State attorneys general in 18 states — including Tennessee’s — are fighting with the Biden Administration over medical records related to reproductive care.
Doctors must deliver more bad news to patients, as a worldwide cancer drug shortage hits Nashville
Two of the most common chemotherapy drugs — including the only drug known to cure testicular cancer — are in short supply. It means oncologists are having to ration drugs and tweak treatment plans.
Nashville officials examining how firearms make suicidal ideation more dangerous
As Metro Council officials wrapped a series meetings on protecting kids from gun violence at school on Wednesday, they took up another major firearm risk: suicide.
‘I’m definitely feeling scared’: Transgender patients want answers after Tennessee’s AG obtained their medical records
Transgender patients at one of the few clinics in Tennessee offering gender-affirming care received a worrying email this week: unredacted copies of their medical information have been turned over to the state’s Attorney General.
As Tennessee’s physician assistants help more patients, they’re pushing for changes to restrictions set in 1999
A legislative decision means it will be at least another year before Tennessee’s physician assistants — known as “PAs” — could get restrictions lifted on their scope of practice.
TennCare’s fraud unit receives funding again, despite WPLN’s report showing lackluster results
Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare, has a unit dedicated to rooting out potential fraud among beneficiaries and caregivers. A WPLN story from February showed that while costing taxpayers $6.4 million each year, they recoup far less than that.
DOJ sues Tennessee over law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Tennessee’s law banning gender-affirming care for transgender kids is facing another challenge. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a complaint against the state, arguing that the new law violates the Fourteenth Amendment and will deny “medically necessary care” for trans youth.
LGBTQ advocacy groups sue Tennessee over law blocking hormone therapy for trans youth
Several LGBTQ advocacy groups are suing Tennessee over a new law that bans transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming health care, including hormone therapy or puberty blockers.
Aaaachoo! What questions do you have about allergies in Middle Tennessee?
On Thursday, March 23, This Is Nashville is inviting a panel of health experts into the studio to talk about what kinds of allergies are most common in the region and what factors make them so intense.
Doctors warned her pregnancy could kill her. Then Tennessee outlawed abortion.
A Tennessee mother wanted to end her high-risk pregnancy, but doctors feared prosecution.
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