Many people avoid talking about death and dying because they find it uncomfortable, but demystifying the topic can help people live fuller lives and lessen potential burdens for loved ones, according to Sherry Campbell.
Rob Creswell wanted to find a way to prevent future choking deaths after his brother choked at a Chattanooga restaurant last year and died as a result.
CHI Memorial is asking for the community's help in reaching a fundraising goal of $5 million for the health system's replacement hospital in North Georgia, according to hospital officials.
An international study to see if severely bleeding patients' survival rates improve when they're given a blood clotting drug soon after arriving at the hospital is set to begin in Chattanooga later this year. But unlike typical clinical trials, the research team won't be able to get patient or family consent to participate because those seriously injured patients would likely bleed to death first.
Those seeking COVID-19 vaccines in the Chattanooga region may have to wait longer than expected as nationwide news reports indicate demand for the shots is outpacing supply at some pharmacies.
The misinformed notion that an abortion can occur after birth — which recently became a point of contention in Tennessee's U.S. Senate race — has no medical basis, according to doctors who practice abortion care and treat complex pregnancies.
The Chattanooga region's first dedicated pediatric MRI — which is designed to look like a strawberry-iced doughnut with rainbow sprinkles — was unveiled Friday as Erlanger Health celebrated the opening of its new children's outpatient procedure center.
Federal Title X funds that historically supported family planning services for low-income patients through Tennessee health departments will now be rerouted to Planned Parenthood health centers and partner nonprofits across the state.
Siskin Children's Institute has inked a deal to transfer ownership and operations of its Little Miss Mag Early Learning Center to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, preserving 124 child care slots that were set to close Sept. 29.
Music therapy, which shows promise in helping patients recover from or slow the progression of neurological conditions, is now being offered to patients at CHI Memorial Hospital, officials said.
