A Tennessee doctor is practicing reproductive medicine aligned with his Christian faith. Dr. John Gordon’s Knoxville clinic limits how many embryos it creates and does not discard viable embryos, genetically test them or donate them to science. His clinic draws patients nationwide.
Tennessee to track transgender patients, put trans women in male prisons
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed several bills legislating Tennessee’s LGBTQ community — and more on the way to his desk.
Tennessee’s abortion ban won’t go on trial as attorney general taps new law
After three years, a high-profile lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s near-total abortion ban has been canceled as the state’s attorney general exercises a new appeals process.
Pharmacy company crackdown coming to Tennessee; CVS pledges to sue
The Tennessee House and Senate have passed the so-called Fair RX Act after a multi-million dollar opposition campaign from pharmacy giant CVS.
Middle Tennessee clergy say they were kept from undocumented patient at Catholic hospital
Immigrant advocates are calling on a Catholic hospital chain to publicly release their policy on treating patients detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Healthcare Hollow: Infections can be deadly in rural Tennessee; one county is trying to change that
In rural Hawkins County, Tennessee, a reliable hospital is 30 to 45 minutes away. That’s precious time without treatment for patients experiencing sepsis, a life-threatening medical emergency.
HealthQ wants to know: When did you join the ‘sandwich generation’?
If you’re simultaneously taking care of children and aging parents, we want to hear from you — because you’re in good company. Nearly one in four Americans adults are sandwiched between raising a child and having a parent above the age of 65. For adults in their 40s, more than half are in this category. […]
Healthcare Hollow: Linden hospital reopening shows hope for rural health
More than a dozen Tennessee small towns have watched their hospitals go dark. Linden is among them.
Healthcare Hollow: Linden’s reopened hospital shows hope for rural health
America’s rural hospitals are closing at an alarming pace, and Tennessee holds the highest closure rate. In a series of reports this month, WPLN takes an in-depth look at this crisis — how it has harmed communities and what is being done to reverse course. In this episode, Health Reporter Catherine Sweeney and This Is Nashville […]
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