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The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact
Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived.
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Ask a Doctor: Yes, golf counts as exercise — if you’re moving
Can golf really count as exercise?
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Nashville LGBTQ+ community leaders decry layoffs at Vanderbilt medical center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center laid off the staff of its LGBTQ Health Program in late June, effectively shuttering a resource that helped LGBTQ+ people access and navigate health care for the past decade.
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Wamp announces key Hamilton County health appointment
Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp told the Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday that he is appointing Beka Bohannon to be the next administrator of the Hamilton County Health and Social Services Division.
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The US is having its worst year for measles in more than three decades
The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, with a total of 1,288 cases nationally and another six months to go in 2025.
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When will Alabama get medical cannabis? Officials, producers see reasons for hope
From the outside, it appears to be another one of over 1,500 farms in Cullman County, with a couple of facilities and a structure that will eventually serve as a greenhouse.
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Toni Says: Help, Medicare is NOT paying my medical claim!
Dear Toni,
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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disregarding recommendations from government scientists, according to federal documents released Wednesday.
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Chattanoogan advocates for men’s mental health awareness through personal story and building community
June is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month, but Brandon Clift's year-round passion comes from his own story. Clift, cohost of The ManKind Project USA's podcast, said he experienced loneliness and isolation in his early 20s.
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RFK Jr.’s made promises about vaccines. Here’s what he’s done as health secretary
During his Senate confirmation hearings, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggested he wouldn't undermine vaccines.