Tennessee is trying to improve oral health. But which comes first: more dentists or more patients with dental coverage? It’s a classic chicken and egg problem. So state leaders are trying to expand both at once.
Nashville’s health care companies were pushed to confront racism. Now they’re investing in Black startups.
Marcus Whitney stands out in Nashville’s huge health care sector as an investor in startups. In addition to his venture capital firm, he’s organized an annual health tech conference and co-founded the city’s pro soccer club.
Why Meharry decided to put COVID stimulus money into students’ pockets
Just before students at Meharry Medical College went home for Thanksgiving, Dr. James Hildreth, the school’s president, emailed them a video message that he acknowledged seemed hard to believe. Or, at least, they would have to give it a second listen.
Happy Thanksgiving, Meharry students: You’re all getting $10,000 this week from COVID relief money.
Meharry Medical College notified its students on Monday that everyone will be receiving $10,000 in cash on Wednesday, as they leave for Thanksgiving break.
Wait Times For COVID Tests Are Soaring, So Nashville Is Ramping Back Up
Nashville’s public COVID testing site has been forced to expand this week to meet the increased demand caused by the delta variant surge.
MNPS Won’t Pay Meharry Full $18M Budgeted For COVID Testing And Planning
A heavily scrutinized contract for Meharry Medical College to provide COVID consulting in Metro Schools will be a little less expensive than first thought.
Fisk University Prepares For Stronger Academic Class And Another Year Of Growth In Enrollment
Fisk University in North Nashville is showing no signs of slowing its growth. The historically Black college is preparing to enter the fall semester with more students and a stronger academic class than in previous years.
Meharry’s Latest Effort To Improve Medicine For Black Patients — Training Data Scientists
Meharry Medical College is launching a new School of Applied Computational Sciences with the hopes of enrolling 55 graduate students in the fall.
Anthony Fauci Speaks To Meharry About Vaccine Hesitancy, Health Equity And The Latest Vaccine
It was just a fireside chat between “Jim” and “Tony.” Dr. James Hildreth of Meharry Medical College and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, referred to each other by their nicknames during Meharry’s virtual summit on health equity Wednesday night.
Tennessee Will Send Its Much-Debated Reserve Pfizer Vaccine To Nashville General Hospital
Health officials in Tennessee spent the past week defending why they didn’t promptly begin vaccinations when the state received its first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer on Monday. A week later, those doses will go to Nashville General Hospital, according to spokesperson Sherry Gibbs.
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