Health
The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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Trump administration says it will pull back billions in COVID funding from local health departments
Federal health officials said Tuesday they are pulling back $11.4 billion in COVID-19-related funds for state and local public health departments and other health organizations throughout the nation.
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Residue from human waste has long wound up as farm fertilizer. Some neighbors hate it
When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of Oklahoma City more than 20 years ago, she thought she'd found a slice of heaven.
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Measles cases hit 370 total in Texas and New Mexico. Kansas has an outbreak. Here’s what to know
The measles outbreaks in West Texas and New Mexico have surpassed a combined 370 cases, and two unvaccinated people have died from measles-related causes.
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5 high-level CDC officials are leaving in the latest turmoil for the public health agency
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was rocked by five high-level departures on Tuesday in the latest turmoil for the nation's top public health agency.
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Five years after the pandemic, challenges linger in Chattanooga’s Black and brown communities
For some children, the only time they eat is when they go to school.
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Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer’s symptoms. Now they have to prove it
An experimental treatment appears to delay Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease in their 40s or 50s, according to new findings from ongoing research now caught up in Trump administration funding delays.
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Ask a Doctor: Help manage diabetes with education
Q: I was recently diagnosed with diabetes, and it feels overwhelming. How can I manage it without feeling like it's taking over my life?
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The pandemic had a profound health, social impact. What we know five years later
The pandemic declared five years ago this month tallied 135,074 cases, 3,260 hospitalizations and 1,337 deaths in Hamilton County.
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Five years after COVID forced schools to close, Hamilton County moves toward a better educational picture
At first, it was just supposed to be for a couple of weeks.
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RFK Jr.’s first month as health secretary: Touting French fries and casting doubts on vaccines
There sat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation's top health official, at a Steak 'n Shake with Fox News host Sean Hannity, raving about the fries.
