In the Media
October 28, 2020
- Daily Memphian: CA hospital, EMS surge facility prepared
- WREG: UTHSC Coronavirus Pandemic Data
- October 28: WREG News Channel 3 at 4:30
- October 28: WREG News Channel 3 5:30AM
- October 28: Fox 16 News at 6:00AM
October 27, 2020
October 23, 2020
- The Tennessean: Pandemic has cost University of Tennessee System $147 million — a big part from Vols football
October 22, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Shelby County, hospitals prepare for another surge
October 21, 2020
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC identifies drugs as possible coronavirus treatments
- WBIR
- Local Memphis
- WTHR
- Memphis This Morning
- October 22: WREG News Channel 3 Live at 9
October 20, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: Health Department's Haushalter: To help fight COVID, 'exercise your consumer power?
- WMC: Some rural West Tennessee counties see rise in COVID-19 cases
- Fox13: Half of Black adults won’t take the COVID-19 vaccine, study shows
October 18, 2020
October 13, 2020
- Fox13: Local doctor isn’t worried after multiple COVID-19 trials paused
- Memphis Flyer: Lyft COVID-19 Guidelines Developed in Memphis
- WMC Action News 5 at 4:00PM
- WMC Action News 5 at 5:00PM
- October 14: WMC Action News 5 at 4:30 AM
October 8, 2020
- Local Memphis: COVID-19 treatment used on President Trump drawing national attention, part of upcoming
local study
- October 8: Local 24 News at 5
- October 8: Local 24 News at 6
October 6, 2020
October 5, 2020
- WMC: Local doctor says President should take same precautions as anyone else with COVID-19
- WMC Action News 5 at 10:00PM
- October 6: WMC Action News 5 at 4:00 AM
- October 6: WMC Action News AM at 5:00AM
- Fox13: Health experts continue to urge COVID-19 safety after Trump test positive
October 2, 2020
- WMC: Drug cocktail given to President Trump going through clinical trial in Memphis
- WMC Action News 5 at 6:00PM
- WREG News Channel 3 at 10:00
- Fox 16 News at 10PM
- October 3: WMC Action News AM at 6AM
- October 3: WMC Action News 5 at 10:00PM
- October 4: WMC Action News 5 Today
- Fox13: Rapid COVID-19 test concerns left unanswered
October 1, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: Shelby County health officials consider easing restrictions on Liberty Bowl, restaurants
- BizWomen: P&G partners with Lyft on cleaning, disinfection protocols
- Triad Business Journal
- Press Release Point
- Cincinnati Business Courier
- Valdosta Daily Times
- Global Banking and Finance Review
- Maryville Daily Times
- Ludington Daily News
- Watertown Public Opinion
- Harrison Daily Times
- The Argus- Press
- Citizen Tribune
- Tullahoma News
- Manchester Times
- Maryville Forum
- Herald Chronicle
- Rome-News Tribune
- St. Joseph News-Press
- Elk Valley Times
- Cadillac Times
- Marion Chronicle Tribune
- Frankfort Times
- Herald Press
- Acrofan
- OTC Dynamics
- Wallstreet Online
- Digital Journal
- ADVFN Deutschland
- Avanza Bank AB
- Stockwatch
- October 3: The Eponymous Pickle
- October 5: SI Live
- October 5: Glen M. Enlow
- Commercial Appeal: The 901: Should Shelby County Schools reopen classrooms after fall break?
- Commercial Appeal: Evanoff: Like a detective on the hunt, this UT scientist aims to help solve the COVID-19 riddle
September 30, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: Regional One, UTHSC are conducting COVID-19 clinical trials and they need Memphis volunteers
- Local Memphis: Local, but often forgotten institution is about to start clinical trials for a drug to fight COVID-19
- EurekAlert!: Researchers advance COVID-19 antibody knowledge with paper in journal
- WREG: Doctors: COVID-19 patients show improvement from treatment under study in Memphis
- WREG News Channel 3 at 4:00
September 28, 2020
Setpember 27, 2020
September 25, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Regeneron opens antibody trial with UTHSC, Regional One
- Medical Health News
- WREG News Channel 3 Live at 9
- WMC Action News 5 at Noon
- WMC Action News 5 at 5:00PM
- WMC Action News 5 at 6:00PM
- September 26: WMC Action News AM at 5:00AM
- September 26: WMC Action News AM at 6AM
- September 26: WMC Action News 5 Today
- Memphis Business Journal: Health Care Heroes In Unprecedented Times - Dr. Amber Thacker
- WMC: UTHSC physicians leading potential ‘game changer’ clinical trial for COVID-19 treatment in Memphis
September 24, 2020
- Daily Memphian: COVID-19 vaccine for children could lag adults by months
- WREG: UTHSC, Regional One to perform clinical trials in Memphis for possible COVID-19 drug
- Local Memphis
- Memphis Business Journal
- One News Page
- WMC-TV
- WMC Action News 5 at 4:00PM
- WMC Action News 5 at 5:00PM
September 21, 2020
- Commercial Dispatch: Carly Goldstein and Becca Krukowski: Who will be the vaccine influencers for COVID-19?
