Elizabeth Fite

More Tennessee children with developmental disabilities will have access to needed services through a new Siskin Children's Institute office in Nashville, which is set to open in January 2020.

Chattanooga Fire Department Capt. Skyler Phillips fought back tears Tuesday as he told City Council members the story of a nearly blind woman with broken glasses who used to regularly call 911 seeking help after tripping and falling.

In mid-November, 30 leaders in the health care, academic and business communities traveled north to Cincinnati, Ohio, to see in practice what for years has only been a vision for many Chattanoogans: a unified district dedicated to medicine, education and research.

Practice Management and Resources promises to help physicians in Middle and East Tennessee and North Georgia walk away from employment and into a turnkey practice.

A new Medicare advantage plan could help diabetic beneficiaries in 30 Tennessee counties, including Hamilton, who struggle to control their Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes due to financial, transportation or other barriers.

Mike Ward doesn't have a pulse, but he's very much alive.

An emergency department can go from quiet to chaotic in minutes.

Erlanger Health System's governing body, its 11-member board of trustees, experienced a changing of the guard Thursday that includes a diverse group of new officers and two new trustees with longtime health care industry experience.

More middle-class worker income is going toward health care as rising insurance costs outpace wage growth in every state, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.

Jim Coleman, a hospital industry leader with more than 25 years of experience, has been appointed by local legislators to replace outgoing trustee Phil Smartt on the Erlanger Health System Board of Trustees.

It's important for clinicians to know their patients, especially in emergency situations, and now patients at CHI Memorial hospitals can have their health records shared with 28% of America's other hospitals, including Erlanger Health System.

Matthew Gibson will take over as the CEO of Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation in January, replacing current CEO Carol Sim, who announced her retirement in October.

Education, reducing childhood trauma, transportation, emotional support, economic empowerment, mentorship and improving the appearance of places that attract crime were some of the ideas to reduce gun violence put forward by the Chattanooga Mayor's Youth Council on Wednesday.

Tennessee ranks among the worst of the states for new lung cancer cases and lung cancer survival rates, according to a new report that examines the toll of lung cancer across the nation.

Like many twins, the Markham brothers shared secrets. But most twins' secrets probably don't involve duping the United States military.

Bill Martin, 59, suffered a back injury in 1989, but that didn't stop him from practicing taekwondo and earning a second degree black belt in the 1990s.

The Howard School 11th grader Kirsten Mendoza and ninth grader Desean Aaron already see health care careers in their future.

World War II was raging and Vince Patterson wanted to join the Navy. But at age 16, he couldn't without his parents' permission. Then he learned the United States Merchant Marine.

Two years ago, Adrianna DeBusk wanted to dress up with her son, Jace, for Halloween and trick-or-treat like they always did.

The Remote Area Medical mobile clinic will offer free dental, vision and general medical care to people regardless of their health insurance status in East Ridge, Tennessee, on Nov. 16 and 17.