The Shelby County Health Department said Wednesday it is preparing to test thousands of Shelby County students who may have come into contact with lead in drinking water at school.
New guidelines, the first update in eight years, are relaxing the rules a bit making it a little easier for kids to recover both physically and mentally.
The Shelby County Health Department is offering free lead screening for students that attend Shelby County Schools following results of unhealthy amounts of lead found in some schools water last week.
The Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to all general hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care.
Overall, cancer deaths in the United States have gone down over the past two decades, thanks in part to immunotherapy and specialized therapies. But those life-saving treatments sometimes come with a cost.
Kaila Jorgensen had just gotten engaged when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her outlook for having a baby got worse when doctors found out how advanced her cancer was.
On Tuesday, Kent Ritchey, president of Landers Auto Group, donated more than 300 basketballs, footballs and soccer balls to Wells Station Elementary. The school’s storage unit was the target of a break-in over the summer.
When someone is seriously burned, they face a number of health challenges. In order to close the wound, doctors graft skin from other parts of the body, creating more wounds and increasing the risk of infection.
Doctors say because the artificial joints commonly last about 20 years, you really don’t want to replace too early. On the other hand, if you wait so long that you are not mobile, you’ll lose strength and endurance, making recovery more difficult.
“What the program aims to do is teach those social skills or those communication skills that we don’t necessarily put any emphasis on in traditional schooling.”
Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that is first diagnosed during pregnancy. It can affect both the mother and the baby’s health. Previously many people thought there was nothing to worry about after delivery, but that’s not the case.
Researchers found children who had lower math skills but positive attitudes towards math showed greater brain activation in the regions of the brain that involved effortful control.
In a study of over 370 thousand participants, researchers found that people who include nuts in their diet are more likely to reduce weight gain and lower the risk of becoming overweight.
If you are vegan, these milks are a great option for you as they don’t contain animal products. But no matter which plant or nut-based milk you choose, be sure to have an outside source of protein in your diet.
For the average person who works out regularly, it take two weeks to start seeing results when you try out a new workout. But for beginners, it may take up to two months before you see any real change.
The average woman spends two hours and 15 minutes a day on household chores. But there are some tricks to help streamline the process that will save you some time.
Now, researchers are fighting back with a simple vaccine meant to activate the body’s immune cells and destroy cancer cells. There is hope it might also target other deadly cancers.
Scientist with the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital along with the University of Georgia will help lead a national push to improve the flu vaccine!
A full house of Mid-Southerners brought concerns to the first public meeting in Memphis about Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s plan to change TennCare funding to a federal block grant.
Fifty-nine-year-old Vickey Soennichsen’s heart disease had filled her arteries with plaque, narrowing them to the point that while trying to catch a train, she almost collapsed.
Every 40 seconds, someone in America has a stroke. According to the CDC, stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability. But only ten percent of survivors fully recover. So how can you maximize your recovery?