September 18, 2020
- WREG: Coronavirus vaccine researchers work to maintain transparency, build public trust around vaccine
September 17, 2020
- WMC: Researchers struggling to get Black participants in COVID-19 vaccine trials
- WMC Action News 5 at 10:00PM
- September 18: WMC Action News 5 at 4:00 AM
- September 18: WMC Action News AM at 5:00AM
- September 18: WMC Action News AM at 6AM
- September 20: WMC Action News AM at 5:00AM
September 14, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Stress-weary doctors soldier on in COVID-19 marathon
September 11, 2020
- WMC: UTHSC COVID-19 testing lab a key factor in fight against virus
- WMC Action News 5 at 5:00PM
- WMC Action News 5 at 6:00PM
- September 12: WMC Action News AM at 6AM
- September 13: WMC Action News 5 Today
- September 13: KAIT 8
September 10, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: Health Care Heroes in Unprecedented Times: Dr. Scott Strome
September 8, 2020
September 7, 2020
- Scientific American: An Immune Protein Could Prevent Severe COVID-19—if It Is Given at the Right Time
August 25, 2020
- Murfreesboro Post: University of Tennessee Health Science Center and FDS, Inc. Form Partnership to Study the Impact of Community Pharmacy Driven COVID-19 Testing on Public Health
- Memphis Business Journal: Shelby County COVID update: Progress made but not time to relax
- WMC: UTHSC's Dr. Jon McCullers weighs in on reporting COVID-19 cases at school and pandemic trends in Shelby County
August 21, 2020
- Daily Memphian: FDA delay of blood plasma approval won’t slow local trials
- Memphis Business Journal: Health Care Heroes in Unprecedented Times: Dr. Sarah Weatherspoon, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital/UTHSC
August 18, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: Will Memphis-area schools alert all families of COVID-19 cases? It depends on the school
August 17, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Six months in, we’re all living in ‘COVID World’
- Chicago Tribune: Column: These psychiatrists wrote an open letter to Michelle Obama about her low-grade depression. ‘We stand in solidarity with the vulnerability you expressed.’
August 14, 2020
- Tri-State Defender: In harm’s way is now a way of life for John James Jr.
August 12, 2020
- Yahoo! Canada: Teachers are writing their wills before returning to school amid pandemic: 'This is a life-or-death thing'
- Fox13: One-third of Americans wouldn’t get COVID-19 vaccine even if it’s free, poll says
August 10, 2020
August 9, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Amid a pandemic, tens of thousands of Memphis-area kids return to school: What happens when they do?
August 8, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Entrepreneurial nurses build virtual clinic around telehealth
August 7, 2020
- WREG: Le Bonheur health officials recommend schools cancel in-person band practice
- Memphis Business Journal: Health Care Heroes In Unprecedented Times: Dr. Jon McCullers, UTHSC/Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital
August 6, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Opinion: UTHSC experts outline hurdles to vaccine
- WCYB: UT Dentistry students lend a hand at Healing Hands Health Center during the pandemic
August 5, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: U of M, UTHSC collaboration selects COVID research projects to fund
August 4, 2020
- WMC: Executive dean of UTHSC College of Medicine discusses COVID-19 impact on Shelby County
- WMC Action News 5 at 4:00PM
- EurekAlert!: Starlard-Davenport awarded nearly $1 million for sickle cell research
- BizWireExpress: VERU-111 Suppresses Key Cytokines Responsible for Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in COVID-19
August 2, 2020
August 1, 2020
- WMC: Shelby Co. health officials optimistic despite large spike in COVID-19 cases
- WMC Action News AM at 6AM
- WMC Action News AM at 6AM
- WMC Action News 5 at 10:00PM
- WMC: Alternative Care Site on Standby in Memphis
- WMC: Are Children In Hot Spot Zip Codes More at Risk?
- WMC Action News 5 at 5:00pm Saturday
July 31, 2020
- WMC: The Investigators: Should parents in certain communities be more concerned for their children’s risk of contracting COVID-19?
- WMC: Chief medical officer of Memphis COVID-19 overflow hospital working to prepare for potential activation
July 30, 2020
- Daily Memphian: What the positivity rate does, does not tell us about COVID-19
- Commercial Appeal: Le Bonheur guidance to schools includes protocols for tracing, reporting COVID-19 cases
- Local Memphis: "There is no good answer to this" | Health experts offer suggested protocols for Mid-South
school districts
- Local 24 News at 6
- WMC: Health officials discourage use of ‘daily’ positivity rate in COVID-19 testing analysis;
Awaiting governor’s order on contact sports
- WMC Action News 5 at 5:00PM
- WREG: Le Bonheur chief on COVID: Contact sports at school not safe for kids yet
- WREG News Channel 3 at 4:00
- Memphis Flyer: Pediatrician: ‘No Good Choice’ for Schools, Contact Sports ‘Not Safe at This Time’
- Daily Memphian: Haushalter: goal is to have ‘tripwires’ ready tomorrow
July 25, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Testing delays cause strain in every facet of health care
July 24, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: Contact tracing is key in tracking COVID-19. Can Shelby County keep up as schools reopen?
- Commercial Appeal: The 901: How badly is COVID-19 hurting Memphis? Look at MLGW data
- U.S. News and World Report: As the Coronavirus Pandemic Wears On, a Need for Routine Child Vaccines
- WREG: COVID-19 infection rates increasing among children in the Mid-South
- Williamson Home Page: Franklin health care company opens new pharmacy delivery facility, forms partnership with UT
July 23, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: 'The whole experience is just ridiculous': Slow COVID-19 tests, canceled surgeries and lives on hold
July 22, 2020
- Daily Memphian: No proof MMR shots mitigate COVID-19, but stream steady at shot clinics
- WMC-TV: Doctor with UTHSC, task force gives update on COVID-19 response
- Fox13 : Is there enough room in morgues for COVID-19 deaths, other illness deaths?
