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Health, Nashville Posted onAugust 11, 2018August 12, 2018

Vanderbilt study improved low income kids’ nutrition, exercise but results indicate more intensive approach needed to stem obesity

A long-running study in low income Nashville neighborhoods found how challenging it is to intervene in young children’s lives to prevent obesity.

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healthcare, Hi, Nashville Posted onJuly 2, 2018July 5, 2018

Podcast: Holly talks what puts health care on edge + why politicians, execs need to answer hard questions

Health:Further’s David Shifrin invited me on ‘The Future of Health’ podcast to talk about the BirdDog experiment and Nashville’s health care industry from an observer’s […] Read More

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healthcare Posted onJune 7, 2018June 7, 2018

HHS Start-Up Day: Have bespoke, short pitches — and always have an ask

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healthcare, Nashville Posted onMay 31, 2018June 9, 2018

HHS start-up tour to stop in Nashville to connect companies to agency channels

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healthcare Posted onMay 17, 2018May 17, 2018

Prediabetes is scary and dull so the CDC is using hedgehogs to raise awareness about a disease that has a ‘tremendous impact economically’ for Tennessee

A national ad campaign uses hedgehogs living their best life on vacation to get people to take a 1-minute test about how many risk factors […] Read More

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healthcare Posted onMay 17, 2018May 17, 2018

Tennessee leaps 5 spots, stays in Commonwealth Fund’s last quartile as obesity, mental health and vaccines plague the state

Read about: “It’s as big a problem as the opioid epidemic.”

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Go Long, healthcare Posted onMay 9, 2018May 9, 2018

‘Excuse me doctor, this is your interpreter speaking’

The demand for medical interpreters is increasing.

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healthcare, the future Posted onApril 25, 2018April 25, 2018

LifePoint: ‘Cast of thousands’ needed to tackle problems facing health, hospitals

The number of hospitals trying to treat an older, sicker population with a smaller clinical staff is set to decline, leading hospitals and health systems […] Read More

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Nashville Posted onApril 22, 2018April 25, 2018

‘Destiny’ brings indie pharmacy to Napier, alleviating the struggle for a ride to get an Rx

Karen Penley got tired of bumming rides to a pharmacy each month to pick up her prescriptions, so she leapt at the chance to transfer […] Read More

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Go Long Posted onApril 12, 2018April 11, 2018

Long lines and a mobile clinic: Tennessee’s dentist shortage reshapes how people get care

What you’ll read about: Many parts of Tennessee have a shortage of dentists so free dental care at charity events is a big draw for […] Read More

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