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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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Go Long, healthcare, Race to be Governor Posted onAugust 4, 2018August 11, 2018

With primaries in the rearview, health care leaders wait for details to emerge from Dean and Lee

This is the first in an on-going series that will look at a wide range of issues, including the economy, infrastructure and manufacturing, facing Tennessee’s […] Read More

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The Weekender Posted onJune 3, 2018June 2, 2018

The Weekender: ‘Good jobs’ without a BA exist, keeping workers in financial shape to be healthy + would you tackle an MD?

A screenshot of Nashville from the Neighborhood Map of U.S. Obesity, which overlays different types of Census and national health data, visualizes where obesity is more highly concentrated […] Read More

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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, 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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Hi Posted onMarch 21, 2018March 25, 2018

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