Medical equipment is still strewn around the house of Rick Lucas, 62, who has been home from the hospital nearly two years. He picks up a spirometer, which measures his lung capacity, and takes a deep breath, though not as deep as he’d like.
The flu is poppin’ early in Tennessee. Hospitals fear a ‘tri-demic.’
Tennessee now has some of the highest flu activity in the United States, according to the latest tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Along with Alabama, South Carolina and Washington, D.C, Tennessee is rated as “very high” for influenza spread.
Ad goes too far with claim that Joe Biden promotes surgery for trans teens
“Joe Biden and the New Left even promote surgery on teens and young adults, removing breasts and genitals.” America First Legal radio ad, Oct. 9, 2022 A radio ad targeting care for transgender youth began airing in cities around the country this fall — from Spanish-language stations in Corpus Christi, Texas, to sports talk shows […]
GOP lawmakers propose ban on transgender healthcare for minors as first bill of 2023
The first proposed bill for Tennessee’s upcoming legislative session could ban gender-affirming care for minors in Tennessee. Republican leaders in the statehouse released a draft of the legislation Wednesday.
It’s been a week with no new monkeypox cases in Nashville
Monkeypox may be on its way out in Nashville, mirroring the national trend. The latest weekly report from the Metro Public Health Department has no new cases — a first since the outbreak began locally.
It’s sign-up season for Obamacare plans after a record number of Tennesseans enrolled last year
More Tennesseans than ever signed up for Affordable Care Act health plans last year — nearly 274,000. And the pandemic-related trend lines are expected to continue as open enrollment begins again.
Why Black Americans are more likely to be saddled with medical debt
Black communities in the U.S. suffer disproportionately from health care debt. The reasons go back to segregation and a history of racist policies that have limited Black wealth.
As abortion access disappears in Tennessee, a nonprofit that offers free long-acting birth control sees demand spike
Demand for long-acting contraceptives has spiked this year as abortion access vanishes in Tennessee. One nonprofit in Nashville has seen nearly twice as many patients compared to the previous year.
COVID vaccine events in Nashville have slowed — but not stopped
The Metro Public Health Department closed its drive-thru vaccination sites over the summer, but some community groups, like FiftyForward and key houses of worship, continue to host smaller vaccine events that remain free and open to the public.
Tennessee lawmakers vow to ban gender-affirming surgeries at noisy anti-trans rally
They pledged to end “irreversible body altering surgeries on minor children,” though there’s little evidence many are occurring right now in Tennessee.
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