An outpatient surgery center that employs 22 people is closing in mid-January.

Methodist Le Bonheur is offering a new stent treatment for patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease, a condition that diabetics and those with high blood pressure are susceptible to develop. 

A local doctor has received the funds to test how mild hypothermia could prevent the harmful effects of brain seizures in newborn babies.

The 86-year-old scientist who linked the origin of the flu virus to migratory birds still comes to work at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to prepare for a possible pandemic should bird flu ever learn to spread among humans.

Winter is the start of cold and flu season. But this year, the dangerous respiratory virus RSV – the No. 1 cause of hospitalization of infants in the U.S. – has been peaking earlier than usual. What parents and seniors need to know.

Blue Cross Blue Shield taking more steps to reduce opioid circulation, and will begin covering acupuncture for pain relief in 2019.

Next time you take a Lyft, choosing to round your fare up to the nearest dollar could provide a free ride for families whose children are receiving treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

University of Tennessee interim president Randy Boyd is considering seeking more state funding for medicine residencies, an effort to offset stagnant federal dollars and enable the UT Health Science Center to graduate more physicians.

Early results show new Regional One Health program cutting costs, but also improving the lives of uninsured patients who visit too frequently for a variety of reasons. 

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is teaming up with a Los Angeles-based esports organization in a first-of-its-kind partnership to raise money through livestreamed gaming.

Tennessee needs an additional 140 primary care physicians to lose its designation as a Health Professional Shortage Area by the federal government.

With more than 45 medical device companies based in the area, Memphis Bioworks Foundation and its ZeroTo510 business accelerator are building on successes to cultivate medical startups and help them thrive in Memphis.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has joined the national movement to pay employees a living wage.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare capped its centennial year with the dedication of its 450,000-square-foot, $275 million tower nearing completion at Bellevue and Eastmoreland.

Sitting at the dining room table at his home in Bartlett, Dan Merrill, 67, holds his smartphone away from his reading glasses.

As 167 health care providers, researchers and foundation executives from 52 different countries made their way into the Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education and Collaboration auditorium, a slideshow depicted photos from their journey. One group was spotted at B.B. King’s Blues Club the night before, others took pictures upon their arrival at Memphis International Airport, and many took pictures at their final destination, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. 

Louisiana-based Acadian Ambulance Service will take on the workforce and 30-plus ambulances of Emergency Mobile Health Care LLC Feb. 1 as Acadian completes acquisition of the homegrown Memphis company.

Gov. Bill Haslam appointed a five-member advisory board for Memphis-based University of Tennessee Health Science Center, including U.S. District Court Judge Mark Norris and Michael Ugwueke, president and CEO of Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, according to the governor’s office.

Chandler Howard was a freshman in high school when he started getting headaches, neck and back pain.

A large team from Mitsubishi Electric’s Memphis manufacturing facility will be among the record-setting 26,000 participants, 40,000 spectators and 4,000 volunteers at this year’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend.

After 12 years of leading Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, president and CEO Meri Armour plans to retire in 2019.

Editor’s note: Since this story was published, Amanda Bass has pleaded guilty to pretending to be a combat veteran and using the fake story to solicit goods and services from donors through a GoFundMe page.

Oak Hall and Lansky Bros. are collaborating on a unique project that gives back to the patients of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. A set of three pairs of collectible socks is available just in time for the holidays, and sales benefit St. Jude.

The Shelby County Health Department is offering free flu shots Wednesday, Dec. 5, as part of a statewide vaccination event.

One morning, Caroline Harris, 70, woke up with severe pain in her lower back. Was it the exercise she did? Picking up that heavy object? Climbing a flight of stairs?