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Abortions in Tennessee are screeching to a halt due to legal uncertainty; AG files motion to enact 6-week ban sooner

Blake FarmerandBlaise Gainey

June 24, 2022

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Because of the uncertainty, Planned Parenthood clinics are trying to see patients in Memphis and Nashville through the weekend, but may not be able to at all after that.

Filed Under: Abortion Live Updates, Criminal Justice, Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, medication abortion, Roe v. Wade, trigger law

Thousands of elderly Tennesseans could get access to home health care, starting July 1

Blake Farmer

June 22, 2022

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The legislature expanded the home-based programs this spring in response to a recent study by the Tennessee Comptroller.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Choices, home care, nursing homes, Options, TennCare

Person who died at Bonnaroo identified, though the cause remains unconfirmed

Blake Farmer

June 21, 2022

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Law enforcement confirmed the identity of one death from Bonnaroo 2022, though the cause remains under investigation.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Health Care, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, drug overdose, fentanyl

Shots for tots: Here’s how parents in Nashville can get their kids the COVID vaccine

Paige Pfleger

June 21, 2022

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Parents have long been waiting for the CDC to recommend the COVID vaccine for infants and toddlers. Now that they have, here’s how families in Nashville can get their tots the shot.

Filed Under: Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Coronavirus In Tennessee, coronavirus vaccine, coronavirus vaccines, COVID-19

Two Tennessee abortion clinics, awaiting high-court ruling, grapple with uncertainty

Victoria Knight of KHN

June 17, 2022

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Corinne Rovetti is worried about what will happen to the Knoxville Center for Reproductive Health if the Supreme Court overturns the constitutional right to abortion. The clinic, where she has worked for 33 years helping people across a four-state region, could close.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, Knoxville

Fentanyl test kits are now legal in Tennessee, but groups still can’t distribute them at Bonnaroo

Blake Farmer

June 17, 2022

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Bonnaroo is back after a two-year hiatus. And this year, the promoter has welcomed a nonprofit to distribute the overdose reversal drug naloxone as drug deaths continue to soar among young adults. But the festival still hasn’t embraced more controversial forms of harm reduction.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Criminal Justice, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, drug overdose, fentanyl, harm reduction

Need mental health resources in Nashville? Here are a few options

Dereen Shirnekhi

June 15, 2022

It’s not easy to navigate all the resources available in Nashville for mental health support. This Is Nashville invited a few local experts to break down the options available, and invited a few people to describe their own experiences seeking help.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Health Care, mental health

This new nonprofit plans to flood Bonnaroo with overdose reversal drugs

Blake Farmer

June 8, 2022

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The four-day Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester has experienced overdose deaths in the past. And this year brings elevated concern since powerful fentanyl is showing up in more recreational drugs that are often used by concert-goers.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: Bonnaroo, naloxone, Narcan

Vanderbilt professors tackle how to discuss gun violence through disagreement

Blake Farmer

June 7, 2022

A Vanderbilt psychiatry professor is warning against polarized responses to the recent spate of high-profile gun violence across the country and in Tennessee. On Tuesday, the university held a panel discussion on navigating the gun debate, featuring professors on the left, right and center.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Health Care, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: gun control, Gun culture, gun laws

Barbed wire is going up on the beautiful but dangerous Natchez Trace Bridge

Blake Farmer

June 6, 2022

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The National Park Service is installing chain-link fencing on the Natchez Trace Double Arch Bridge in Williamson County, meant as a temporary solution to thwart suicide attempts. Work began this week.

Filed Under: Environment, Health Care, WPLN News Tagged With: mental health, Natchez Trace Parkway, suicide

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