Tennessee’s rigid anti-abortion policies lost the state millions of dollars in family planning funding under the Biden Administration. Experts say it’s not easy to predict what the Trump Administration will do about it.
Tennessee earns D- grade on annual infant and maternal health report card
Tennessee’s preterm birth rate rose again, totaling more than 11% of births in 2023.
Women are the fastest growing group among U.S. veterans. Here’s how a Nashville dental clinic served them this week.
The United States has more female veterans than ever, and Tennessee is no exception. Veterans Affairs data estimates the state will be home to nearly 60,000 female veterans by 2045.
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville med schools
When was our city’s first medical school established? Plus the local news for October 28, 2024.
A Tennessee court is allowing some protections for abortions, but the threat of criminal penalties remains
Abortion rights supporters in Tennessee say a recent court ruling is a victory, but a small one. The ruling will protect emergency abortions in very limited situations.
Tennessee replaced its federal HIV funding with state money. Public health experts say the change is causing damage.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee made waves in early 2023, when he rejected millions of dollars in federal HIV prevention programming. Since then, the state has been replacing that money, but that new process is already causing damage, according to public health experts.
1 dead, 9 injured after an exchange of gunfire near TSU homecoming
Back-and-forth gunfire broke out near Tennessee State University’s homecoming celebration as it was winding down Saturday afternoon, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
Tennessee’s Medicaid program started covering DNA mapping to find genetic conditions
This year, Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill that makes sure the state’s Medicaid program, TennCare, covers rapid whole genome sequencing.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center will stop accepting Blue Cross’ Medicare Advantage plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and Vanderbilt University Medical Center reached an agreement this summer to make sure patients could continue paying in-network prices. But that deal didn’t include members using Medicare Advantage. Those patients will lose in-network status at the end of the year.
Tennessee ranks 4th for rural hospitals dropping cancer services. Here’s how that affects patients.
Carla Rider is sitting with her mother-in-law at a table in the common area. It has a kitchen with several stoves, stainless steel refrigerators and sinks. A few travel-size cereal boxes lie around for the taking.
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