What is the connection between Nashville and some of America’s most important voices in understanding disease? Plus your local newscast for May 31, 2024.
Black Americans are underrepresented in residential care communities, AP/CNHI News analysis finds
Nearly half of Americans over 65 will pay for some version of long-term health care, the landscape of which is quickly transitioning away from nursing homes and toward community living situations. An analysis by The Associated Press with the help of CNHI News finds Black Americans are less likely to use residential care communities and more likely to live in nursing homes. The opposite is true for white Americans.
Alcohol use disorder has surged in Tennessee. Patients and doctors point to the pandemic.
By every metric, alcohol use began surging in the pandemic and hasn’t stopped.
Tennessee is the latest state to mandate automatic defibrillators at high schools
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined Gov. Bill Lee in celebrating a newly enacted law requiring all Tennessee high schools to keep an automated external defibrillator available during classes, athletic practices and games. Lee signed the legislation earlier this year, but held a formal ceremony Tuesday marking the “Smart Heart Act” at Nashville’s Pearl-Cohn High School.
NashVillager Podcast: Hospitals in Tennessee
What hurdles are in the way of new hospitals in Tennessee? Plus your local newscast for May 21, 2024.
For LGBTQ Tennesseans, aging comes with added challenges
May is Older Americans Month — set aside by the federal government to bring awareness to the unique needs of people as they age. Across the country, the National Institutes of Health find that older adults in the LGBTQ community face systemic barriers to housing access, healthcare and social belonging.
Fewer future obstetricians are applying to train in Tennessee, study shows
Soon-to-be medical school graduates are showing less interest in Tennessee’s OB-GYN residencies, according to new research by the Association of American Medical Schools.
Tennessee pharmacies must accommodate visually impaired patients under new policy
About 200,000 Tennesseans are visiually impaired, and they can have a hard time managing prescription medications. That will be easier now because of a policy that went into effect this year.
Tennessee is putting $80M into rural health workforce programming. Here’s how.
Not everything on Gov. Bill Lee’s wish list made it into the state budget this year, but lawmakers did sign off on his plan to invest in access to health care for rural Tennesseans.
Suicide is becoming more common in Tennessee. Federal health officials have a new strategy to address the problem.
The suicide rate increased by more than 10% from 2015 to 2019.
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