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COVID-19 drives demand for Tylenol up

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There’s a lot of information out there about the coronavirus. Some of it is true and some is false. There have been claims circulating that ibuprofen has a bad effect on the progress of patients with COVID-19. Local 24 News turned to the experts for an answer.


How prepared is Memphis for a grim — but realistic — COVID-19 peak?

The Memphis Business Journal

The news was suddenly bright: An updated model released Monday projected that Tennessee’s hospitals could handle the anticipated rush of COVID-19 patients — with plenty of beds, ICU beds and ventilators to spare.


Wellness in times of Plague: Physician Wellness during Covid-19 pandemic

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We all know that we are living in interesting times. And by interesting times I mean scary, confusing, disorienting, unpredictable, overwhelming and exhausting. Information is changing minute by minute. Recommendations given yesterday are contradicted today and changed yet again tomorrow. Personal protective equipment is difficult, if not impossible, to find.


Riding the CV Roller Coaster: When Will It End?

Memphis Flyer

This will end. Getting to a time when the coronavirus doesn’t dominate every aspect of our lives won’t be easy, the way forward is not clear, and the stakes could not be higher. Still, that one incontrovertible, glorious fact remains: This will end.  


UTHSC releases road map to control COVID-19

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Life won’t be returning to anything that resembles normal for two years. That’s the warning from experts at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.


Task force aims to test 1,000 a day, whether they can pay or not

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The local COVID-19 Task Force is developing a comprehensive coronavirus testing strategy to widely expand testing to more under-served areas and vulnerable populations of Shelby County.


Health expert at UTHSC projects multiple surges of COVID-19; Normalcy could be years away

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Life won’t be returning to anything that resembles normal for two years. That’s the warning from experts at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. UTHSC released a “Memphis road map” for controlling the coronavirus. A detailed report that calls for: A coordinated, multi-state response from Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi. All 3 states must have… Read More


Mid-South doctors say be prepared for several waves of COVID-1

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Memphis-area doctors say people need to be prepared that COVID-19 may last into 2021, or longer. Models show after we get past the 1st outbreak, there will be several waves of outbreaks in our area lasting into fall of 2021 or longer. The models presented show each wave will get smaller and smaller in terms… Read More