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Covid-19 effects on Alzheimer's Patients

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease face unique challenges in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.  The effects of Alzheimer’s can make it harder for a person to notice or communicate discomfort, hindering family caregivers from spotting COVID-19 symptoms.…

Lung Cancer Screenings for At-Risk Population

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - As the COVID-19 pandemic persists across the United States, people who are at-risk for lung cancer and other forms of cancer continue to delay routine, potentially lifesaving cancer screenings.  “With last year's concerns of Covid-19 there has…

Rome hospital vaccinated relatives against Georgia rules

ROME, Ga, (AP) - A northwest Georgia hospital vaccinated hundreds of relatives of employees against COVID-19, another example of a hospital not following Georgia’s rules about who’s eligible to get the medication. Floyd Medical Center CEO Kurt Stuenkel tells WAGA-TV…

Blue Orleans Restaurant receives help from Bartstool Sports

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - A Chattanooga restaurant has gone viral after getting a helping hand from popular sports blog Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy on Wednesday shared a video of the moment he told Blue Orleans seafood restaurant owners the news.…

Reward offered for info in Cleveland Gun Store Robbery

CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - Federal authorities are offering up to a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for robbing a gun store in Cleveland, Tennessee. Cleveland shooting sports FFL was robbed on January…

Chattanooga Mayoral Race is heating up

Early Voting for the next Chattanooga Mayor is right around the corner. Already, this year's campaigning seems to be different then in years past. With a total of 15 candidates, The Chattanooga mayoral race has the largest number of candidates the…

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