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Robertson Co. built a free clinic for all government employees, but here’s why it’s mostly for bus drivers

Blake Farmer

August 10, 2022

Another Middle Tennessee school district has opened a free clinic for all employees. Government workers in Robertson County can now use a walk-in clinic, built in cooperation with the city of Springfield, at no charge.

Filed Under: Education, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: bus drivers, clinics, schools

‘This is not a death sentence’: Advocates want Tennessee to reexamine its HIV criminalization laws

Anna Gallegos-Cannon

August 9, 2022

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In Tennessee, people with HIV risk criminal charges if they don’t disclose their diagnosis, and advocates say it’s time for those laws to change.

Filed Under: Health Care, News Hits, WPLN News Tagged With: HIV, University of Memphis

Southern Illinois is not so sure about becoming an abortion hub for the South

Brian Munoz of St. Louis Public Radio

August 8, 2022

Carbondale is set to become the closest place with abortion access for millions of residents in the Midwest and South.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News

Abortion wasn’t on the ballot in Tennessee, but it was on the minds of voters

Blake Farmer

August 5, 2022

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After waiting in line for more than an hour, Jacqueline Smith voted at a recreation center in Spring Hill with one thing on her mind — Tennessee’s fleeting abortion access.

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Elections 2022

Nashville expands who can get a monkeypox vaccine

Blake Farmer

August 3, 2022

Metro Health

The Metro Public Health Department is now allowing people to get the monkeypox vaccine if they believe they’ve been exposed to someone with a confirmed case.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Public Health Department, monkeypox

Federal judge orders protesters to stay away from the Mt. Juliet abortion clinic

Blake Farmer

August 2, 2022

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A federal judge has ordered anti-abortion protesters to stay away from the only abortion clinic still operating in Middle Tennessee. Abortions are only allowed up to six weeks gestation, but not for long.

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, carafem, Jason Storms, Operation Save America, Waverly Crenshaw

They lost TennCare when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come

Brett Kelman of KFF Health News

August 2, 2022

Three years ago, Mason Lester, a rambunctious toddler, tumbled off his family’s porch and broke his wrist. His mother, nine months pregnant, rushed him to a nearby hospital, where she made a confounding discovery: Their health insurance had vanished.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Medicaid, TennCare

With Roe v. Wade gone, we want to hear your stories about getting healthcare in Middle Tennessee

WPLN Staff

August 1, 2022

We want to hear your stories about life after Roe v. Wade. Have you faced any obstacles receiving reproductive care, including contraceptives? Have you had to travel out of state to receive abortion care? Are you currently pregnant and concerned about giving birth in Tennessee?

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, abortion rights, birth control, contraception, pregnancy

Vanderbilt reports a rare cluster of viral infections, likely linked to COVID precautions

Blake Farmer

August 1, 2022

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Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital has seen an unexplained cluster of viral infections in infants under three months old in what is likely one more example of COVID precautions changing how another virus spreads.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: parechovirus, Ritu Banerjee, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Metro Police warn dangerous fentanyl-laced drugs are everywhere downtown

Blake Farmer

July 27, 2022

Metro Police are warning that dangerous fentanyl is showing up in all kinds of street drugs, but especially cocaine that’s sold in downtown Nashville.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: drug overdose, fentanyl, Metro Police, Mike Hotz

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