Health
The latest Health coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, including Coronavirus.
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BlueCross and Memorial reach deal to keep Medicare Advantage and others in insurance networks
Major PPO plan still shifts patients from Memorial to other hospitals
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Most Hamilton County high schools have a defibrillator as mandated under a new Tennessee law
Most Hamilton County public and private high schools already have an automated external defibrillator on campus ahead of a new Tennessee law that requires those schools to keep the device available during classes, athletic practices and games.
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Despite surging demand for long-term care, providers struggle to find workers
The hardest part of Culix Wibonele’s first job in long-term care was not getting injured.
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Michigan farmworker diagnosed with bird flu, becoming 2nd US case tied to dairy cows
A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu — the second human case associated with an outbreak in U.S. dairy cows.
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Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults
At 17, Israel McKenzie was so burdened by obesity that he stopped going to high school in person and was embarrassed to speak to people at his restaurant job.
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BlueCross, Memorial haven’t reached a deal, so 150,000 could end up out-of-network
The insurance company has turned to Parkridge for its Network S
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‘Vampire facials’ were linked to cases of HIV. Here’s what to know about the beauty treatment
Three women were diagnosed with HIV after getting "vampire facial" procedures at an unlicensed New Mexico medical spa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report last week, marking the first documented cases of people contracting the virus through cosmetic services using needles.
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Long flu season winds down in US
The U.S. flu season appears to be over. It was long, but it wasn't unusually severe.
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After Appalachian hospitals merged into a monopoly, their ERs slowed to a crawl
In the small Appalachian city of Bristol, Virginia, City Council member Neal Osborne left a meeting on the morning of Jan. 3 and rushed himself to the hospital.
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Allergy season arrived early in US. Here’s how to keep pollen from ruining your spring
Allergy season is here — and it's earlier and stronger than expected.
