Health

N. Kentucky health department stops well-child exams

10:45 AM, May 21, 2013

The health department in northern Kentucky says it plans to stop offering well-child visits because Medicaid no longer offers reimbursement for them.

4th graders offer message of hope to cancer patients

11:23 PM, May 20, 2013

Sacred Heart students delivered dozens of paintings to cancer patients at UT Medical Center.

Chattanooga festival expands smoke-free zone

11:26 AM, May 20, 2013

Many areas of the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga are going smoke-free next month.

10News Weekend Sunday Guests

11:25 AM, May 20, 2013

Here's the guests who appeared on 10News Weekend on Sunday.

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

8:34 AM, May 20, 2013

Sunbathers this summer will find new sunscreen labels that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

Glenn Close's family sheds light on mental illness stigma

9:03 PM, May 19, 2013

Calen Pick has schizoaffective disorder, a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He was 15 when he realized something was wrong, 16 when he checked himself into a lockdown mental health facility, 18 when he got out and 28 when his sanity touched down on solid ground.

Four 'medical buddy' pairs enter Nashville Kids Triathlon

3:10 PM, May 19, 2013

Natalie Young looks at her little brother and sees joy.

Bus drivers top obese workers list; doctors tip lighter

12:44 PM, May 19, 2013

The study found several factors for worker obesity, including exercising fewer than three days a week, not eating healthy, limited access to a safe place to exercise, a history of depression and skipping annual dentist visits.

Free prostate clinic offered this weekend

8:03 PM, May 17, 2013

According to the Centers for Disease Control, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. In 2009, more than 206,000 men in the US were diagnosed with prostate cancer. More than 28,000 died.

Why you don't want to drink the pool water

3:32 PM, May 16, 2013

Here's a good reason never to swallow water from a swimming pool: A new study found telltale signs of feces in more than half of pools sampled in Atlanta last summer.

Human embryonic stem cells are cloned

4:46 PM, May 15, 2013

Stem cell researchers have reached a long-sought milestone in "regenerative" medicine that seeks to provide rejection-free replacement transplant tissues to patients.

State urging boomers to take online health assessment

8:52 AM, May 15, 2013

Tennessee health officials are urging people to take a five-minute online assessment about whether they are at risk for hepatitis C.

Jolie's announcement triggers discussion on preventative mastectomies

8:13 PM, May 14, 2013

Actress and activist Angelina Jolie made the surprising announcement Tuesday that she elected to have a double mastectomy after learning she carries a gene linked to an increased risk of developing breast cancer.

TN women's health improves to grade of C

6:00 PM, May 14, 2013

The overall health of women in the state has improved to a grade of C, according to the Tennessee Women's Health Report Card.

Women have new options for breast cancer surgery

9:05 AM, May 14, 2013

New approaches are dramatically changing the way these operations are done. Women have more options, faster treatment, smaller scars and better cosmetic results.


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