In this episode, we focus on the interconnectedness of health care, housing and homelessness.
University of Tennessee’s medical school could see a tuition hike and layoffs
The school’s advisory board is recommending the largest tuition increase in 5 years at 2.9%. Most of that revenue would go to scholarships, not operations — which is where the university is struggling.
Oracle’s Larry Ellison says planned Nashville campus will be company’s ‘world headquarters’
Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison says the business software giant’s planned campus in Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as its world headquarters and place it in a city that’s a center of the health care industry. Ellison spoke about Oracle’s plans for its Nashville offices during a conversation about health care technology with former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist at the Oracle Health Summit on Tuesday.
This is Nashville: What it’s like to report on Tennessee’s tense legislative session
The first week of Tennessee’s legislative session was marked by controversy, tension and debate, setting the stage for the coming weeks.
Most donated organs aren’t preserved in time to be usable. Tennessee’s first ‘donor care unit’ is trying to change that.
The idea: organ removal is resource-heavy and high stakes. Organs become unusable quickly, but specialized staff and space can hedge against that damage.
Another Tennessee-based ER staffing agency is in dire straits, raising concerns about the business model.
Brentwood-based American Physician Partners told Bloomberg it will shut its doors at the end of July. It’s the second Tennessee company of its kind to announce major financial distress this year.
As Tennessee’s physician assistants help more patients, they’re pushing for changes to restrictions set in 1999
A legislative decision means it will be at least another year before Tennessee’s physician assistants — known as “PAs” — could get restrictions lifted on their scope of practice.
As role expands for physician assistants, MTSU program sees wave of applicants
With a projected 28% increase in “physician assistant” jobs in the next decade, chances are the next time you need medical care, you may be seen by what’s widely known as a “PA.”
Tennessee’s abortion ban has some employers rethinking benefits, and some employees looking to relocate
Lyndsay Kash works at the clothing shop Marine Layer in the 12 South shopping district. When she saw the news that Roe v. Wade was overturned, she was shocked.
Examining the local impact of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health this morning, overturning Roe v. Wade and ending the constitutional right to abortion.
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