USAID addresses that suffering, translating American sympathy into tangible action. It is a hand extended in service, not just in charity...
Defunding USAID is a costly mistake that will weaken America and its allies | USA Today TN
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Jimmy Carter’s legacy will be his Visionary Leadership, Honesty and Kindness | USA Today TN
Dear Mr. President: I was just 13 years old when you were elected to lead our nation. I still recall staying up until 3:30 in the morning,...
World Culture Festival showed how food, music and dance helps us overcome our differences | USA Today Network-TN
Imagine an Olympic-sized event celebrating cultural diversity, inclusiveness, and oneness in today's turbulent world. I witnessed this...
How respect for each other’s truth will improve America’s political discourse | USA Today TN
Manoj Jain is a physician and founder of the Gandhi King Conference www.gandhiking.org in Memphis Akhil Shah is an aerospace engineer...
After Tyre Nichols’ death, Memphis is looking for new chapter in policing. Start with nonviolence – USA Today TN
Our culture at each level must be transformed from a culture of violence to a culture of nonviolence much like what Mahatma Gandhi and...
Violence is not just a criminal justice problem, it’s a public health issue too – USA Today TN
Tennessee Voices: A Conversation with Dr. Manoj Jain "Dr. Manoj Jain, adviser to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland on COVID-19, spoke with...
Omicron variant has reached America. How to protect yourself and what to expect | Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – USA Today TN
The omicron variant discovery has brought concern to people across the globe. Dr. Manoj Jain gives further details about how to protect...
Tennessee has become ground zero for COVID-19 cases. Vaccine mandates will prevent further devastation | Opinion – USA Today TN
If we do not act now, the worst may be yet to come in the pandemic. The COVID-19 vaccine mandate is the right step for Tennessee and the...
COVID-19 vaccine disparity between Mississippi and Massachusetts useful example for Tennesseans | Opinion – USA Today TN
One in three persons in Mississippi are fully vaccinated compared to two in three in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts the virus can barely...
The Delta variant has made it way to Shelby County. What should we know? | Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – USA Today TN
Question: Living in the mid-south, should we be concerned about the delta variants? Answer: Absolutely yes. Though to most people, it...
What parents should know about their children receiving COVID-19 vaccine | Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – USA Today TN
Vaccine is our best bet to keep our children safe and we have already seen the success of so many childhood disease like measles and...
Why early contact tracing is key to stopping next coronavirus wave | Opinion – USA Today TN
If we are to get ahead of the virus, we need to respond rapidly for testing and tracing. Hundreds of COVID-19 infections per day are a...
What to know about Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution pause | Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – USA Today TN
The FDA and CDC both recommend the pause of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine after six Americans had blood clots after taking the...
What to know about the P1 mutant COVID-19 strain in Shelby County | A Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – USA Today TN
In cities in Brazil where it originated, the P1 mutant strain has caused devastation with a huge number of COVID-19 cases as well as...
How testing and contact tracing protected University of Memphis students from COVID-19 mutant strains | Opinion – USA Today TN
One case found at the university led to 29 mutant strains cases. On Feb. 20 we saw our last case of the mutant UK strain on campus. In the...
Here’s what you need to know after you get fully vaccinated | A Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
There are still aspects of the COVID-19 vaccine that still need to be determined but it still remains the best defense in our fight...
Search and ye shall find: testing, sequencing and the search for variant coronavirus cases | Opinion – Commercial Appeal
Over two millennia ago, the great Greek tragedian Sophocles said “Look and you will find it - what is unsought will go undetected.” This...
Why are the daily COVID-19 case numbers declining so fast? | A Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
There are various reasons why COVID-19 cases have seen a decline. Dr. Manoj Jain breaks those reasons down and also gives additional...
Should I send my child back to in-person school? | A Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
Question: Should I send my children to in-person school? Answer: Yes. It has been a year since many children have not attended in person...
How effective is double-masking against COVID-19? | A Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
Masks work because they reduce the transmission of virus filled aerosol droplets from infected person to an uninfected person. Question:...
What to know about the new variant coronavirus strain | Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
Question: Do we have the new mutant variant strain in Memphis?Answer: Yes. Over the past months, our local laboratories have been randomly...
What side effects should I expect after taking COVID-19 Vaccine? | Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
Vaccine side effects can be lumped into three major categories: Mild such as body ache and soreness in the arm, moderate such as headache...
The choice is clear: get the COVID-19 vaccine or the virus | Opinion – Commercial Appeal
Though there are questions raised regarding the vaccines' safety and efficiency, it still remains the best defenses in the fight against...
How does our immune system work to fight COVID-19? A Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
Our battle against the virus is both an individual and collective effort: our individual immune systems and our public health system....
Why is there so much confusion over the vaccination at the federal, state and local level? | Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
This week Dr. Jain tackles your questions regarding the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and how Shelby County plans to give it out....