July 21, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: COVID-19 testing problems: Memphis officials now discourage some people from getting tests
July 20, 2020
- USA Today: Fall without Football: 'There's just no way' to play amid the coronavirus pandemic
without 'high risk'
- Press Citizen
- Mansfield News Journal
- Detroit Free Press
- Daily Town Talk
- Great Falls Tribune
- Black Mountain News
- Greenville News
- Lafayette Daily Advertiser
- Coloradoan
- Evening Sun
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Poughkeepsie Journal
- Daily News Journal
- Indianapolis Star
- AZ Central
- Chillicothe Gazette
- Leaf Chronicle
- Delmarva Daily Times
- Deming Headlight
- Jackson Sun
- Green Bay Gazette
- Kitsap Sun
- Coshocton Tribune
- Wisconsin State Farmer
- Chambersburg Public Opinion
- Springfield News Leader
- Statesmen Journal
- News Leader
- St. George Spectrum
- Monroe News Star
- Pensacola News Journal
- Vineland Daily Journal
- Livingston Daily
- Des Moines Register
July 19, 2020
- Daily Memphian: How local health experts deal with COVID-19 in daily lives
- USA Today: College football coaches face own risks from COVID-19 as they balance needs of their
teams
- The Oklahoman
- Coloradoan
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Poughkeepsie Journal
- Daily News Journal
- AZ Central
- Chillicothe Gazette
- Indianapolis Star
- Leaf Chronicle
- Delmarva Daily News
- Deming Headlight
- Jackson Sun
- Green Bay Press Gazette
- Kitsap Sun
- Coshocton Tribune
- Statesman Journal
- Wisconsin State Farmer
- Chambersburg Public Opinion
- Springfield News Leader
- St. George Spectrum
- News Leader
- Monroe News Star
- Detroit Free Press
- Pensacola News Journal
- Press-Citizen
- Vineland Daily Journal
- Mansfield News Journal
- Livingston Daily
- Des Moines Register
- Daily Town Talk
- Great Falls Tribune
- Greenville News
- Black Mountain News
- Lafayette Daily Advertiser
- Evening Sun
July 18, 2020
July 16, 2020
- EurekAlert!: Researchers awarded $2.4 million for brain artery health studies
- Hindustan Times: Coronavirus: Obesity and metabolic syndrome are risk factors for severe influenza,
Covid-19
- July 16: Web India 123
- July 16: BusinessWorld India
- July 16: The Medical News
- July 16: Mirage News
- July 16: One Page News
- July 17:BINJ
- July 17:The Indian Express
- July 17:DNA India
- July 17:New Kerala
- July 17:Daily Hunt
- July 19:Lokmat
- July 19:ANI
- July 20: Ahmedabad Mirror
- July 21: Free Press Journal
July 15, 2020
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC: Animal care complaint ‘promptly’ addressed
- WITF: Racial trauma in the Black community could have generational effects
July 14, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: Dr. McCullers: County hits testing capacity, bar spread was 'surprise'
- WREG: University of Memphis previews plans to safely reopen for fall semester
- Commercial Appeal: Will fans be allowed at Memphis 901 FC home matches this year?
July 13, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: New ICE guidelines for international students concern Memphis universities, but a mix of class offerings sustain their visas
- Local 24: Shelby County doctors concede surge capacity likely will be needed at area hospitals
- Editor and Publisher: The News Hospital
July 12, 2020
- Bristol Herald Courier: As BMS prepares to welcome up to 30K fans, public health experts question risks
- Fox13: ICU beds approach 90% capacity, Shelby County Health Department says
July 11, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: U of M will work with University of Tennessee Health Science Center on COVID-19 testing
- Daily Memphian: Facing the coronavirus with facts, not fear
- Daily Memphian: COVID-19’s Catch-22: Are Memphis kids safer at school or at home?
July 10, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: Health Care Heroes in Unprecedented Times: Dr. Alisa Haushalter, Shelby County Health Department
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC will provide COVID-19 testing for U of M campus
July 9, 2020
- Geoff Calkins Show: McCullers Discusses Latest Pandemic News
- WMC: The Investigators: COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise. Here’s what that means.
July 8, 2020
- WMC: Shelby County health experts warn elective surgeries could be limited if COVID-19 hospitalizations don't stabilize soon
- Local 24: Leader of UTHSC coronavirus response reacts to new restrictions on Shelby County businesses as cases surge
- Vanderbilt University: Nurse researchers study expanded autonomy for advanced practice nurses during pandemic
July 7, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: County COVID advisor McCullers: Hours restriction for restaurants likely
- Commercial Appeal: Childhood immunizations have dropped during COVID-19. Will it matter as schools reopen?
