The Shelby County Health Department’s Safer at Home order would limit onsite dining, bars and clothing retailers in the days before Christmas, but leave many other businesses unaffected, according to a draft obtained by The Commercial Appeal Friday evening.
COVID-19 vaccinations will begin at Memphis’ University of Tennessee Health Science Center Saturday, the university announced Friday.Several hospitals in Memphis began vaccinating frontline workers earlier this week.
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital received the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by way of FedEx Thursday morning, and began vaccinating its frontline workers within a couple of hours. Le Bonheur is one of the first children’s hospitals in the country to receive the vaccine. The first at the hospital to get the vaccine was Le Bonheur… Read More
When the World Health Organization designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, no one could have foreseen the worldwide pandemic that would place a spotlight on the contributions and challenges of nursing. As a leading nursing school, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing made a dedicated effort… Read More
Dr. McCullers, Infectious Disease Specialist, UTHSC, answers COVID-19 vaccine questions December 19: WMC Action News 5
As FedEx continues to deliver COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech throughout the U.S., another vaccine candidate is poised for distribution in just days. Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and highly effective, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and it is on pace for emergency use authorization from the… Read More
A recent study published in the Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Disease, explains the association of High Protein Diet and Prediabetes Remission and its positive effects on Incretins and cardiovascular risk factors.
Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley struck a somber tone when questioning Shelby County Health Department director Alisa Haushalter Wednesday morning. With the local case count continuing to reach new heights and the probability that holiday gatherings will mean much higher peaks in January, Billingsley — a longtime Republican and former director at Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare… Read More
