Public health officials are urging area residents to protect themselves from mosquitoes this holiday weekend after an increase in West Nile virus cases in mosquitoes and humans, including two deaths in Tennessee and one in Georgia.
Dr. Eugene Ryan describes himself as "just an average Joe," but in an era where the art of medicine is often lost in electronic frenzy, he's more akin to an Irish Rembrandt, who also happens to love Star Trek.
Half a millimeter can make or break a successful joint replacement.
Registration for the third annual Make It Matter! Make It Happen! Make It A Healthy Lifestyle! Women and Girls Health and Financial Wellness Conference closes Saturday, Sept. 1.
United Way of Greater Chattanooga plans to raise $11.5 million - more than the organization's total net revenue since 2006 - during its 2018 campaign. Last year, the organization made $10,866,928, according to a United Way spokesperson.
Drug overdoses killed 1,776 Tennesseans in 2017, up from 1,631 in 2016, according to data released Monday by the Tennessee Department of Health.
The most common cause of anaphylaxis cases in a Tennessee allergy clinic stemmed from an allergic reaction to alpha-gal - a sugar found in red meat such as beef, pork and venison - caused by ticks, according to a recent study.
Erlanger Health System officials announced Friday a $5 million donation from the Kennedy Foundation - the single largest gift in the hospital's history - and welcomed the arrival of a 19th century locomotive from the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. Both donations will go toward the new Children's Outpatient Center that's scheduled to open in December.
Medical providers in the United States face a long list of administrative tasks, from filing insurance claims and billing patients to navigating computer systems.
As parents check soap, Kleenex and disinfecting wipes off their kids' back-to-school shopping lists, public health officials want them to remember the vaccines children need, too.
