Why does Nashville need Nashville General Hospital? Plus, the local news for March 31, 2025.
Tennessee’s medical research is in limbo while the Trump administration considers illegal budget cuts
The Trump administration announced it would make major cuts to National Institutes of Health grants. Tennessee gets around $700 million a year in NIH funding. The money goes to universities, hospitals and biomedical companies.
Study: Medicaid expansion could cover 150,000 more Tennesseans and save the state millions of dollars
A new study on Medicaid expansion argues that Tennessee could give 150,000 more residents health coverage and still end up saving money.
Doctors must deliver more bad news to patients, as a worldwide cancer drug shortage hits Nashville
Two of the most common chemotherapy drugs — including the only drug known to cure testicular cancer — are in short supply. It means oncologists are having to ration drugs and tweak treatment plans.
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