A doctor has recommended a course of action that is invasive, expensive or somehow different from what you’d prefer. Is it OK to get a second opinion? The answer is yes. Here’s how to make the ask a little less awkward.
Before saying yes to the medical test, know the risks and benefits
Direct-to-consumer tests like full-body scans are marketed as a way to catch diseases early and establish a baseline. But there are financial, physical and psychological risks to all medical tests — and in some cases, not getting a test could actually be better for your health.
After failed execution, health workers say Tennessee’s rules flout medical ethics
As another death row inmate’s execution arrives, doctors and nurses in Tennessee say they want medical professionals removed from the execution process.
Report: Ascension Saint Thomas incident was due to a “culture of overall nonconformance”
A state investigation details the drug mix-up at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown last month that paralyzed four patients.
Saint Thomas hospital confirms catastrophic medicine error
A Nashville hospital is publicly acknowledging medication errors that critically impacted four patients, and announcing internal changes.
People with disabilities say Medicaid income limits can stifle career advancement
Medicaid will have new work requirements next year. But some people with disabilities, who already work, say they’d like to work more, but risk losing their Medicaid coverage if they earn too much.
A court is deciding whether Tennessee’s execution methods violate Christa Pike’s rights. Hearings are underway.
Days before Tennessee’s next execution, a court is considering whether the state’s execution methods violate another death row inmate’s rights.
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick
Rates are now the highest they’ve been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
Doctors shouldn’t serve as executioners, Tennessee physicians say
Yet another group is calling for a death penalty moratorium after the failed execution of Tony Carruthers in May. This time, it’s doctors and nurses.
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