A new cancer treatment is giving lymphoma patients who are not responsive to chemotherapy another option than hospice care. 

Evidence shows getting the flu as a child could have lifelong implications on how well a person's immune system fights influenza and other viruses. 

Local doctors at Methodist University Hospital have teamed up for a multidisciplinary approach that removes brain tumors through the nose, which doesn't leave a scar across a patient's face or head. 

Three years ago, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center got cut out of the state's higher education funding for campus operations, and plans to lobby the governor's office to reinstate its share. 

The Memphis VA Medical Center is one of 22 VA rehabilitation centers across the country selected as a test site for Microsoft’s new Xbox Adaptive Controller, designed for people with limited mobility.

While local health care systems do not want to be left behind as other industries are disrupted by technology, they have not yet figured out how to prepare for the innovations that are still unknown. 

Instead of each health care system conducting its own, separate assessment of the community's greatest health needs, this year, they are coming together to provide a more comprehensive and inclusive snapshot. 

A private-equity firm has bought controlling interest of the rapidly growing CrossRoads Extremity Systems, which was founded in Memphis less than five years ago. 

Experts discuss the changing global food industry and how innovation is the key to producing healthy foods that merge with consumers' desires. 

UnitedHealthcare is striving to improve the health of its members by giving $1 million in grants to seven area nonprofits to address the social determinants of health. 

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare brought maternity services to Germantown 25 years ago this Mother's Day. In the years since, more than 88,000 babies have been delivered at Germantown Methodist Hospital. 

Milla's House is named for a Memphis girl who died of Batten disease in 2016 at age 6. Her sister just died from the same disease, starting a new grieving process for their parents and family. 

Susan G. Komen Memphis-MidSouth Mississippi has awarded nearly $500,000 to local entities addressing the most critical breast cancer needs in the community. 

Medical students at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have found a creative way to balance the mental and emotional stress of becoming a doctor. 

The latest summit convening more than 200 people working to find a multi-approach remedy to the opioid epidemic emphasized individual stories of those affected over statistics and data. 

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation has made David Carnes Park in Whitehaven the first example of how its BlueCross Healthy Place initiative can turn a park into a true community asset.

A local nonprofit pharmacy that is using blockchain to ensure the traceability of expensive, donated chemotherapy drugs is now part of a multi-region effort to secure the nation's drug supply chain. 

The first gathering of black graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine this weekend will include the formal introduction of an endowment for scholarships for first-year black students at the college. 

Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have developed a novel treatment using HIV as a vector to deliver re-engineered blood cells that create an immune system for patients who are born without one. 

An annual journey from Nashville to Sewanee University took on new meaning when one of the founding members lost their 10-month-old daughter to SIDS. 

It's still common practice in the Mid-South to bring a cooler full of Gatorade or Capri Suns to a youth sporting event, but not for long if two large health groups have their say. 

High schoolers aren't the only ones attending senior prom this spring. Senior citizen centers across the city are hosting proms of their own as a way to get seniors moving and reminiscing. 

The former Soviet nation of Armenia is the first country to join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's global effort to improve pediatric cancer treatment in low- and middle-income countries. 

With his latest donation, Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley has now donated more than $1 million to a local effort to provide comprehensive health care to those with sickle cell anemia. 

The concept of workplace wellness has shifted to a greater focus on mental health and mindfulness. Learn more in the video highlights from The Daily Memphian's Healthy Workplace Seminar.