Health Care

Press release from the Tennessee Department of Health; May 14, 2012:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, has suspended new admissions of residents to Jackson Street Care Home effective May 9, 2012. A special …

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Press release from the Tennessee Department of Health; May 4, 2012:

NASHVILLE - The Great Tennessee Air Show, set for May 12 & 13 in Smyrna, is a wonderful opportunity to see some amazing aircraft. Tennessee Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, …

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Press release from the Tennessee Department of Health; April 26, 2012:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health is seeing significant increases in tick-borne illnesses this year following an unusually mild winter and spring. Cases of Rocky Mountain spotted …

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Press release from the Tennessee Department of Health; April 26, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH, has suspended new admissions of residents to Faith Team Ministries effective April 25, 2012. A special monitor …

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Press release from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; April 25, 2012: 

Nashville, Tenn. – On Saturday April 28, 2012, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will have a collection point at TBI Headquarters in Nashville, Tenn. to participate in the …

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Press release from the Tennessee Department of Health; April 23. 2012:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health is now accepting applications for the Animal Friendly Spay/Neuter Grant program. Grants provided through this program support low-cost spay and neuter …

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Democrats in the House of Representatives are looking to dish up a bigger slice of tax cut for Tennesseans who purchase their groceries in the state.

During a Legislative Plaza press conference Thursday, Democratic Leader Craig Fitzhugh, caucus chairman Mike …

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Press release from the Tennessee Department of Health; April 18, 2012:

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Health announces that the suspension of admissions at Bristol Nursing Home has been lifted effective April 18, 2012. The facility is a …

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Press release from the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee; April 9, 2012:

The “Obstacles to Obstetricians” bill, up this week, creates a barrier to accessing legal and safe reproductive health services in Tennessee.

Only a very limited number …

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Todd, R-Collierville, announced he has non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of cancer. Todd disclosed his illness during a committee hearing while making the case for a bill to require insurance companies to pay for certain chemotherapy treatments.

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Press Release from Tennessee Right to Life; April 2, 2012:

In a state where Courts have claimed that abortion facilities do not have to be licensed, members of Tennessee’s state House took steps today to create a safer climate …

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“Any movement forward is positive movement,” a proponent of access to medical marijuana said Tuesday. A House subcommittee approved a bill for legalization, though recent history suggests the bill will eventually stall.

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