Vaccine supplies appear to be flowing freely to counties in Southeast Tennessee, resulting in planned public clinics at schools in the region, health officials said Monday.

Students in nine counties in Southeast Tennessee will be able to get their H1N1 vaccines during in-school clinics starting next week

Local doctors are frustrated that, yet again, Congress appears likely to stave off another year of planned cuts to Medicare physician payments without offering a permanent remedy.

Planned cuts in payments to Tennessee physicians participating in TennCare could create a "nightmare" in terms of access for patients, providers in Chattanooga warn.

DALTON, Ga. -- Transplant experts at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta are hoping to give a chance of life to more North Georgia and Southeast Tennessee residents with organ failure.

In Chattanooga, H1N1 vaccine is now available through the public health department to anyone age 65 and younger, local health officials said Friday.

A new chairman has taken over Erlanger hospital's board of trustees.

About one in every five residents of Tennessee and Georgia still uses tobacco, studies show, and that's just too many, health advocate say.

New guidelines advising against routine mammograms for younger women and dismissing monthly breast self-examinations have shaken up — and even infuriated — some local breast cancer survivors and cancer experts.

The phrase "sleeping like a baby" may take on a new meaning if childhood obesity trends continue, experts say.

Thanks to a regular stream of shipments, the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department now has “several thousand” doses of H1N1 vaccine in both nasal spray and shot form, local health officials said.

Midway through Thursday's daylong educational program on health care, participant Samantha Jones was feeling somewhat overwhelmed by discussions on the health care reform debate.

Local Walgreens stores are offering free diabetes clinics over the next week in recognition of American Diabetes Month.

Starting Dec. 31, CoverTN will suspend enrollment in its limited-benefit health insurance program, officials announced today.

DALTON, Ga. — Dalton State College nursing students say they’re getting more hands-on experience with patients, thanks to a new partnership with Hamilton Medical Center.

Days after the U.S. House passed what the President called a “historic” health care reform bill, many in both the health care and political arenas are doubtful a final bill will emerge before the end of the year.

Through almost 13 years of working at Erlanger North, emergency department nurse manager Eileen Shrum has seen the hospital's life cycle peak and plummet.

Mike Carter, attorney for the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority, told county commissioners Wednesday that the authority may have to hire a contractor to do some work for them.

A new autism center in Chattanooga will be led primarily by parent volunteers who have first-hand knowledge of the needs of children and adults with the disability, organizers said.

A drug- and insurance-assistance program for people with HIV and AIDS in Tennessee has reached its capacity, due both to growing financial strife for many living with the disease and an increase in HIV diagnoses, health officials said Monday.

In Tennessee and Georgia, manufacturers and vendors of medical devices such as wheelchairs, heart stents and prosthetic legs are objecting to a proposed tax on the industry.

After Hutcheson Medical Center officials ended a contract with United Healthcare this summer because of low payment rates, the insurer is back at the negotiation table, the hospital’s CEO said.

Less than two months after Life Care Center of Chattanooga closed its doors following a violation-ridden state inspection report, the nursing home's parent company has donated the now-vacant facility to Hamilton County.

Diverse groups working to promote healthy lifestyles in Tennessee must work together instead of pursuing their individual programs, a health advocate said Tuesday.

After decades of struggling with her weight, Kathy Freeman, at nearly 300 pounds, finally made the decision to get weight-loss surgery at Erlanger hospital last year.

The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department has received 600 more doses of injectable H1N1 vaccine after its first round of swine flu shots quickly was depleted last week.

Erlanger hospital's top seven executives pocketed more than $472,000 in bonus pay this month, based on the hospital's performance last year.

The seasonal flu vaccine is now in short supply, thanks to a surge of early demand for vaccinations fueled by concerns about the H1N1 flu, according to local providers.

The obstetrics and gynecology residency program at the UT College of Medicine in Chattanooga is facing a probationary period following a review from the national body responsible for accrediting residency programs, the school's dean said Thursday.

Getting along with physicians will play a bigger role next year in the performance evaluation of Erlanger hospital's CEO, according to a decision by the hospital's management and board evaluation committee.

An Erlanger trustee did nothing wrong by questioning hospital employees during a tour of one of the hospital's campuses, hospital board Chairman Charles Longer said Monday.

More patients who were unable to pay their bills and stagnant admissions contributed to a $169,000 September loss for Erlanger hospital, an official said Monday.

Local physicians said health care reform proposals to expand Medicaid coverage drastically, while well-intentioned, are likely unsustainable.

DALTON, Ga. — Hamilton Medical Center’s incoming CEO knows that he’s taking over leadership of the 282-bed hospital at a challenging time for the hospital industry.

DALTON, Ga. — Jeff Myers, the new chief executive officer of Hamilton Medical Center, spoke recently with the Times Free Press about his new job.

An Erlanger hospital trustee, who said he won't apologize for asking tough questions, is scheduled to meet with the hospital president and board chairman to discuss complaints against him from hospital employees, according to e-mails obtained by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

After three confirmed swine flu-related deaths in Hamilton County, local health officials are renewing their plea with the public to be treated with the new H1N1 vaccine.

Earlier this year, Louella Wesley called three oral surgeons to ask about getting her 86-year-old husband's decaying and aching teeth pulled, only to learn that she couldn't afford the procedures.

Ongoing mosquito surveillance has identified West Nile Virus among a pool of mosquitoes in Hamilton County.

Five years ago, 37 people had a death sentence commuted to a chance for life.

Though the nation's stretched health care system needs a massive overhaul, the possibility of broad reform at times seems out of reach, said a local physician.

North Georgia health officials are ready for lines out the door today as they begin offering doses of H1N1 vaccine.

Health departments in the 10-county Northwest Georgia Public Health district have received a total of 3,500 doses of H1N1 nasal spray vaccine and will begin making them available to healthy children aged 2 to 4 on a walk-in basis Thursday.

State agencies have made strides in lowering the number of children in state custody and finding permanent homes for foster children, according to a report released Tuesday.

Some health care workers here and across the nation are chafing at pressure — and in some cases, mandates — to get vaccinated for influenza.

Tennessee and Georgia are two of 25 states that will use federal money to tackle the nation's obesity epidemic with greater coordination and precision.

The death last week of an apparently healthy 7-year-old from H1N1 influenza has shaken area parents.

After viewing dozens of submitted videos, local personal trainers have selected 12 finalists for Chattanooga's weight-loss competition based on the reality TV show "The Biggest Loser."

DALTON, Ga. -- A 7-year-old girl from Whitfield County died Wednesday morning from H1N1 flu, officials said.

Ashley Herrick was just 12 years old and 100 pounds overweight when she — somewhat nervously — joined Weight Watchers for the first time.