Tennessee’s preterm birth rate rose again, totaling more than 11% of births in 2023.
Women are the fastest growing group among U.S. veterans. Here’s how a Nashville dental clinic served them this week.
The United States has more female veterans than ever, and Tennessee is no exception. Veterans Affairs data estimates the state will be home to nearly 60,000 female veterans by 2045.
Kentucky voters overwhelmingly approve of allowing medical cannabis businesses
Each of the 106 counties and cities in Kentucky with a ballot referendum approved allowing medical cannabis businesses to operate in their jurisdiction.
NashVillager Podcast: Nashville med schools
When was our city’s first medical school established? Plus the local news for October 28, 2024.
A Tennessee court is allowing some protections for abortions, but the threat of criminal penalties remains
Abortion rights supporters in Tennessee say a recent court ruling is a victory, but a small one. The ruling will protect emergency abortions in very limited situations.
Tennessee replaced its federal HIV funding with state money. Public health experts say the change is causing damage.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee made waves in early 2023, when he rejected millions of dollars in federal HIV prevention programming. Since then, the state has been replacing that money, but that new process is already causing damage, according to public health experts.
Tennessee judges say doctors can’t be disciplined for providing emergency abortions
The Thursday ruling also outlined specific pregnancy-related conditions that would now qualify as “medical necessity exceptions” under the ban. The current law does not include exemptions for fetal anomalies or for victims of rape or incest.
Your Turn To Talk: Navigating our health care system
Navigating our health care system is rarely easy, but it’s especially difficult when you don’t know who to go to with questions.
Tennessee’s Medicaid program started covering DNA mapping to find genetic conditions
This year, Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill that makes sure the state’s Medicaid program, TennCare, covers rapid whole genome sequencing.
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