New bilingual clinic hopes to address lack of Spanish-speaking medical providers
NuvaCare opened in Cordova on Oct. 19. Its doctor and others say it’s needed as more bilingual services are needed in medical settings in the Memphis area.
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October 2026
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A new Millington VA clinic is providing care. But veterans and officials say rural access remains vital.
Veterans and VA officials say the new Millington clinic addresses one ongoing issue for those who have served: access, especially for those in rural communities.
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August 2026
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Surgical oncologist Dr. Martin Fleming takes after his father. And his son takes after him.
As a surgical oncologist at UT Health Sciences, Dr. Martin Fleming has followed the path of his father and served as a role model for his son — in addition to training hundreds of doctors.
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July 2026
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Memphis’ forgotten figures: Nursing pioneer Lena Angevine Warner
This week, we take a look at the life of Lena Angevine Warner, who survived a case of yellow fever, served on Walter Reed’s team that identified its cause and revolutionized nursing in Tennessee.
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June 2026
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Meet identical twins who traveled the world and landed in the same program at UTHSC
Hunter and Spencer Turner are students in UTHSC’s nurse-anesthesia program, which is the latest stop in a journey that’s taken them from small town Tennessee to Japan to Italy to Memphis.
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PTSD and alcoholism can ruin veterans’ lives. This UTHSC researcher’s solution could one day treat both.
“For things like PTSD and addiction, … all we’ve been able to do are treat symptoms,” said Dr. Jessica Snowden, the vice chancellor for research at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. “We haven’t really had enough understanding of a cause to be able to actually treat a cause. And Dr. Cruz’s work is helping bridge that gap.”
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May 2026
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At JA BizTown, kids get first taste of ‘the world of work’
At Junior Achievement’s JA BizTown, fifth and sixth graders run a mini city and take jobs at storefronts that represent major Memphis organizations.
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Grief to graduation: Woman honors her mother’s legacy after losing three family members in crash
Brittney Wilson’s mother, Tonya Cannady, was her best friend. When her mother and brothers were killed in a car wreck, she considered quitting nursing school. But her mom’s colleagues at Youth Villages helped her get through it.
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April 2024
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Elizabeth Lemmonds has a brain tumor and no health insurance, a sadly American tale
Lemmonds has a brain tumor and no health care. Why is she telling her story? “Someone reading this is going to get hit ... by a diagnosis that is going to bankrupt them,” she said.
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July 2023
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Teens get paid while learning about health care careers
The summer program, which launched in 2022, pays teens $15 an hour as they learn.
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September 2022
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Arlington students get real-world experience with clinical internships
With a goal of providing Arlington students with a hands-on learning experience in various medical professions, the suburb’s school district has begun an internship with several healthcare providers.
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March 2021
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Saint Francis adds urgent care clinics
Several MedPost locations are now called Urgent Care of Saint Francis. One is located in Olive Branch and the others are in Bartlett, Collierville, Cordova, East Memphis and Germantown according to a release by Saint Francis Healthcare.
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June 2020
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Church Health breaks its rule, extends care to the jobless during pandemic
Church Health chief executive Dr. Scott Morris: "Do you now somebody who has lost their job, who has lost their health insurance?... This might be a time to consider making a donation to Church Health."
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May 2020
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Meritan staff braves pandemic to continue in-home care
The nonprofit social work and health agency wants to add walk-up, COVID-19 testing for the homeless to the array of services it provides.
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Houston High student honors healthcare workers with senior project
One Houston High junior decided he could get a head start on his senior capstone project. He took the opportunity to give back to healthcare workers.
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January 2020
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Methodist Healthcare buys building next to The Citizen
Methodist Healthcare has purchased the Midtown building it has been leasing for minor med and diagnostic centers.
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September 2019
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Prospero Health to set up operations in Memphis
Prospero Health plans to invest $1.5 million and hire 249 workers in Memphis, setting up operations in One Commerce Square Downtown.
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March 2019
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Judge overturns decision denying Baptist’s standalone Arlington ER
As community hospitals have closed in Haywood and Fayette counties, Baptist Memorial Health Care has been trying for years to get a certificate of need to build a freestanding emergency department in nearby Arlington.
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Developer looking to add three offices to Germantown medical district
Fifteen acres could be transformed to house three medical buildings if Price Ford and the Fulmer family get Germantown's approval.
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November 2018
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Photo Gallery: Downtown Memphis runs pink for cancer fundraiser
Downtown Memphis was flooded with pink tutus, pink wigs and pink feathered boas as more than 6,000 runners turned out for the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018.
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