There are 7 article(s) tagged Poplar Healthcare:

• December 2021

  • Memphians report looooong lines at local COVID testing site

    CVS and Walgreens pharmacies are also sold out of rapid testing kits online. 

    By Jasmine McCraven December 27, 2021

• July 2021

  • Poplar Healthcare sold to AI software firm

    Poplar Healthcare supports physicians across the country witha variety of technologies to process lab specimens.

    By Jane Roberts July 27, 2021

  • Fourth of July may mark a turning point in pandemic

    Independence Day gatherings and parades mark a return to near-normalcy. But COVID-19 cast a shadow on July 4, as 66 new cases pushed Shelby County over the 100,000 mark. Many are the highly contagious Delta variant.

    By Daja E. Henry July 04, 2021

• March 2021

  • Frequency of local UK variant doubles to 30% in weeks

    Cases of COVID-19 fell steadily in January and February. The plateau now is very likely due to the U.K. variant pulling the numbers up again, Dr. Manoj Jain says.

    By Jane Roberts March 23, 2021

• November 2020

  • State wants ‘rapid’ COVID testing, but local officials prefer ‘assurance’

    Local labs producing “do-it-yourself” testing kits that can be self-administered and pooled on site.

    By David Waters November 18, 2020

• October 2020

  • How a Memphis medical lab mobilized to fight COVID-19

    Poplar Healthcare joined the battle against the coronavirus late, but now it’s leading the charge to help Memphis reopen and stay open.

    By David Waters October 07, 2020

• July 2020

  • Pool analysis could cut COVID-19 testing costs in half; Memphis among first to apply

    Pool testing has been used for other diseases for decades; Memphis among first cities to apply for FDA emergency-use approval.

    By Jane Roberts July 07, 2020