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The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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Tennessee schools still miss farm-to-school grant eliminated in 2025 as USDA rolls out new programs
School Nutrition Director Vickie Dunaway has spent years transitioning the Milan Special School District in West Tennessee toward scratch-made cooking.
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‘Second chance at life’: How stem cell donation saved a Chattanooga cancer patient
Chattanooga and Rochester, New York, are separated by 860 miles, but in May 2024, the two cities became intertwined after a stem cell donation from a New York firefighter saved the life of a Sale Creek resident.
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Planned Parenthood files legal challenge to investigation, document demands by Tennessee AG
Planned Parenthood of Tennessee and North Mississippi petitioned a Nashville court to set aside a sweeping legal demand by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti to turn over the organization's donor details, healthcare provider information and the medical records of adult and minor patients.
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Federal court upholds block on Tennessee law making it a crime to aid minors seeking out-of-state abortions
A Tennessee law preventing adults from giving information to minors about legal out-of-state abortions will remain blocked, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled.
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Bradley Medical Center to again be fully in-network with UnitedHealthcare
Bradley Medical Center, the largest hospital in Cleveland, Tennessee, announced Tuesday it would be fully restored to in-network status on UnitedHealthcare plans on Nov. 1.
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Chattanooga site named for new Moccasin Bend mental hospital
Almost 50 acres purchased south of Lookout Valley community
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COVID vaccines for uninsured Tennessee kids in limbo amid federal delays
The federal government has yet to release information on when — or whether — it will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccines to low-income children through a free immunization program, raising alarms among some Tennessee health providers ahead of this Fall's respiratory illness season.
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Ask a Doc: Why do some ankle sprains seem to never fully heal?
I sprained my ankle a few weeks ago, and although it's much better, it still doesn't feel quite right. Why do some ankle sprains seem to never fully heal?
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One thing that hasn’t changed in 250 years: Americans’ willingness to get suckered
America: land of possibility. And also: land of suckers.
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The Pentagon is moving forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops
The Pentagon has rolled out formal guidance for mandatory testosterone testing for male service members 30 and older, a policy that leaves out women for now and faces questions from medical experts about the need and efficacy of such a program.
