A report from Human Rights Watch accuses Tennessee of regulating opioids to the point of depriving patients in pain. Along with Washington State, the analysis focuses on Tennessee because of its new prescribing regulations, which are considered some of the strictest in the nation.
Tennessee Sees Drop In Drug-Dependent Births After Helping Pregnant Women Detox
Listen This year may prove to be a turning point for Tennessee’s crisis of drug-dependent babies. Preliminary figures on the number of cases show they’re down roughly 10 percent — the first meaningful drop since the state started keeping track, partially as a result of a budding philosophical change in treatment.
Nashville Judge Decides What Can Be Used As Evidence In Police Homicide Case
The Davidson County judge considering a homicide case against Metro Police Officer Andrew Delke is deciding what evidence should be allowed in a critical pre-trial hearing next month.
With No Abortion Clinic Operating In Nashville, Advocates Raise Travel Money
Listen The suspension of abortions at Nashville’s Planned Parenthood, the city’s only remaining clinic, has advocates raising money to help patients travel out of town and offset the cost of a procedure that can cost more than $1,000. They say plans for an abortion fund were already in the works as access in Tennessee has dwindled.
Tennessee Enrollment In Insurance Marketplace Health Plans Lags Behind 2017
Listen Enrollment in health plans on the individual marketplace is lagging nationwide. And in Tennessee, participation is down close to 18 percent compared to the same time last year.
Nashville Hospital Company Pledges To Share Its Sepsis-Fighting Technology With Others
Listen HCA estimates 5,500 lives have been saved because of artificial intelligence now used to detect sepsis, a deadly infection common in hospitals. The Nashville-based hospital chain’s top doctor highlighted the technological advance during a recent congressional hearing.
Nashville VA Attacking Patient Backlog With Dedicated Call Center
Listen VA hospitals and clinics in Middle Tennessee are trying to attack their patient backlog by more efficiently handling phone calls. The Tennessee Valley Health Care system has established a central call center, which handles as many as 35,000 calls a month.
Tennessee Carries Out Second Execution By Electric Chair This Year
For the second time in a matter of weeks, Tennessee’s electric chair has been used to carry out a long-delayed death sentence. And on Thursday night at 7:25, David Earl Miller was pronounced dead.
Tennessee Inmate Who Chose The Electric Chair Continues Challenging The Method
David Earl Miller chose to die by electric chair and is challenging the method of execution in what may be his final hours. The 61-year-old, who has spent almost all of his adult life on death row, is scheduled to die Thursday night.
Newest Nashville Zoo Attraction Is A Glimpse At Live Animal Surgeries, Vet Care
Listen What has long been kept behind the scenes is now an attraction at the Nashville Zoo. A 20,000-square-foot healthcare facility has been built with the purpose of letting visitors observe routine checkups and even animal surgeries.
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