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COVID-19 testing site delays Thursday start time due to weather

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Winter weather is forecasted to move through the Mid-South Thursday, causing at least one COVID-19 testing site to delay its start time. The UTHSC/UCH COVID-19 testing site at 3 N. Dunlap on the UTHSC campus announced a delayed start for Thursday, Jan. 6.


The 901: Omicron surge brings familiar challenges to Memphis-area businesses

The Commercial Appeal

Good morning, Memphis, where a future state bill could potentially let city first responders live anywhere — ending a debate among Memphis City Council members. But, first, as the new COVID-19 variant omicron surges through Shelby County, bringing numerous cases, a familiar set of challenges comes to businesses and institutions whose employees face the public regularly. New COVID-19 testing site… Read More


COVID-19 Test Positivity Rate Reaches Record High in Shelby County

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Shelby County’s COVID-19 test positivity rate is the highest it’s been all pandemic. This week, the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) reports more than 40 percent of all COVID-19 tests given are coming back positive. One infectious disease doctor says a COVID-19 test positivity rate at 41.4 percent is uncharted waters. Another says a positivity… Read More


Dr. Michael Whitt — 2021 Innovation Award Winner

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Inside Memphis Business honors the very best in local innovation. Meet one of the four winners this year. Professor Michael Whitt’s innovation in virus research from two decades ago has been innovatively adapted to help develop Covid-19 vaccines. Whitt currently serves as the associate dean of the Office of Medical Education in the school’s College… Read More


New COVID-19 Testing Center Opens in Memphis as Active Infections Surpass 21,000

The Commercial Appeal

A new drive-through COVID-19 testing center is opening in the medical district Wednesday as demand for testing soars. Reported infections in Memphis surpassed 21,000 active reported cases, Tuesday data showed, and a third of all tests in Tennessee are turning up positive. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center and partner University Clinical Health will operate the testing site… Read More


UTHSC to Graduate 149 New Health Care Professionals In Winter Commencement Ceremony

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The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will hold its 2021 Winter Commencement ceremony Monday, December 13, at 11 a.m., at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts.


University of Louisville names interim president after Neeli Bendapudi’s exit

The Courier Journal - Louisville

The University of Louisville board of trustees hired provost Lori Stewart Gonzalez as its new interim president at a special meeting Monday morning, just four days after President Neeli Bendapudi’s sudden acceptance of the top position at Penn State University. News of Bendapudi’s departure from U of L was a shock to many on Thursday, despite the board… Read More


Health Care Heroes 2021: Claudette Shephard of University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Regional One Health

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Dr. Claudette Shephard is an OB-GYN specializing in girls and young women. Her work with patients’ sexual development and future fertility has an impact on the community at large. She has a 30-year career in medicine, and her practice draws patients from West Tennessee, North Mississippi, Eastern Arkansas, and the Missouri Bootheel. She also provides gynecology services… Read More