The Shelby County Health Department and its partners, including the University of Memphis, have been awarded $13,837,767 over a 5-year term for infrastructure improvements and workforce development.
The grant funding is part of $3.2 billion in awards that the Centers...
For the first time in its history, the St. Jude Spirit of the Dream event selected women for each of its highest accolades: the St. Jude Spirit of the Dream award and the Legacy Award.
The event, held on Sept....
The 2nd Annual Mental Health Awareness Day at Epping Way is set for Saturday (Oct. 1).
The free event reflects the teamwork of the Wolf River Conservancy, Sylvamo and Memphis Shelby County Schools. It is designed to make use of...
The Memphis Breast Cancer Consortium (MBCC) and Center for Transforming Communities will host the Power of Pink Community Health Fair on October 8 at the Connect Center from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The theme for the free breast cancer...
Soon after President Joe Biden was diagnosed with COVID in mid-July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) later confirmed that the strain infecting him was the Omicron variant, the most dominant in the U.S.
As are other health...
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare President and CEO Michael Ugwueke has been named one of the “2022 Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America” by Savoy magazine.
Savoy’s ranking of their Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America is widely considered...
A second group of Ukrainian children with cancer has arrived for treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee after they fled with their families from the war in their home country, the hospital said.
Four children ages 6...
After a year interrupted by COVID, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s College of Dentistry will be filling cavities and offering other free dental care to middle-school students from Freedom Preparatory Academy, as part of the American Dental...
Longtime nurse practitioner and health advocate, Artangela Henry, has been named a Woman of Impact in the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign.
She will use her influence to help women understand the peril of cardiovascular disease, the...
Shelby County is riding a huge contagious wave of the Omicron variant, rendering thousands sick, mostly with mild symptoms and shorter quarantine times.
Between Dec. 30 and Wednesday (Jan. 5), Memphis/Shelby County has averaged 2,351.7 new cases per day, according...