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Violence being treated as a public health threat by Metro Health

WEBNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Violence is now being treated as a public health threat by the Metro Nashville Health Department. There have been more than …

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Council to consider racism a public health crisis

WEBMetro Council members want to declare racism a public health crisis in Nashville.

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Metro Council looks to declare racism a public health crisis in

WEBThe latest numbers from the Tennessee Department of Health show infant mortality among Black babies born in Davidson County was 15.7 per 100,000 live births …

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‘We just need that one person’: Nashville boy in desperate

WEB‘We just need that one person’: Nashville boy in desperate need of a kidney transplant “You would have no idea what is going on with him health-wise or what he …

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Officer, mental health clinician teams in Nashville show up less …

WEBSince its inception on November 23, 2021 till Feb 27, 2024, Partners in Care were requested 7,439 times through dispatch.According to the data from Emergency …

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These new laws are now in effect in Tennessee

WEBAbout 200 laws are now in effect: HB2041: As enacted, prohibits marriage between first cousins. Prohibits the purchase or possession of a gun by someone under …

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‘We are seeing fentanyl in nearly all of our fatal overdoses,’ health

WEBFILE - A container of Narcan, a brand name version of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, sits on a table following a demonstration at the Health and …

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Innovative treatment working to combat rising suicide rates in

WEBPublished: Mar. 20, 2024 at 9:42 AM PDT | Updated: Mar. 20, 2024 at 2:42 PM PDT. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - As the alarming surge in suicide rates continues to grip …

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Rutherford County family faces rare genetic disease as doctors

WEBRutherford County family faces rare genetic disease as doctors work on potential treatment Vanderbilt Health recommends protecting your retina by using UV …

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MNPS program launches students into the workforce

WEBLaura Hickman is the clinical instructor of the program at the school. She said students start the program sophomore year. “We start in our 10th-grade year with health …

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Vanderbilt Health, Humana reach agreement to continue service

WEBNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Humana have come to an agreement for the hospital system to continue to provide …

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Measles patient was at Vanderbilt in Nashville, doctors say

WEBMeasles patient was at Vanderbilt in Nashville, doctors say The Tennessee Department of Health said there are no other positive measles cases they know of at …

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Lack of health insurance impacts thousands of Tennesseans

WEBGeo resource failed to load. Over 600,000 Tennesseans are uninsured. By Danielle Ledbetter. Published: Apr. 25, 2023 at 3:38 PM PDT. NASHVILLE, Tenn. …

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Metro Health holds overdose panel discussion

WEBMetro Health holds overdose panel discussion. Published: Aug. 29, 2024 at 5:05 PM PDT. Metro Public Health officials are working with the community to crack …

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Tennessee attorney general looking into closure of Nashville

WEBNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee attorney general is looking into the closure of an infertility clinic, the AG’s office announced. Center for Reproductive …

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Cigna Healthcare may drop the HCA Healthcare network from

WEBPublished: Sep. 20, 2023 at 1:53 AM PDT. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Cigna Healthcare said it might drop HCA Healthcare as an in-network provider on its insurance plans. …

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Men killed in triple homicide identified, connected to

WEBAt Gray, our journalists report, write, edit and produce the news content that informs the communities we serve. Click here to learn more about our approach to …

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Health department investigating botulism-like illness following

WEBBy Caleb Wethington. Published: Apr. 5, 2024 at 3:35 PM PDT. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Tennessee Department of Health is investigating a botulism-like …

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