- Memphis Business Journal: UTHSC expert anticipates more hospitalizations, drop in elective surgeries
- One News Page: UTHSC expert anticipates more hospitalizations, drop in elective surgeries
- Murfreesboro Post: UTHSC College of Pharmacy and AdhereHealth Partner to Help Underserved Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- KPVI: UTHSC College of Pharmacy and AdhereHealth Partner to Help Underserved Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Elk Valley Times: UTHSC College of Pharmacy and AdhereHealth Partner to Help Underserved Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Citizen Tribune: UTHSC College of Pharmacy and AdhereHealth Partner to Help Underserved Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- WFMZ: UTHSC College of Pharmacy and AdhereHealth Partner to Help Underserved Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- WMC: Scott Strome discusses latest COVID-19 numbers and possible closures
July 6, 2020
- Fox 13: Fox 13 News--4:30AM (Broadcast)
July 3, 2020
- Fox 13: Good Morning Memphis 9am LIVE
July 1, 2020
June 26, 2020
- Press Release Point: Le Bonheur and University of Tennessee Health Science Center Physicians Lead Research During COVID-19
June 24, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: Why 'phase two' of Shelby County's reopening doesn't mean what it used to mean
- Digital Munition: Cyber Security Budget Shift Happens: What Action Can A CISO Take?
- News Medical: Kerafast offers the Delta-G-VSV Pseudotyping System for coronavirus research
June 23, 2020
- Medical Health News: Dr. Gosain of Le Bonheur and UTHSC receives $2 million
- Memphis Business Journal: COVID task force member: Don't expect return to phase one
- WMC: Mid-South business headlines: Health officials, businesses concerned after COVID-19 case uptick
June 22, 2020
June 20, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: Shelby County Health Department investigating nearly 400 new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday
June 16, 2020
- WMC: Sharp increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations stalls phase 3 of Shelby Co. reopening
- Daily Memphian: Public health experts reiterate importance of wearing a mask
- Memphis Business Journal: McCullers discusses young-adult hospitalization jump, church services, and travel
June 13, 2020
June 11, 2020
- WREG: Health expert says city needs to practice social distancing, good hygiene to prevent second COVID-19 wave
- Commercial Appeal: Opinion: Challenges with COVID-19 could bring transformational change, improve human health
June 9, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: McCullers discusses shifting focus from general public to older Memphians
June 8, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: Shelby County expects to enter phase three next week
June 6, 2020
- Daily Memphian: The link between COVID-19 and George Floyd’s death
June 5, 2020
June 4, 2020
June 3, 2020
- Local Memphis: UTHSC health leader supports safe protests amid COVID-19 concerns
- Memphis Business Journal: Local deaths from COVID likely closer to 200
June 2, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Doctors warn of serious late-virus reaction in children
- Memphis Business Journal: Strickland extends phase two; McCullers discusses reasoning and recent protests (Update)
May 31, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Strickland makes pitch to test 30,000 people a day
May 29, 2020
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC pharmacy students make masks for under-served communities
May 28, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: What will school look like this fall? Task forces are planning for several scenarios
May 27, 2020
May 26, 2020
May 25, 2020
- Daily Memphian: There was one live graduation event at UTHSC; that reflects its importance
- Daily Memphian: Physical Therapist Dedicated to Improving Quality of Life in COVID-19 Patients
May 24, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Isolation, fear of COVID-19 can fuel addictions
May 21, 2020
- Inside Higher Ed: New Approaches for Conducting Behavioral Research
- Talking Points Memo: Doctors Struggle To Learn If, And How, COVID Affects The Brain
May 20, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: How to Prepare for Safe Re-entry at University of Tennessee
- Knoxville News Sentinel: How to prepare for a safe re-entry at University of Tennessee | Opinion
- The Courier News: Preparing for a safe re-entry
- WJHL: UT System COVID-19 Task Force releases reopening report
- Daily Memphian: UT students can expect ‘a new normal’ on campus
- Tennessean: Returning to UT this fall: Start date could change and classes will look different
- Leaf Chronicle: Returning to UT this fall: Start date could change and classes will look different
- WVLT: University of Tennessee system lays out reopening 'best practices'
- Jackson Sun: Returning to UT this fall: Start date could change and classes will look different
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC gives public access to daily COVID statistics
- Daily Memphian: Coronavirus live blog: ‘Face masks do make a difference’
- Fox 13 Memphis: Mid-South lab working non-stop to develop new coronavirus antibody testing
- Fox 13: UTHSC releases new data about spread of COVID-19 in Memphis
- WMC: UTHSC tracking COVID-19 data with regional maps
- Fox 13: Mid-South lab working non-stop to develop new coronavirus antibody testing
- Memphis Business Journal: Here's the trend that almost delayed Phase II, could postpone Phase III
- Daily Memphian: Social distancing efforts look ahead to Memorial Day
May 19, 2020
- Evening Times: Launching Memphis’ 3.0 plan
- Daily Memphian: Recommend or Require: Dividing Line in Mask Debate
May 18, 2020
- Local Memphis: Gov. Bill Lee visits Memphis' COVID-19 alternate care facility as our cameras get first tour inside
- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Greenville Sun: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Paris Post Intelligencer: With Renovation Complete, State Makes Memphis COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Ready as Mid-South Care Resource
