Anti-smoking advocates' hopes are becoming reality as more Americans opt to pass on cigarettes, but large disparities in smoking rates persist among certain populations, meaning their work is far from over.
The chairman of Erlanger Health System's board of trustees said he is confident the hospital can resolve its conflict with the University of Tennessee College of Medicine over how its teaching program operates.
In response to widespread illness, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department announced it will offer free influenza vaccinations - a $35 value - starting Monday in all of its clinics.
Doorknobs, handrails, lockers - any potential germ-harboring surface - were fair game as parents descended upon the halls of the Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences. They were waging a battle against contagions, hoping to curb the spread in what has become a wicked, and deadly, influenza season across the country.
Over 100 representatives from more than 80 local employers gathered Friday for the second annual Chattanooga Worksite Wellness Summit, a forum to learn about worksite wellness programs and their benefits on employee health and businesses' bottom lines.
Erlanger Health System brought a sixth hospital into its growing empire following a "yes" vote from the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority Board during a standing-room-only meeting Thursday evening.
Workers in the U.S. used fewer health care services but paid more for health care in 2016 than in previous years, according to a report released Tuesday.
Erlanger Health System is one step closer to extending its services into North Carolina after the hospital's Budget and Finance Committee members approved a resolution to acquire Murphy Medical Center at a meeting Monday evening.
Your neighborhood might make your sick, according to a study by Vanderbilt University School of Medicine researchers that was published this January.
CHI Memorial is rolling out its new "Breathe Easy" mobile health coach to better detect lung cancer early in hard-to-reach, high-risk populations.
