WPLN healthcare reporter Blake Farmer gives an update on the two abortion bills that are currently under consideration by Tennessee lawmakers.
Nashville prosecutor recommends federal inquiry into the dog muzzle received by Tennessee’s ousted vaccine chief
There’s no evidence that Tennessee’s fired vaccine chief purchased the dog muzzle that was sent to her amid heated controversy last year, according to a memo from the Nashville District Attorney’s office.
Tennessee lawmakers consider taking the Texas abortion law a step further, to ban almost all abortions
A proposal circulating in the Tennessee legislature and obtained by WPLN News could effectively ban abortions in the state.
St. Jude making room for Ukrainian cancer patients in Memphis while helping place children across Europe
St. Jude’s global arm is helping connect childhood cancer patients evacuating Ukraine with hospitals across Europe. Soon they may also come to the U.S.
Reflecting on two years of COVID-19 with Dr. Alex Jahangir
It’s been two years since the first known COVID-19 case was diagnosed in Tennessee. This Is Nashville host Khalil Ekulona spoke to Metro Coronavirus Task Force Chair Dr. Alex Jahangir about what has changed since March 2020. Jahangir also reflected on what it was like to be asked by Nashville Mayor John Cooper to take on this […]
A shortage of high-level life support in Tennessee led to more COVID deaths, study finds
A new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center followed COVID patients in dire need of high-level life support in the form of ECMO. It finds that hospital capacity shortages resulted in unnecessary deaths.
Two years in, 25,000 Tennesseans have died of COVID and hospitals are reporting widespread burnout
On Saturday, Tennessee hit two years since the first case of COVID was confirmed in Tennessee. By the numbers, the state has tracked more than 2 million cases and will likely break 25,000 deaths this week.
At the statehouse: Republican lawmakers move to erase LGBTQ issues from schools, slap librarians with misdemeanors and threaten felonies for abortion pill providers
The General Assembly has kicked into high gear as we cross the halfway mark of session. This week featured hours-long debates, increasingly punitive bills and protests outside the capitol.
As more women seek abortion pills, Tennessee lawmakers are cracking down on them
Tennessee’s legislature is joining a few other Republican-led states in advancing new restrictions on abortion pills, which have grown more common than surgical abortions. A bill approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party line vote Tuesday night would add criminal penalties.
Dentists could get higher pay from Medicaid as part of Tennessee’s proposed expansion
Dentists are generally supportive of Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal to expand dental coverage to everyone on TennCare. But they’re reserving their full-throated support until the details are worked out.
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