- Herald Chronicle: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Manchester Times: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Citizen Tribune: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Harrison Daily Times: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- WSFB: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Elk Valley Times: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Smithville Review: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Maryville Daily Times: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Beloit Daily News: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- St. Joseph News-Press: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- The Washington Times: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Clay Center Dispatch: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Shelton Herald: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Darien Times: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- New Canaan Advertiser: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- New Milford Spectrum: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Seattle PI: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
- Fairfield Citizen: Tennessee officials tour alternate COVID-19 care site
May 16, 2020
- WJHL: Can you get coronavirus through your eyes? Health experts weigh in
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC plans for online lectures, small labs, longer faculty hours
May 15, 2020
- WMC: Health officials monitoring COVID-19 hotspots to decide when Shelby County should move toward phase two of reopening
- WREG: Can you get coronavirus through your eyes? Local health experts weigh in
May 14, 2020
- Daily Memphian: In the COVID war, let’s act like we’re all on the same side
May 13, 2020
- Memphis Business Journal: Economy vs. public health: Dulberger, McCullers discuss the ‘terrible balancing act’ of reopening
- Commercial Appeal: Memphis officials urge tests for mildest COVID-19 symptoms. Here's where you can get tested
- WMC: Memphis hospitals prepared for potential COVID-19 patients
- Biz Wire Express: Accumen Develops New Channels for Critical COVID-19 Supplies and Recovery Resources for Hospitals and Health Systems
May 12, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Virus reproduction rate is the number to know; it’s now a promising 1.14 in Shelby County
- Commercial Appeal: Opinion: My experience volunteering at Tiger Lane's COVID-19 drive-thru testing site
- Memphis Business Journal: Here's why Shelby County felt comfortable differing from White House recommendations
May 10, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: Will Memphis-area schools open in the fall? Here's why that's a 'tough question'
- Times Free Press: Caring for health care workers: COVID-19 highlights need for mental health, self-care
May 7, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Local COVID-19 cases and testing increase as positivity rate falls
- FOX 13: Health experts say pandemic could be taking a mental & emotional toll on children
May 6, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Internationally known neurologist leads new center at St. Jude
- WREG: Pandemic shows challenges of what nurses do, those in profession say
- Commercial Appeal: For asthmatic Memphians, being indoors can also invite COVID-19 into their lungs
- Johnson City Press: University of Tennessee campuses plan for fall semester
- WMC: UT campuses to welcome students back this fall with guidance from task force led by UTHSC professor
- WATE: University of Tennessee planning to reopen all campuses for fall semester
- KFVS12: UT campuses to welcome students back this fall with guidance from task force led by UTHSC professor
- The Times Leader: UT Martin to have in-person classes this fall
- Paducah Sun: UT Martin to have in-person classes this fall
- WKRN: University of Tennessee plans return to campus for fall semester
May 5, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Memphis shows 5% positive COVID antibody rate; critics question test accuracy
- EyeSmart: Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Common in Eye Infections
- WREG: Coronavirus impacts Mother’s Day celebrations
May 4, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Leaders weigh ‘Back to Business’ risks of reopening badly
- WREG: Coronavirus cases increase in Shelby County as some businesses reopen
- Commercial Appeal: The 901: Why Memphis should require everyone to wear face masks
May 3, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: As Shelby County creaks open, expect a rise in COVID-19 cases. How much before we have to turn back?
- Daily Memphian: Children’s Mental Health Week in Memphis features virtual activities
May 2, 2020
May 1, 2020
- WKNO: Countdown is On for Soft Reopening of Businesses
- Memphis Business Journal: Why Mayor Strickland felt the time was right to reopen some businesses
- WMC: Some local churches prepare to reopen after Gov. Lee’s order, while others vow to remain closed
- WMC: Shelby County officials urge caution from religious leaders as businesses plan to reopen
- Daily Memphian: Strickland: Gov. Lee has ‘preempted’ rules for places of worship
- Local Memphis: Mid-South coronavirus live updates: Clearing up confusion over who can open - and when - in the Mid-South
- Commercial Appeal: Opinion:COVID-19 now, but what comes next?
- Daily Memphian: Memphis and Shelby County to reopen Monday
April 30, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: When will Memphis see the surge? Experts now say we could avoid it altogether. Here's how.
- Memphis Business Journal: City, county announce start date for Phase 1 of 'back to business'
- Commercial Appeal: Date announced to reopen Shelby County economy with conditions
April 29, 2020
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC dean: Current COVID antibody tests aren’t always correct
- WREG: Video shows former Memphis newspaper office’s transformation into COVID care site
- Daily Memphian: Memphis-based oxygen supplier plays key role in Union Ave. ‘pop-up’ hospital
April 28, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Black Caucus seeks harder look at COVID-19 impact on minorities
- WMC: Road to Reopening’: A WMC town hall discussing COVID-19 and reopening the Mid-South
- Commercial Appeal: Walgreens, Kroger helping push Memphis coronavirus testing capability
- WDIA: COVID-19 Testing with Rep G.A. Hardaway and Dr. Altha Stewart: Why we need it.
