Athletic trainers prep for a new season at Hamilton County schools
Hamilton County Schools' new team of athletic trainers is gearing up for the start of school in two weeks, rehearsing spine injury protocol and other medical emergencies.
Bradley County Commission tackles complaints against Tennova
Bradley County commissioners held a work session Monday focused on concerns over long waits at Tennova Healthcare-Cleveland's emergency department.
Landmark study could provide clues about Alzheimer’s
Local high-schoolers from 1960 who participated in a landmark study could help researchers better understand the causes of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Childhood trauma changes the brain, experts say
After the deadly Woodmore bus crash that killed six children in Brainerd in 2016, Jucinta Rome, a licensed clinical social worker at UT Erlanger Behavioral Health, sought to increase awareness about childhood trauma.
Expert: Wasteful spending accounts for nearly half of U.S. health care burden
Wasteful spending could account for half of the approximately $3.5 trillion America spends on health care, an expert told members of the U.S. Senate Health Committee on Tuesday.
Twenty-three child vehicular heatstroke deaths reported so far this year
All children - no matter how well they're cared for - are at risk of dying in a hot vehicle, officials said after the death of a 3-year-old boy in Sweetwater, Tenn., last week.
Tackling chronic respiratory illness requires understanding
Noncompliant, smoker, stubborn were a few words that Rhonda Bilyeu used to associate with patients who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD.
Surgeons call for more research, education as new trends in female lung cancer rates emerge
Two weeks after having the lower lobe of her right lung removed, Mary Ketterer's cancer is gone, but a nagging cough, bouts of exhaustion and unanswered questions remain.
Hamilton Medical Center to appeal certificate of need decision
Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle met with Hamilton Health Care System officials Monday to discuss possible reform to the state's certificate of need program.
Hepatitis A cases continue to rise in Hamilton County
Cases of hepatitis A, a vaccine-preventable, contagious liver infection, continue to increase in Hamilton County.