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The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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US measles count nears 1,200 cases as Ohio officials confirm 3 outbreaks are over
The U.S. logged fewer than 30 measles cases this week as Ohio health officials confirmed three outbreaks in two counties were over.
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Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials
President Donald Trump's administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data — including the immigration status — on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier to locate people as part of his sweeping immigration crackdown.
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How does Medicare’s fall enrollment affect me?
Dear Toni, I'm stressed about what I need to do to enroll in Medicare because I am working part-time with no benefits, only individual health insurance.
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Hundreds of CDC workers reinstated but majority left in limbo
Fired workers of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and their supporters are pushing for more public health jobs to be restored after a portion of the center's terminated workforce was reinstated last week.
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Alabama IVF ruling looms over 2026 statewide elections
The Alabama Supreme Court's 2024 decision declaring frozen embryos children could be a factor in Alabama's 2026 elections, particularly in the races for attorney general and Supreme Court.
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CHI Memorial offices for diabetics, endocrinology to close
CHI Memorial Endocrinology Associates is closing effective Aug. 21, 2025, according to a posted memo in the office lobby.
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Kennedy’s new CDC panel includes members who have criticized vaccines and spread misinformation
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight new vaccine policy advisers to replace the panel that he abruptly dismissed earlier this week.
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State representative from East Ridge wants to regulate or ban kratom
A bitter, earthy green powder sold at gas stations and vape shops across Tennessee is stirring fresh concern from lawmakers, addiction specialists and mothers who say its risks are poorly understood, addictive and potentially lethal.
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Top RFK Jr. aide attacks US health system while running company that promotes wellness alternatives
A top aide to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built a following by accusing the nation's top medical institutions of financial corruption. But Calley Means, now serving as a White House aide, has his own financial stake in the nation's health system.
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RFK Jr. ousts entire CDC vaccine advisory committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday removed every member of a scientific committee that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to use vaccines and pledged to replace them with his own picks.