April 27, 2020
- Local Memphis: University of Tennessee Health Science Center weighs in on antibody testing for COVID-19
- Daily Memphian: Countywide re-opening plans expected at noon
- Local Memphis: Tennessee restaurants can reopen at half capacity starting Monday in 89 counties
- WREG: Increase in Shelby County COVID cases may be due to more testing, experts say
- Daily Memphian: Baptist testing every patient admitted to its hospitals
- Daily Memphian: Harris: Leaders are united on need for one plan
April 26, 2020
- Cancerology: Sudden Loss of Taste-Smell and Other Symptoms in COVID-19 Era
- Commercial Appeal: Tennessee rural restaurants reopen Monday: Tough safety rules, with weak enforcement plan
- Jackson Sun: Tennessee rural restaurants reopen Monday: Tough safety rules, with weak enforcement plan
- Tennessean: Tennessee rural restaurants reopen Monday: Tough safety rules, with weak enforcement plan
April 25, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Governor visits Memphis clinic, field hospital ahead of statewide reopening
- Columbia Daily Herald: UT system refunds $40M
- Local Memphis: Governor Bill Lee visits the state's only alternate care site, says "ideally it will never have to be used"
- WMC: Gov. Bill Lee visits COVID-19 testing site, alternate care facility in Memphis
- WMC: Shelby County communities make plans to reopen
April 24, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Phase 2 of local pandemic: moving from stabilization to containment
- Daily Memphian: Doctor recovers, gives first serum donation at Methodist University
- Daily Beacon: Board of Trustees discusses UT’s response to coronavirus
- Leaf Chronicle: University of Tennessee System has refunded $40 million to students due to coronavirus
- Knoxville News Sentinel: University of Tennessee System has refunded $40 million to students due to coronavirus
April 23, 2020
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC takes huge strides in battle to ramp up testing
- Fox 13: UTHSC students volunteer on the frontlines at COVID-19 testing sites
- Daily Memphian: Doctors helping to create plan to reopen Memphis
- Daily Memphian: Stay-at-home orders may lift, but the threat persists
- WMC: Full capacity not being utilized at Shelby County testing sites for COVID-19
- WREG: Memphis doctor donates blood plasma to help others fight coronavirus
- Local Memphis: Mid-South coronavirus updates: Memphis Education Fund donates $150,000 to help students in need
- Tennessee Tribune: COVID-19 Lays Bare Health, Economic Neglect
- Local Memphis: There will soon be even more places to get tested for COVID-19 in Shelby County
- Daily Memphian: COVID-19 field hospital conversion underway on Union Avenue
- Daily Memphian: The Early Word: Safer at home is staying put, and UTHSC grabs its cape
April 22, 2020
- WREG: Memphis medical students volunteer on the front line of COVID-19 testing
- Commercial Appeal: As society leans on COVID-19 testing to reopen, test problems remain, says UTHSC official
April 21, 2020
- Daily Memphian: From hospital to home: Appreciating the socially distant life
- Local Memphis: UTHSC medical students create facts flier to help kids understand COVID-19
- Daily Memphian: Holding it together as we stay apart: The psychological challenge of shelter-in-place
- MSN: Black Women Face Extra Coronavirus Burden
- WMC: Medical students work for free to administer COVID-19 tests in Memphis
- WMC: UTHSC students help staff Tiger Lane COVID-19 testing
- Daily Memphian: Coronavirus live blog, April 21: Lee reiterates cooperation with urban mayors
- Commercial Appeal: With some of Tennessee reopening, when could Shelby County ease COVID-19 restrictions?
- WMC: UTHSC health expert answers questions about coronavirus as states reopen economy
- Daily Memphian: Governor promises support for urban mayors in reopening economy
- Oak Ridger: ORNL workers mobilize research, community support to fight COVID-19
April 20, 2020
- AI in Medicine: When supercomputers meet a pandemic
- Daily Memphian: Harris wants tighter nursing home regulation as facilities’ COVID toll rises to 9
- Daily Memphian: Local lab will begin antibody testing Tuesday
April 17, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: COVID-19 patients are recovering. But some of them may have lasting health issues
- R&D Times: Oak Ridge National Laboratory is in the fight against COVID-19
- Tennessean: Opinion: Silence is everywhere: Coping with dying and surviving in the coronavirus era
April 16, 2020
- Commercial Appeal: As COVID-19 patients increase, some Memphis hospitals look to old remedies for a new virus
- Daily Memphian: The poor, African Americans face worst of coronavirus
- Daily Memphian: Telecommuting turns many of us into ‘professional voice users’
- Daily Memphian: Shelby County should be able to test 5,000 people a day for COVID-19. So, why isn’t it?
- Daily Memphian: COVID testing set to expand into more areas of city Friday
- Medical Dialogues: Operation Of Cath Lab During Covid 19 Pandemic
- Commercial Appeal: What should Memphis youths do when home isn't safe?
- WMC: Congressman Cohen’s research grant to UTHSC for alcoholism
April 15, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Shelby County death toll rises to 33
- WREG: Kids and COVID-19: No need for parents to be alarmed, says region’s chief pediatrician
- Science Codex: The Cath Lab during COVID
- BioEngineer: The Cath Lab during COVID
April 14, 2020
April 13, 2020
- Daily Memphian: When and how will Memphis reopen? Answers are not pretty or clear cut
- Commercial Appeal: Opinion: University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center making strides in treating COVID-19
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC offers session on telemedicine in COVID times
- Daily Memphian: Strickland announces loan programs; field hospital at 495 Union
April 12, 2020
- Knoxville News Sentinel: With no in-person classes, medical schools pivot to telemedicine during COVID-19
- Daily Memphian: Alisa Haushalter: In the forefront of a pandemic storm
April 10, 2020
- Tennessean: Opinion: Black Americans have always been hit hardest by illness. Coronavirus shows this inequity once again
April 9, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Malaria drug used in worst COVID-19 cases here; doctors watch closely
- Newsbytes Philippines: Experts: Smartphone screens can ‘host’ coronavirus
- Commercial Appeal: Paid workers and volunteers are sought in Tennessee's coronavirus response
- Daily Memphian: Unprepared for COVID-19: Did Memphis, state missteps early on cost us?
