zoning variances for Orleans Station — the 12-building, 10-acre apartment and commercial development on the medical school campus — received unanimous approval Wednesday, April 28, by the Board of Adjustment. In an online meeting challenged by technical difficulties and board-member absences, the Board of Adjustment also rejected a Summer Avenue business’s request to allow an… Read More
Doctors tending the COVID wings in local hospitals are sucking in their breath for different reasons. Patient numbers are nothing like they were at the height of the winter surge, but the people in their care now are younger and often very sick. “We had stopped seeing as many badly ill patients about three-four weeks… Read More
Tennessee is one of 11 places in the nation where the gulf between the haves and have-nots makes it pretty easy to predict who likely is going to get a severe case of COVID and end up on a ventilator or worse. In West Tennessee, the work is being done by researchers at the University… Read More
A fourth surge would look very different, says Dr. Manoj Jain, infectious disease expert advising the City of Memphis. “First, it will be mostly among young people. Second, the hospitalization and mortality rates will be lower compared to previous waves. These people are less likely to have serious complications, but we’re already seeing relatively young… Read More
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is holding the first UTHSC Giving Day on April 27. The 24-hour campaign’s goal is to encourage public gifts, including from students and staff, to support the university and the health care heroes it produces. The goal is to receive commitments for 500 gifts in 24 hours. Donations… Read More
When COVID hit Memphis last year, Aaron Branch was managing a valet service. What happens to someone in that line of work when people stop going out? “I was the area operations manager and it slowed down with the corona and I just had to do something else,” he says.
The doctor of nursing program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Nursing has been ranked No. 26 on the list of doctor of nursing programs in U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. The UTHSC doctor of nursing program ranks in the top 8% of all 357… Read More
