TENNESSEE TECH STUDENT IN QUARANTINE WITH POSSIBLE CORONAVIRUS
A Tennessee Tech student in Cookeville is in quarantine at Cookeville Regional Hospital after showing symptoms of the coronavirus. The student recently returned from China and soon after arrival back ...
SIX CHILDREN PASS AWAY FROM FLU SO FAR THIS SEASON IN TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Department of Health says the number of pediatric deaths from the flu has risen to six so far this season. Four of the deaths reportedly happened to children in the eastern half of the s ...
TN. LAWMAKER PROPOSES BILL CALLING FOR INSULIN TO BE MORE AFFORDABLE
Tennessee Senator Katrina Robinson has proposed a bill to make insulin more affordable for thousands in the state living with diabetes. Data indicates one in four diabetics reporting underusing insuli ...
PROTEIN SNACKS AND TRAIL MIXES RECALLED FOR LISTERIA CONCERNS
Protein snack trays and trail mixes sold in 10 states are being recalled because they contain hard-boiled eggs from a Georgia processor linked to a deadly outbreak of listeria. The producer of the sn ...
FLU DEATHS ON THE RISE, OVER 2,000 DEATHS REPORTED NATIONWIDE
More than 4.5 million people have gotten sick from the flu since the season began at the end of September. The most recently released Centers for Disease Control (CDC) map looks different than just a ...
NEW LAW RAISES LEGAL AGE TO BUY TOBACCO IN UNITED STATES TO 21
A new federal bill signed into law this past Friday prohibits the sale of tobacco and vaping products to anyone under the age of 21 in the United States. The announcement came amid continued concerns ...
NEW CANCER VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE
A vaccine undergoing testing at the Mayo Clinic has reportedly removed cancer cells in a breast cancer patient. Florida resident Lee Mercker became the first patient to participate in a clinical tria ...
FREE FLU SHOTS OFFERED FOR ROANE COUNTY STUDENTS
Through the Roane County Schools partnership with the Roane County Health Department, students in Roane County will be able to receive their flu shot for free beginning October 21, 2019. Dates have be ...
CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT ISSUED FOR SEVERAL COUNTIES IN AREA
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has issued a Code Orange Health Advisory in effect from midnight tonight (Wednesday, September 11, 2019) to midnight central time Thursday nigh ...
TENNESSEE REPORTING CASES OF ILLNESSES RELATED TO VAPING
Health officials in Tennessee are reporting six cases of suspected respiratory disease among people who used electronic cigarettes or other vaping devices. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventi ...
2,000 INFECTED, 13 DEAD IN STATE FROM HEPATITIS A OUTBREAK
An updated news release from the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) says 2,000 Tennesseans have now been infected with the virus that causes hepatitis A since the outbreak began last year. It says 1 ...
CUMBERLAND CO. HEALTH DEPT. EXTENDS HOURS FOR VACCINE SHOTS
The Cumberland County Health Department will extend their hours three different days so parents will have a chance to get their children the needed vaccines before school starts. The hours will be fro ...
