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Wednesday January 25, 2023
After Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest, there's new urgency to get AEDs in schools
Friday October 28, 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis, in a photo taken during his infamous trip to London in June 1958, when it became public that he was married to his 13-year-old cousin. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Evening Standard/Getty ImagesJerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87
Friday October 21, 2022
Vanderbilt's pediatric transgender care clinic is one of several under assault
Monday June 27, 2022
Churchgoers' opinions are mixed about the Supreme Court's abortion ruling
Wednesday June 15, 2022
Southern Baptists respond to the widespread silencing of sexual abuse victims
Thursday November 4, 2021
Ivermectin fans gain powerful advocates despite no proof it fights COVID
Monday October 18, 2021
More nurses are quitting their jobs to try a lucrative stint as a traveling nurse
Friday October 8, 2021
A Hispanic church in Tennessee is grieving the loss of its charismatic founder
Monday September 6, 2021
ECMO is the highest level of life support — beyond a ventilator, which pumps oxygen via a tube through the windpipe into the lungs. Instead, the ECMO process basically functions as a heart and lungs outside of the body — routing the blood via tubing to a machine that oxygenates it, then pumps it back into the patient. Blake Farmer/Nashville Public Radio hide caption
toggle caption Blake Farmer/Nashville Public RadioAcross The COVID-Ravaged South, High-Level Life Support Is Difficult To Find
Thursday August 19, 2021
COVID-19 Surge Overwhelms Large Medical Centers In Southern States
Monday July 26, 2021
Vanderbilt University Medical Center bought the hospital in Lebanon, Tenn., from Community Health Systems in 2019, but the latter is still suing former patients over unpaid medical bills. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption
toggle caption Blake Farmer/WPLNA Health Care Giant Sold Off Dozens Of Hospitals — But Continued Suing Many Patients
Monday July 5, 2021
The Vaccination Rate Against COVID-19 Varies From State To State
Monday May 31, 2021
Why Are Southern States Lagging In Vaccinations?
Wednesday February 10, 2021
Tennessee Aims To Close Racial Gap Over COVID-19 Vaccination Rate
Tuesday January 5, 2021
States Struggle To Administer Their Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Wednesday November 25, 2020
Examining COVID-19 Cases In Hard-Hit Wisconsin, Missouri, Tennessee
Monday September 28, 2020
A woman recovering from fever linked to COVID-19 checks medications in her home in Mineola, N.Y., this spring. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption John Moore/Getty ImagesNearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Struck By COVID-19 Face Financial Trouble
Wednesday September 23, 2020
U.S. Reaches COVID-19 Milestone: Death Toll Is Over 200,000
Friday September 11, 2020
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty ImagesAs COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Move At Warp Speed, Recruiting Black Volunteers Takes Time
Friday June 19, 2020
Some cities, such as Washington, D.C. are offering free coronavirus testing for people who've attended protests. Where free tests aren't available, some people may find insurance refuses to cover precautionary testing. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/APInsurers May Only Pay For Coronavirus Tests When They're 'Medically Necessary'
Friday June 5, 2020
Maria Banderas (left) answers questions from medical assistant Dolores Becerra on May 18 before getting a coronavirus test at St. John's Well Child and Family Center in South Los Angeles, one of the LA neighborhoods hit hard by COVID-19. Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Al Seib/LA Times via Getty ImagesNew Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows
Friday May 15, 2020
A nurse and National Guard medic interview a patient before taking a swab for a coronavirus test last month at Gallatin High School in Gallatin, Tenn. The state of Tennessee started picking up the tab for testing in April. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption
toggle caption Blake Farmer/WPLNThursday March 12, 2020
Tom Cooper, Nashville General Hospital's supply chain director, inspects a box of N95 respirators. The hospital is among a small group of pilot sites now sharing data about the inventory of its protective equipment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Blake Farmer/ WPLN hide caption
toggle caption Blake Farmer/ WPLNSaturday March 7, 2020
Residents Work To Recover After Deadly Tennessee Tornadoes
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