The graph below by the University of Tennessee showed Shelby County hospitalizations since March of 2020. At the very end, there is a projected uptick higher than any other. Now some health officials and experts are concerned that hospitals may not be able to handle the surge.
The Tennessee Institute of Regenerative Medicine is doing cutting-edge work at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and their goal is to translate scientific discoveries into new therapies for people suffering from organ damage. To learn more, we talked with executive director Dr. Gabor Tigyi and UTHSC’s vice chancellor for research, Dr. Steve Goodman.
A planned emergency overflow hospital for COVID-19 patients in Memphis has been decommissioned without ever being used, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said Monday. The hospital was located in the 125,000-square-foot building at 495 Union Ave. formerly occupied by The Commercial Appeal newspaper offices. The building was renovated to make bed space for 402 COVID-19… Read More
Students and staff who plan to be on the Christian Brothers University campus will need to provide proof of vaccination before the fall semester begins. CBU President Jack Shannon says this requirement is about following the science. Roughly 2,300 people, both students and staff, will be affected. Shannon said when they started seeing vaccines would… Read More
Students at Rhodes College who haven’t had their COVID-19 vaccine will likely have to pay a $1,500 fee each semester starting this fall. The charge will begin once the FDA fully approves the COVID-19 vaccine, which Rhodes expects to happen this summer. Right now, the vaccine is only authorized for emergency use.
Doctors Brian Fowler and Salar Rafieetary talk about the Cataract-a-thon, an event that will provide free surgeries to participates thanks to the UTHSC Hamilton Eye Institute.
We’re digging deeper into the history of a pharmacy professor who is facing drug charges. Dr. Georgi Petkov is currently on leave from his position with the College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Petkov was arrested at a Parkway Village home last month where investigators say they found… Read More
Many of us are using Zoom, Skype and Facetime to communicate during the pandemic, but all that screen-time could have a major impact on your eyes. Dr. Shiva Bohn with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Hamilton Eye Institute talks about that on Live at 9.