How many patients will die in Shelby County from COVID-19? | A Q&A with Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
These high numbers of cases are translating to an increasing number of deaths. I along with Dr. Fridtj of Thomas did a rough calculation...
Should I get the COVID-19 vaccine? | A Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
Dr. Jain answers your questions regarding the recently distributed COVID-19 vaccines. Question: Should I get the COVID-19 vaccine? Answer:...
What do I need to do if I’m COVID-19 positive? | A Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
Q: What do I need to do if I am COVID-19 Positive? Answer: One in 22 Americans have become positive for COVID-19. Each day in Shelby...
How many people can catch COVID-19 from one infected person? | Q&A with Dr. Manoj Jain – Commercial Appeal
Dr. Manoj Jain, an infectious disease physician in Memphis, is also a member of the City of Memphis-Shelby County Joint COVID Task Force.
Medical breakthroughs in COVID-19 testing put us in the Offensive during pandemic | Opinion – Commercial Appeal.
We have taken the defensive during COVID-19 by washing hands, wearing masks and social distancing. But breakthroughs in how we test for...
Success of America’s economy depends on smart, safe reopening of our schools | Opinion – Commercial Appeal.
The opening of private and county schools is essential to the opening of the workplace and our economy. Few have recognized the critical...
Reopening America: What restructuring communities will look like months ahead | Opinion – Commercial Appeal.
For any city or community to even begin a conversation about reopening, it will first need to achieve some basic milestones. Reopening...
Coronavirus Response presentation by Dr. Manoj Jain and Alisa Haushalter – Commercial Appeal.
Coronavirus Response PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Manoj Jain and Alisa Haushalter. Source: Commercial...
Coronavirus: Social distancing is key to combating pandemic / Opinion – Commercial Appeal
How much for how long will this last? That is the question people ask most frequently about the COVID-19 pandemic. To answer this...
What’s the ‘new normal’ with coronavirus? – Commercial Appeal : Opinion
Wow, who could have imagined that a 120-nanometer particle would jolt financial markets by trillions of dollars, or bring a country...
Prescription for Wellness in the new year – Commercial Appeal
On the third day of the new year, I was standing in a dimly lit lecture hall in front of 150 first- year medical students at the...
Three steps toward a better healthcare system – Commercial Appeal
A friend recently asked me, “Where do we go from here?” The friend was referring to our impasse with healthcare in America. The Democrats...
Politics of climate change leading us away from science and into ignorance – Commercial appeal
Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma were canaries in the coal mine of what is happening to our changing climate. Let anyone who denies...
Empty nest need not mean empty life – Commercial appeal
Next month when our youngest child leaves for college, the biggest change may not be in his life but in ours. We are done with dropping...
In the journey to adulthood there are choices to be made – Commercial Appeal
A few years ago when my oldest child was graduating from high school, I was asked to give the baccalaureate talk for the graduating class....
Passing on our genes and passing on our values – Commercial Appeal
For two decades, I have waved goodbye and dropped off my children at school, and said these simple words to them, “Be good, be kind, save...
No time to be timid: Supporters of science funding must speak out – Commercial Appeal
Last week a new mother of twins in Columbus, Ohio, sent a text message to her doctor:
“Adam and I would like to introduce you to Ava Jain Cullum and Piper Jain Cullum. Their middle name was a no-brainer since we are so thankful for the huge role you had in getting them into this world… Both girls are doing fantastic. We are over the moon excited to have them in our arms.”
Walking 15,000 steps daily not practical – Commercial Appeal
A few months ago, I wrote about walking 10,000 steps per day to remain fit and healthy. Just a few weeks later, a new study was published which suggested we needed to up our goal to 15,000 steps.
Week’s events offer heavy dose of compassion for Memphis – Commercial Appeal
With war in the Middle East and missile testing in the Far East, the world is not a peaceful and compassionate place. But our day-to-day lives need not be that way. Here in Memphis, we have many opportunities to cultivate compassion.
No one can predict what another day will bring – Commercial appeal
In just the past few months, we have seen the greatest upset, the greatest comeback, and the greatest flub in modern history on the grandest of stages of politics, sports and entertainment.
Lack of heath care system hurts us – Commercial Appeal
At this time in history it may serve us well to reflect on the tortuous past, the harrowing present and the unpredictable future of health...
Make walking part of daily routine for better health – Commercial Appeal
When my wife asked me to take the bucket of clean laundry upstairs to the bedroom, I did it with zest. Why? Because it was no longer a...
Farewell to Obamacare; now what comes next? – Commercial Appeal
Last week, we said goodbye to President Barack Obama, and soon we will say goodbye to Obamacare. Eight years ago, when the tumultuous...
Eliminating tuberculosis is a dream within reach – Commercial Appeal
Have you ever dreamed of being a force for good, so that you can impact the lives of future generations? The good may come from whatever...
What will ‘Trumpcare’ look like? – Commercial Appeal
Obamacare died on election night, and Trumpcare was born. With a majority of his party in the House and Senate, President-elect Donald...