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2.5 Million Dollar Grant To Help Improve Healthcare Quality

Submitted by Amanda Odom on April 28, 2008 - 6:16pm. News | Health

Patients in Tennessee could soon see more improved health care for less money.

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Groundbreaking On New Chattanooga State Health Science Center

Submitted by Amanda Odom on April 28, 2008 - 6:12pm. News | Health

Chattanooga State plans to increase its health science students by 40% in the coming years.

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April Is National Donate Life Month

Submitted by Abena Williams on April 21, 2008 - 4:43pm. News | Health

Statistics show 98,000 people in the United States are waiting for organ transplants.

Contraception Pill for Men

Submitted by WDEF News 12 and CNN on March 26, 2008 - 9:14am. News | Health

A birth control pill for men?

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David Wilson, Chattanooga Teen Injured In Super Tuesday Tornado, Regains Use Of Legs

Submitted by Joe Legge on March 17, 2008 - 7:00pm. News | Health

A Chattanooga teen seriously injured last month in a tornado regains some use of his legs. David Wilson isn't walking yet, but he can stand. Last month he was trapped under storm debris at Union University in West Tennessee. WDEF News 12's Joe Legge spoke with David today about his recovery.

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Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Dept. Endorses New Flu Shot Guidelines

Submitted by Nordia Epps on February 28, 2008 - 11:50pm. News | Health

The Chattanooga Hamilton County Health Department endorses plans to expand flu shot guidelines. A CDC panel now says all kids over six months should get a flu shot. Previously the cut off was 5 years old. In Tennessee, one in five infants and toddlers get the flu shot every year. Local health officials hope the new guidelines will increase the number of kids who get the added protection.

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