Health
The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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DeKalb County in Georgia gets new tuberculosis clinic
DeKalb County has the highest rate of tuberculosis cases in Georgia. This week, it's opening a new clinic to help test for the disease and treat it.
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Ask a Doctor: COVID variant may cause painful sore throat
What's the deal with this new COVID variant that people say feels like swallowing razor blades?
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Northwest Georgia utilities, well owners mull how to filter PFAS from water
Water expert Bob Bowcock will only drink from a groundwater well in Northwest Georgia if it's tested for forever chemicals, a persistent group of compounds linked to ailments like cancer.
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3 Democrat-led states have rolled back Medicaid access for people lacking permanent legal status
For nearly 20 years, Maria would call her sister — a nurse in Mexico — for advice on how to manage her asthma and control her husband’s diabetes instead of going to the doctor in California.
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Here’s what to know about chronic venous insufficiency
Swollen legs led to President Donald Trump being diagnosed with what's called chronic venous insufficiency.
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Juul gets FDA’s OK to keep selling tobacco and menthol e-cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration is allowing vaping brand Juul to keep its e-cigarettes on the market, providing relief to a company that has struggled for years after being widely blamed for sparking the teen vaping trend.
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Trump says Coke will shift to cane sugar. But increasingly, shoppers want no sugar in their sodas
The debate over whether Coca-Cola should use high-fructose corn syrup or cane sugar in its signature soda obscures an important fact: Consumers are increasingly looking for Coke with no sugar at all.
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RFK Jr. and other Trump officials embrace psychedelics after FDA setback
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other Trump officials are signaling their interest in approving psychedelic drugs for hard-to-treat mental health conditions.
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What Trump’s cuts to food assistance means for Tennessee
Cuts to food assistance in President Donald Trump's "one big beautiful bill" will force Tennessee to make cuts or find as much as $243 million to keep the program running at current capacity — possibly leaving thousands of low-income Tennesseans at greater risk of hunger.
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Hamilton County Commission acknowledges Wamp’s health appointment
The Hamilton County Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to acknowledge, rather than confirm, the appointment of Beka Bohannon to lead the Hamilton County Health Department.
