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Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said a sub-group of the COVID-19 task force will decide when and how the city gets back to business.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The elderly are most at risk of severe coronavirus complications, but over the last few there’s been a growing evidence that younger, otherwise healthy people can also fall victim. A New York pediatrician says an alarming 80% of kids likely have coronavirus, but are asymptomatic. But some leading Mid-South pediatricians have issues […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Local health officials are researching the coronavirus and watching for cases, but say the virus is not an immediate threat here yet. Alisa Haushalter with the Shelby County Health Department said 20 individuals who traveled to areas where there were cases of the virus were under self-monitoring for 14 days, but none […]

Vaccines are safe and save lives, Sen. Lamar Alexander and a Memphis pediatric doctor told a Senate health committee Tuesday at a hearing on vaccine-preventable diseases.

The flu season is gaining momentum in the Mid-South. It’s now higher than usual this time of year.

The Astros have worn them 10 times since 1999, including on June 24 when Lance McCullers came off the disabled list and pitched.

BOSTON, Mass.  — David Price came on in relief of Drew Pomeranz and squelched a dangerous seventh-inning rally to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Saturday, clinching the first back-to-back AL East titles in franchise history. The Red Sox avoided the possibility of a one-game tiebreaker with the rival Yankees, […]

“A new nurse out of training — that money can be a really big factor in saying, `Hey, it`s not only convenient for me, but it`s gonna help my bottom line.`”

National, state and local officials are pretty light on the details of a plan to handle the Zika virus

The dangerous drink has already killed two Tennessee teens and made two others sick

“If there’s a shortage of that then I would just let them get the shot,”