The number of public places in Nashville requiring masks has dropped considerably this week. The city’s transit agency, WeGo, is the latest to stop requiring face coverings on buses and the commuter rail line.
Lawmakers seek to reduce penalties for HIV criminal exposure law
The Tennessee Senate voted last week to reform one aspect of a decades-old law that makes it a crime to not disclose an HIV diagnosis to a sexual partner.
As a former Vanderbilt nurse awaits sentencing for a medical error, her conviction sparks widespread worry
The name RaDonda Vaught is now well-known by nurses nationwide. Her negligent homicide conviction for a medication error is weighing heavy on a weary profession.
Hickory Hollow joins mall-to-medicine transitions, which accelerated through the pandemic
Hickory Hollow Mall — 1.1 million square feet of retail space in southeast Nashville — was once Tennessee’s largest shopping center. Now, the mammoth complex is joining the ranks of malls making a transition into medicine.
Tennessee will make ivermectin available without a prescription, despite research showing no benefit for COVID treatment
Under a bill awaiting Gov. Bill Lee’s signature, Tennessee would make ivermectin available at pharmacies without a prescription.
Tennessee lawmakers close in on restricting out-of-state abortion pills, telehealth
A proposed restriction on abortions in Tennessee takes aim at telehealth consultations with out-of-state providers. The bill, which is set for final passage, could become much more relevant if Roe v. Wade is struck down.
Why nurses are raging and quitting after the RaDonda Vaught verdict
Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Oregon, the 29-year-old nurse practitioner said she felt overwhelmed and undertrained. Coronavirus patients flooded the clinic for two years, and Moore struggled to keep up.
With rural hospitals in financial straits, some Tennessee communities are selling theirs for $1
A Florida-based company called Braden Health is snapping up closed and distressed hospitals in West Tennessee that few others seem to want.
Texas-styled abortion bill pulled from consideration in Tennessee legislature
A bill that proposed an even stricter version of the new Texas abortion law has been pulled from consideration. Its sponsor says Republican leaders have been resistant.
At a Tennessee crossroads, two pharmacies, a monkey and millions of pills
Federal prosecutors say a Celina pharmacy courted opioid seekers by filling dangerous prescriptions and offering cash handouts to keep customers coming back, including its own currency called “monkey bucks.”
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