Data from the state department of health appears to show Shelby County lagging behind the rest of the state in COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Local health officials say those numbers are relative and, while there are clear areas for improvement, we’re on the right track. “We’ve initiated a vaccine program that’s never been done before in… Read More
A head official at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will join a virtual conversation on the coronavirus with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Robert Redfield will host the discussion on Zoom about the pandemic and public health response to the coronavirus.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Regional One Health are partnering on a clinical trial program in Memphis to evaluate a drug for COVID-19 treatment. The Memphis medical college and hospital announced Thursday they will provide late-stage trials for Regeneron’s REGN-COV2, an antibody cocktail the company is investigating for possible treatment and prevention… Read More
Doctors and researchers say creating a coronavirus vaccine is only half the battle. The other is getting people to actually take it. It’s why companies like Moderna and Pfizer are responding to calls to be more transparent about their processes and protocols. There are several trials happening now to develop a coronavirus vaccine, including a… Read More
Dr. Wendy Likes talks about how the College of Nursing has helped students during the pandemic.
Actor Chadwick Boseman’s death from colon cancer shocked the world, and it has many people checking up on their own health. Boseman died at the young age of 43 from cancer that doctors normally recommend getting checked for at the age of 50.
For high school bands in the Mid-South, the pandemic has had them marching to a different beat this summer and, in some cases, not at all because of safety concerns for students. “Just to be honest, we haven’t found a lot of ways to mitigate those risks,” said Dr. Nicholas Hysmith, Le Bonheur’s medical director… Read More
Le Bonheur Children’s hospital pediatrician in chief says he does not think it’s safe to go back to contact sports like football right now. Dr. Jon McCullers says we have high levels of community transmission, meaning there’s no good answer to returning to school.
