Health
The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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Rise in imaging use concerns some doctors
In the medical world, the advent of the first high-tech imaging technology – the CT or computerized tomography scan, in the 1970s – was "like going from the Dark Ages into light," a local specialist said.
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Ramsey seeks outside lawyer to sue feds over health care
NASHVILLE — Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, opened the door Wednesday to hiring an outside lawyer if Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper won't challenge the constitutionality of the new federal health care law in court.
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Erlanger at forefront of stroke research trial
Erlanger hospital's stroke team has become the nation's first to implant a tiny electrode in a stroke patient using a navigation system developed by veterans of an Israeli Air Force engineering team.
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Baker could benefit from health stance
By Shannon McCaffrey
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Employers unsure about health care changes
At his two Rib & Loin restaurants, Yogi Center is used to serving generous portions of pork with all the fixings.
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Girls Inc. gets grant for infant mortality education program
Brainerd High School may get its own health clinic, thanks to the vision of one of its most determined 11th-grade students.
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Health impositions viewed warily
Area small business owners weigh in with their initial reactions to the health care bill that has become law. The bill gives most businesses a choice between offering a minimum standard of insurance to their employees, which the government has yet to specify, or paying a fine of up to $2,000 per employee.
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State’s leaders split on suit over reform
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue is butting heads with the state's top lawyer, threatening to "go it alone" and sue the federal government over a new federal health care law.
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TennCare expansion spurs debate over costs, benefits for Tennessee
Nearly 250,000 more Tennesseans are expected to qualify for health care coverage through the TennCare program in the next five years under the health reform plan signed into law this week.
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House delays challenge to reform
NASHVILLE — Upset Tea Party activists responded with boos and shouts of "No!" after a House panel delayed final action on a bill to challenge federal health care reform.