Wednesday is looking like yet another pivotal day in the life-or-death saga that has marked the history of the Affordable Care Act.
How Harshly Should Doctors Be Punished For Violating Tennessee’s New Opioid Laws?
Listen A panel of doctors met for the first time last week with a single mandate: Decide how to punish physicians who prescribe too many opioids.
This Nashville Hospital Is Offering ‘Sensory-Friendly’ Rooms For Kids On Autism Spectrum
Listen TriStar Centennial is trying to be more accommodating for kids on the autism spectrum. It’s part of a national trend in children’s hospitals to be more ‘sensory-friendly’ given the increasing prevalence of spectrum disorders.
Push To Punish Planned Parenthood Would Cut TennCare Funding To Other Health Providers
Listen An effort to defund Planned Parenthood in Tennessee will also cut off Medicaid reimbursements to other health care providers in the state. The federal government has begun reviewing the new restriction and started taking public comments on Friday.
Northeast Tennessee Leads Nation In Pre-Existing Conditions
The Tri-Cities in Northeast Tennessee have the country’s highest rates of pre-existing conditions, according to an analysis of metro areas by the Kaiser…
Opioids Emerge As Key Campaign Issue In Tennessee Senate Race
Listen In public appearances and small campaign gatherings, former Governor Phil Bredesen and Congressman Marsha Blackburn have been offering a few competing ideas for dealing with the opioid crisis.
Not Quite An ER, Not Quite The Hospital: St. Thomas Rutherford’s New Unit Relieves Pressure On Both
Listen A hospital in Murfreesboro has launched a special unit meant to relieve overcrowding in the emergency room, which has grown busier as Rutherford County’s population booms. It’s a model that’s a middle ground for patients who need to see a doctor quickly but don’t necessarily need to be admitted to the hospital.
How Fentanyl Is Becoming Tennessee’s Killer Drug
Listen Fentanyl has quickly surged to become a leading killer drug in Tennessee, spiking 70 percent between 2016 and 2017. That’s according to new overdose statistics put out by the Health Department this week. Public health officials are redoubling their warnings.
Listen: Vanderbilt Researchers Mic Zebra Finches To Study How Humans Learn To Talk
Listen Dozens of zebra finches are learning to sing inside makeshift recording booths in a Vanderbilt lab. Adult and baby birds are paired up to live together, and some have more difficult living conditions than others. The idea is to study how struggling for survival can impair the learning process and how to get around […]
Overdose Deaths Show No Signs Of A Turnaround In Tennessee
Listen Last year set another record for overdose deaths in Tennessee. The state’s health department released the latest figures Monday that showed 1,776 fatal overdoses in 2017.
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