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.
Nashville expands who can get a monkeypox vaccine
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.
Federal judge orders protesters to stay away from the Mt. Juliet abortion clinic
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.
They lost TennCare when paperwork was sent to a pasture, signaling the mess to come
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.
With Roe v. Wade gone, we want to hear your stories about getting healthcare in Middle Tennessee
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?
Vanderbilt reports a rare cluster of viral infections, likely linked to COVID precautions
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.
Metro Police warn dangerous fentanyl-laced drugs are everywhere downtown
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.
Tennessee’s full abortion ban will go into effect Aug. 25
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its judgement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Tuesday, the decision overturning Roe v. Wade. That starts the clock on Tennessee’s so-called trigger law.
More than 2,000 monkeypox vaccines have arrived in Tennessee. Now what?
Access to the monkeypox vaccine remains limited in Tennessee, despite more than 2,000 doses being delivered to the state.
Private takeover of struggling Houston County hospital approved by Tennessee AG
The Tennessee Attorney General has signed off on the sale of Houston County’s hospital to private investors in a letter dated July 19. The buyer, Florida-based Braden Health, has been snapping up several distressed or closed hospitals in the state.
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