Health
The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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Hamilton County dental clinic will close following two other health clinic closures
A dental clinic run by Hamilton County will close in July, and 15 jobs will be cut, according to a press release issued by the county Health Department.
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Cockroaches, pink residue, missing bathroom door: Chattanooga area restaurant inspection reports for week ending May 5, 2026
The Hamilton County, Catoosa County and Walker County health departments inspect food service establishments twice a year, grading them on a 100-point scale. Establishments are reinspected if they fail to meet critical standards.
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Inside the cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak
Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship at the center of a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and gathering areas, medical teams in protective gear, and a still landscape ahead as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another day off the coast of West Africa.
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Trump’s drugmaker deals may save economy $529B over 10 years, White House says
White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years.
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Ask a Doctor: Puffy eyes in springtime could be ‘allergy face’
My face looks puffy and tired this time of year, especially around my eyes. What causes that, and is there anything simple I can do at home to reduce it?
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Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.
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A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here’s what to know
In the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common ways to end early pregnancies, by blocking the mailing of mifepristone prescriptions.
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Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening ‘the world’s kitchen’
Toxic runoff from rare earth mines in Myanmar is contaminating rivers that flow into Thailand, threatening the Mekong River and its basin's fisheries and farmland.
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Trump pulls Casey Means’ stalled surgeon general nomination. New pick is radiologist Nicole Saphier
President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s nominating radiologist and former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate over questions about her experience and her stance on vaccines.
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Former Fauci adviser indicted for allegedly concealing communications related to COVID-19 research
A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic raged across the country, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