- Commercial Appeal: Delays and false negatives: coronavirus testing still lags in Memphis
- WKNO: COVID Testing Now Encouraged for Those with Less-Severe Symptoms
- WMC: Shelby County Health Dept says COVID-19 can present with mild symptoms, urges testing
April 8, 2020
- Memphis Flyer: Riding the CV Roller Coaster: When Will It End?
- WMC: UTHSC releases road map to control COVID-19
- UT Family Practice Physician Wellness: Wellness in times of Plague: Physician Wellness during Covid-19 pandemic
- Memphis Business Journal: How prepared is Memphis for a grim — but realistic — COVID-19 peak?
- Local Memphis: COVID-19 drives demand for Tylenol up
April 7, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Massive public health response will be needed for next wave
- WMC: Health expert at UTHSC projects multiple surges of COVID-19; Normalcy could be years away
- KAIT: Health expert at UTHSC projects multiple surges of COVID-19; Normalcy could be years away
- Daily Memphian: Task force aims to test 1,000 a day, whether they can pay or not
April 6, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Predictions on COVID-19 surge differ, but all agree it’s coming
- Local Memphis: Mid-South doctors say be prepared for several waves of COVID-19
April 4, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Memphis kindness blog, April 4: China donates face masks to UTHSC
- Dentistry Today: Dental School Uses 3-D Printer to Make Masks
April 3, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Efforts underway to increase COVID-19 testing sites in neighborhoods
- Daily Memphian: Gateway Shopping Center to house temporary hospital as city braces for COVID-19 surge
- Daily Memphian: Memphis man shares his experience after recovering from coronavirus
- Commercial Appeal: Health department: If you're tested for COVID-19, isolate yourself until you get result
- WREG: UTHSC receives donation of face masks from institutions in China
April 2, 2020
- Daily Memphian: A pandemic brings value of telemedicine into focus
- WREG: UT Health Science Center works to develop antibody test to detect coronavirus
- Memphis Business Journal: Gov. Lee announces site of temporary Memphis hospital
- Commercial Appeal: The 901: Memphis braces for a deluge of coronavirus patients
April 1, 2020
- The Geoff Calkins Show: Hour 1 with guests Dr. Jon McCullers and John Martin
March 30, 2020
- WMC: UTHSC College of Dentistry using 3D printer to make masks
- WMC: Doctor at UTHSC says COVID-19 tests can give false-negative results
- WMC: UTHSC professor Dr. Jon McCullers answers questions about coronavirus
March 27, 2020
- Daily Memphian: The Extra Podcast: Dr. Jon McCullers on the hard choices we might have to make during a pandemic
- Commercial Appeal: In coronavirus fight, tri-state region around Memphis lacks coordination, joint strategy
- Daily Memphian: Transmission rates set off new level of distancing urgency
- Commercial Appeal: New numbers: 10% of people tested so far in Shelby County have been positive for COVID-19
- WKNO: Rapid Turnaround COVID-19 Testing Comes to Memphis
- Daily Memphian: First totals for local COVID testing show a qualified 10% positivity rate
- WMC: UTHSC develops hand sanitizer during coronavirus pandemic
- Local Memphis: Drive-thru COVID-19 testing now being offered to the public at Tiger Lane
March 26, 2020
- WMC: UTHSC lab to process COVID-19 specimens in 24-hour turnaround time
- WBIR: UTHSC in Memphis establishes lab to analyze COVID-19 tests
- Daily Memphian: With coronavirus surge expected, local leaders withhold key data
- Daily Memphian: The Extra Podcast: Dr. Jon McCullers on the hard choices we might have to make during a pandemic
- Daily Memphian: Loss of smell may be an important clue in COVID-19 infection
March 25, 2020
- Daily Memphian: For those with weakened immune systems, precautions can save lives
- Commercial Appeal: Goal: 1,000 coronavirus tests per day by next week at Memphis lab, UTHSC says
- Commercial Appeal: Coronavirus questions: Is anti-malaria drug an effective treatment option?
