In 2023, 1,588 Tennesseans died as a result of a firearm, a historic high, according to newly released data by the state’s ...

Health experts are urging residents to take preventive action against the rising threat of measles, which has resurfaced in Tennessee. Seven measles cases have been confirmed in the Volunteer State ...

On March 23, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department slashed $11 billion in grant funding. A database, which has come under criticism for inaccuracies and inflations, listed at least 13 state ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Department of Health confirmed two additional cases of measles in Middle Tennessee on Thursday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in 2025 to six. Both ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Health said Thursday it confirmed two additional cases of measles in Middle Tennessee, as outbreaks continued to be reported nationally. The new cases ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed two additional cases of measles in the mid-state. In a Thursday press release, state health officials said both people ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has seen hundreds of reported whooping cough cases so far this year, after federal health officials warned the number of cases was rising nationally. As of April 28, the ...

The Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport, Tennessee, is part of the Ballad Health hospital system. (Brett Kelman/KFF Health News) Despite years of patient complaints and quality-of-care concerns ...

Tennessee youth suicides increased by 47% between 2019 and 2023, rising from 4.5 to 6.6 per 100,000 people. Suicide is the third leading cause of death for Tennesseans aged 10-24, with firearm ...

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Nursing will expand its mobile health unit after being awarded a $3.6 million grant.