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Flu Prevention and Treatment with Seasonal Influenza Activity High in TN and Severe Nationwide
Jan 04, 2023 at 09:01 pm by WGNS News
The Tennessee Department of Health is encouraging all Tennesseans who have not had their annual flu vaccine to get immunized as soon as possible to protect themselves and prev.... Read More
Medical News: Excess Oxygen During Anesthesia Linked to Risk of Organ Injury
Dec 01, 2022 at 07:00 pm by WGNS News
(Medical Study) Unnecessarily high concentrations of oxygen given to patients under general anesthesia may increase risk of injury to the kidneys, lungs and heart, according t.... Read More
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Received the Tennessee Department of Health BEST Award for Efforts to Decrease Infant Mortality
Apr 27, 2022 at 06:40 pm by WGNS
In 2020, more than 6 out of every 1,000 infants in Tennessee did not make it to their first birthday. In an effort to save lives, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford has partner.... Read More
U.S. Precision Medicine Research Program Releases Genomic Data
Mar 18, 2022 at 03:15 pm by WGNS
Earlier this month the All of Us Research Program released an initial large batch of genomic data on its cloud-based research platform, the Researcher Workbench, including who.... Read More