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The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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Flu and RSV climb in Georgia as winter virus season starts slowly
Georgia's winter respiratory virus season is off to a slow start, with COVID numbers low. But local doctors say they are seeing an uptick in flu and RSV cases, and they expect numbers to rise over the coming months.
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Alabama rural hospital funding board approves distribution of tax-incentive donations
An Alabama state board approved Monday a system of distributing private donations to rural hospitals, based on need.
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More than 1 million bags of cheese were recalled. Here’s what that means.
A recall involving more than 1 million bags of cheese may sound dramatic, but it’s hardly unusual in the U.S. food system, where hundreds of products are under various levels of recall at any time.
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What to know about the hepatitis B shot — and why Trump officials are targeting it
A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B vaccine — the first shot found to prevent cancer.
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Shredded cheese sold in dozens of states recalled due to potential for metal fragment contamination
There is a recall for more than 260,000 cases of shredded cheese sold in 31 states and Puerto Rico because of the potential for metal fragment contamination, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Chattanooga experts give tips on dealing with holiday sickness
Holidays: Along with all the jolliness, tempting foods line the table, family members get on your last nerve and you're starting to feel that first sniffle that will inevitably turn into the flu. So what can you do to stay healthy and happy during this most wonderful — though often challenging — time of the year?
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Library groups, publishers criticize Tennessee secretary of state’s gender identity audit
Book publishers and literary groups are challenging orders by Tennessee's secretary of state for public libraries to audit children's collections and eliminate books dealing with gender identity.
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What shutting down the department of education could mean for disabled and special education students in Tennessee
When it comes to her son, Randle Marsh has always been a fighter.
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In the woods outside Nashville, teenagers find sobriety and redemption through fly fishing
In a forest west of Nashville, six boys, two adults and their private burdens prepared for a fly fishing trip.
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After shutdown, federal employees face new uncertainty: affording health insurance
Larry Humphreys, a retired Federal Emergency Management Agency worker in Moultrie, Georgia, says he and his wife won't be traveling much next year after their monthly health insurance premium payment increases more than 40%, to $938.