March 24, 2020
- Daily Memphian: False test results another challenge of new virus
- Daily Memphian: It could take 4-8 weeks to see benefit of ‘Safer at Home,’ Haushalter says
- WGBH: Supercomputers Recruited To Hunt For Clues To A COVID-19 Treatment
- KSMU: Supercomputers Recruited To Hunt For Clues To A COVID-19 Treatment
- WKAR: Supercomputers Recruited To Hunt For Clues To A COVID-19 Treatment
- Michigan Radio: Supercomputers Recruited To Hunt For Clues To A COVID-19 Treatment
March 22, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Tiger Lane testing will open to public Monday; referral required
March 20, 2020
- WKNO: COVID-19 and Shelby County
- Daily Memphian: Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed
March 19, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Health Dept.: County in ‘early stages of community transmission’
- WMC: 154 cases of coronavirus confirmed in Tennessee; Shelby County mayor declares emergency as community transmission begins
- Daily Memphian: 10 local cases Thursday afternoon, community transmission noted
- Commercial Appeal: Mid-South Fairgrounds to be used for drive-through coronavirus testing, Mayor Jim Strickland says
- Commercial Appeal: Coronavirus cases reported in Mississippi have more than doubled since Monday; 2nd case for DeSoto
- Local Memphis: Shelby County prepares first large-scale drive-thru COVID-19 testing location as mayor issues state of emergency
- Daily Memphian: Local COVID-19 test with expedited results expected soon, researchers say
March 17, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Coronavirus daily blog, March 17: Strickland declares state of emergency; third local case confirmed
March 15, 2020
- Activist Now: Coronavirus Likely Can Live Up to 4 Days on Phones + Phone Radiation Can Compromise Immune System
March 14, 2020
- Activist Now: Morris: Fear of the virus competes with fear of not working
March 13, 2020
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC experts: Coronavirus likely to infect 30% of us; closures, social distancing will hurt workers
- National Community Media Alliance: The disturbing amount of time coronavirus can live on your phone screen
March 12, 2020
March 11, 2020
- The Daily Times: University Tennessee moves to online classes because of coronavirus, Maryville College preparing
- Leaf Chronicle: Coronavirus: Feds send $10M, Vanderbilt and Belmont cancel classes and hospitals restrict visitors
- TN Finance: Memphis’ UT Health Science Center prepares to test drugs against coronavirus in laboratory
- The Daily Memphian: UT researcher in Memphis working tirelessly on coronavirus drug
- WJTV: 70 people are quarantined in Shelby County. What does that mean?
March 10, 2020
- ZDNET: Oak Ridge National Laboratory says early research on existing drug compounds via supercomputing could combat coronavirus.
- Rolling Stone: How Some Molecular Biophysicists Are Trying to Find a Cure for COVID-19
- Extreme Tech: The Fastest Supercomputer on Earth Is Being Deployed Against Coronavirus
- Commercial Appeal: Memphis' UT Health Science Center prepares to test drugs against coronavirus in laboratory
- Tennessean: Memphis' UT Health Science Center prepares to test drugs against coronavirus in laboratory
- Knox News Sentinel: Coronavirus: Feds send $10M, Vanderbilt and Belmont cancel classes and hospitals restrict visitors
- Jackson Sun: Coronavirus: Feds send $10M, Vanderbilt and Belmont cancel classes and hospitals restrict visitors
- Daily News Journal: Coronavirus: Feds send $10M, Vanderbilt and Belmont cancel classes and hospitals restrict visitors
- Commercial Appeal: Dr. Colleen Jonsson discusses coronavirus research at UTHSC lab
- Commercial Appeal: UTHSC biocontainment lab testing coronavirus drugs
- Jackson Sun: Memphis' UT Health Science Center prepares to test drugs against coronavirus in laboratory
- Leaf Chronicle: Memphis' UT Health Science Center prepares to test drugs against coronavirus in laboratory
- WMC: UTHSC lab works to find vaccine for coronavirus
March 9, 2020
- WREG: Health leaders focus on containing coronavirus in Shelby County
- News Channel 8: University of Tennessee scientists using supercomputer may have found coronavirus cure
- CBS 17: Scientists may have found the coronavirus cure
- Commercial Appeal: As coronavirus spreads, Memphis colleges update plans for online learning and travel
- WMC: Shelby County Schools employee, UTHSC faculty member in quarantine after contact with Memphis COVID-19 patient
- WREG: Shelby County Health Dept: Please wash your hands and stay home if sick
- WREG: 70 people are quarantined in Shelby County. What does that mean?
March 7, 2020
March 6, 2020
- Daily Memphian: UT Researchers Seek Drug to Stem Coronavirus Effects
- Commercial Appeal: Coronavirus is in Tennessee. Here's What it Means for Memphis
- FOX 13: U of M Grad Quarantined in Japan says Coronavirus Patients Can Roam Halls, Not Isolated
March 3, 2020
- Daily Memphian: Coronavirus: What Would a Pandemic Mean for Memphis?
March 2, 2020
February 28, 2020
- FOX 13: UT Health Committed to Providing Information About the Coronavirus
- WBIR: University of Tennessee Health Science Center Launches Coronavirus Resource Website
- WMC: UTHSC Researchers Studying Live Coronavirus
- Daily Memphian: UTHSC Launches Coronavirus Website, Includes Links, Interactive Portal for Questions
- Memphis Flyer: UTHSC Website Has Current Coronavirus Information
- Quartz: The Novel Coronavirus Can Live up to 96 Hours on Phone Screens
- MSN: COVID-19 Can Likely Live up to 96 Hours on Your Phone
- Local Memphis: Churches, Schools Prepare for Possible Threat of Coronavirus
- WREG: Local Colleges Monitor Coronavirus Ahead of Spring Break
February 26, 2020
- WREG: Local Health Officials Discuss Preparations for Coronavirus
- WMC: UTHSC Answers Questions About Coronavirus Threat and Preparations
- FOX: Memphis Medical Community Says It's Prepared if Coronavirus Hits the Mid-South
- Local Memphis: Novel Coronavirus Under Extensive Research by Local Health Officials, Medical Community Ready for Possible Cases
- Daily Memphian: Local Prep for Coronavirus Thorough, Ongoing
- Commercial Appeal: Memphis Hospitals, Health Department, Schools Prepare amid Threat of Coronavirus
- Tri-State Defender: Shelby County in State of "Preparedness" for Coronavirus, say Medical Principals