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Who is the team behind the Regional One Health rebuild?

lwilliams@dailymemphian.com (Lydia Williams) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:16:15 -0500

“This isn’t about outside firms coming in, taking out dollars and leaving,” the Regional One president and CEO said. “This is about combining specialized health care expertise with Memphis proven capabilities, ensuring that Memphis business grows.”

Prominent Midtown yoga studio closing after 12 years

cyates@dailymemphian.com (Christin Yates) — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 04:00:11 -0500

Delta Groove Yoga will close its Overton Square studio this weekend after 12 years, though its teacher training school will continue.

When NICU patients, parents and medical staff meet again, the reunion has all the emotions

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:41:30 -0500

Nurses, patients and more gathered at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Saturday, Sept. 20, for a neonatal intensive care reunion.

At Saint Francis Hospital, a team of heroes hand-crafted hope

lwilliams@dailymemphian.com (Lydia Williams) — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:22:55 -0500

The plant operations team at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis walked into the conference room expecting a meeting. Instead, the team was met with a room full of people waiting to congratulate them.

St. Jude announces a second Advanced Research Center

damro@dailymemphian.com (Dima Amro) — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:14:42 -0500

Plans for a 16-story, 865,000-square-foot research tower in Downtown Memphis are underway.

Methodist grows Neuroscience Institute with $2.8M expansion

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 19:42:39 -0500

Along with providing care for conditions like brain tumors and seizures, the institute is also training a new generation of neurologists.

Memphis school students diagnosed with highly contagious, viral illness

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Fri, 5 Sep 2025 15:08:10 -0500

Memphis-Shelby County Schools said several cases of the disease were confirmed at Sherwood Elementary.

With a long weekend ahead, two Memphis events encourage residents to embrace healthful living

jcallahan@dailymemphian.com (Jody Callahan) — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:37:57 -0500

“It is a long weekend, and this weekend starts obviously with a lot of activities. But we want people to come and have fun,” Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare CEO Michael Ugwueke said.

With $12M grant, UTHSC to become Center of Excellence for rural health care

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Tue, 2 Sep 2025 10:37:24 -0500

With a new grant, UTHSC hopes to create a model for improving rural health care across America.

About 80% of strokes are preventable. Here's how you can help yourself.

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:00:04 -0500

To avoid a stroke, Memphis neurologists say you should understand risk factors, make lifestyle changes and not skip routine physicals.

Baptist will soon own 25 hospitals

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:51:37 -0500

With hospitals across Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, Memphis-based Baptist is one of the country’s largest nonprofit health care systems and the region’s largest provider of Medicaid.

At 3, he was diagnosed with kidney disease. At 35, he's telling his story over coffee.

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:12:20 -0500

In a Memphis coffeeshop, Artavius Veasey encourage people of color, who make up about 60% of the 100,000 individuals on the national transplant waiting list, to consider organ donation.

YMCA Memphis and Mid-South under new leadership

ssurrett@dailymemphian.com (Sophia Surrett) — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:30:10 -0500

The Memphis nonprofit’s new leader brings almost three decades of YMCA leadership experience, including 11 years in Memphis.

The AM/DM podcast: Ways to fix the local nursing shortage

mcashiola@dailymemphian.com (Mary Cashiola) — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 06:35:01 -0500

The U.S. is expected to hit a shortfall of more than 100,000 health care workers in just three short years, with nurses and nursing assistants being some of the most in-demand jobs.

Opinion: Be aware of this law if you wear eyeglasses

rhutchinson@bbbmidsouth.org (Randy Hutchinson) — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 04:00:02 -0500

The Ophthalmic Practice Rules were created to let consumers comparison-shop by insisting prescribers put prescriptions in patients’ hands before they buy corrective eyewear.

UTHSC almost 'shovel-ready' for campus construction

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 19:19:05 -0500

The new University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine building would be built between the College of Pharmacy and the former Holiday Inn hotel tower.

St. Jude's Downing to be inducted into Health Care Hall of Fame

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:26:34 -0500

Dr. James Downing joins St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital founder Danny Thomas and Church Health founder Dr. Scott Morris as an honoree.

Justin Timberlake says he's been diagnosed with Lyme disease

editions@dailymemphian.com (The Associated Press) — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:32:34 -0500

Timberlake shared the news in a post commemorating his Forget Tomorrow tour adding that the disease “can be relentlessly debilitating, both mentally and physically.”

Bartlett firm ‘to work on a bigger scale’ as part of Minnesota company

michaelwaddell1971@gmail.com (Michael Waddell) — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:05:35 -0500

Last year Grace Medical expanded and renovated its headquarters at 8500 Wolf Lake Drive, which will now be part of Innovia Medical.

ALSAC names new CEO

amaki@dailymemphian.com (Aisling Mäki) — Tue, 8 Jul 2025 14:12:22 -0500

Ike Anand’s new role is effective immediately, making him the seventh CEO in the 68-year history of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.