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The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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Shingles is awful, but here’s another reason to get vaccinated: It may fight dementia
A vaccine to fight dementia? It turns out there may already be one – shots that prevent painful shingles also appear to protect aging brains.
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FDA tobacco official is removed from post in latest blow to health agency’s leadership
The Food and Drug Administration’s chief tobacco regulator was removed from his post Tuesday, part of sweeping cuts to the federal health workforce that have cleared out many of the nation’s top experts overseeing food, drugs, vaccines and products containing nicotine.
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CDC employees wait to hear if they will be fired
Retired scientists Friday held a vigil in front of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Clifton Road, as employees inside waited to hear whether their jobs would be eliminated in the latest round of cuts by the Trump administration.
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Art director at Orange Grove in Ringgold uses gift to add color to the lives of people with disabilities
Dennis Wilkes did not go to school to become an educator, but in many ways, his art degree led him to become one at the Orange Grove Center, a nonprofit assisting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in having fruitful lives.
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State health department confirms Tennessee’s first measles case. Vaccines recommended
The first case of measles in Tennessee was confirmed by the state department of health.
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Utah bans fluoride in public drinking water, a first in the US
Utah has become the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water, pushing past opposition from dentists and national health organizations who warn the move will lead to medical problems that disproportionately affect low-income communities.
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My low income qualified me for Medicaid but …
Dear Toni, In January, I was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 60.
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Smoke from prescribed burn in Georgia triggers air quality alert in Chattanooga
The National Weather Service issued a code red air quality alert for Hamilton, Sequatchie and Marion counties in Tennessee, as well as Dade, Walker and Catoosa counties in Georgia, that will be in effect until midnight.
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Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and close agencies in a major restructuring
In a major overhaul, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will lay off 10,000 workers and shut down entire agencies, including ones that oversee billions of dollars in funds for addiction services and community health centers across the country.
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Tennessee Supreme Court sides with BlueCross in COVID lawsuit
The state supreme court ruled Wednesday that BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee was within its rights to fire a local woman who emailed members of the state legislature to express grievances about the insurance provider's COVID-19 policies.
