Health
The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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Tennessee agrees to remove sex workers with HIV from sex offender registry
The Tennessee government has agreed to begin scrubbing its sex offender registry of dozens of people who were convicted of prostitution while having HIV, reversing a practice that federal lawsuits have challenged as draconian and discriminatory.
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Extreme heat and some medicines can be a risky combo. Here’s what to know
Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way — by amplifying the side effects of many common medications.
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Why does humidity make me so miserable?
Heat and high humidity have hit southeastern Tennessee hard this summer.
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Are you prepared for a life-changing event?
Recently, I had a bad car wreck and ended up with a minor concussion from hitting the windshield.
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‘Beautiful Faces’ documentary features Chattanooga plastic surgeon
Dr. Larry Sargent was 11 when he decided on his medical specialty.
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Three-decade employee poised to take reins of Hamilton County EMS
Wade Batson, an employee of Hamilton County Emergency Medical Services for three decades, will likely be the agency’s next leader, succeeding the retiring director, John Miller.
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Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu, fourth person linked to outbreak
A fourth farm worker has been infected with bird flu in the growing outbreak linked to dairy cows, health officials reported Wednesday.
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Fourth of July fireworks make for a great show but also pollute the atmosphere, lowering air quality
Every Fourth of July, Chattanoogans and millions of other Americans across the country gather to celebrate the founding of the nation, often through extravagant firework displays. But for those who track air quality, there's a concerning consequence of the firework shows: pollution.
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Sizzling sidewalks, unshaded playgrounds pose risk for surface burns over searing Southwest summer
Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside a Phoenix convenience store where he stopped for a cold soda during a heat wave.
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The US will pay Moderna $176 million to develop an mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine that could be used to treat bird flu in people, as concern grows about cases in dairy cows across the country, federal officials announced Tuesday.
