Vanderbilt Medical Center

Researchers Explore Why Some 80‑Year‑Olds Think Like They’re 50--The "Super Agers"!

Jan 16, 2026 at 09:27 am by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, TN (WGNS News) - If you’re 80 or older and still sharp enough to out‑think people decades younger, you might just qualify as a “super ager.” It&.... Read More

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Man Rushed to Vanderbilt after Elliott Drive House Fire Tuesday Night

Dec 23, 2025 at 09:25 pm by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - A quiet Tuesday evening (12/23/2025) took a frightening turn for one Murfreesboro family after a fire broke out at their home on Elliott Drive, near the S.... Read More

Above the Emergency: Inside LifeFlight with Greg Johnson and Frank Edwards

Oct 31, 2025 at 12:01 am by WGNS News

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - (Click Play Above to Hear the Podcast): On this episode of On the Air with WGNS, host Scott Walker sits down with Greg Johnson and Frank Edwards from Vander.... Read More

Vanderbilt Study Finds Tamiflu Reduces, Not Causes, Neuropsychiatric Events in Kids

Aug 10, 2025 at 05:19 pm by WGNS

Nashville, TN - A new study out of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has put to rest a decades-long debate over the safety of oseltamivir—be.... Read More

Senator Blackburn Presses Vanderbilt Medical Center to End DEI Initiatives, Cites Federal Compliance Concerns

Apr 16, 2025 at 03:13 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) has formally called on Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) to end its Diversity, Equ.... Read More

UPDATE: Murfreesboro Police Continue to Investigate Deadly Auto Accident Involving Child and Adult

Jan 30, 2025 at 11:01 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Murfreesboro Police Department Fatal Accident Crash Team investigators are continuing to determine the exact cause of a two-car crash on Januar.... Read More

UPDATE: Virginia Woman Dies Following Parking Lot Accident in Murfreesboro

Dec 31, 2024 at 02:13 pm by WGNS Radio News

MURFREESBORO, TENN. – Cathy Pendergrass, 61, of Warrenton, Virginia, has tragically died after sustaining critical injuries in a freak parking lot accident at LongHorn S.... Read More

Family Ties and Fugitives: Nephew Allegedly Aids Uncle in Fatal Hit-and-Run Escape

Oct 24, 2024 at 01:03 pm by WGNS News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Investigators in the nearby metropolitan of Nashville have arrested Orlin Argueta-Zuniga, 29, for his alleged role in assisting his uncle, Walter Dane.... Read More

Asher Sullivan, Son of County Schools Director, Passes Away Saturday

May 18, 2024 at 10:50 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - The son of the Director of the Rutherford County Schools has passed away after becoming trapped in a storm drain (See previous news story here). Asher.... Read More

Facing Unthinkable Choices as the Family of Asher Sullivan Navigate Heartache and Tragedy

May 13, 2024 at 12:38 pm by WGNS News

RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TN - WGNS is continuing to follow the tragedy involving the son of the Rutherford County Schools Director, Dr. Jimmy Sullivan. Tragedy that has now.... Read More