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U.S. health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing growing worry that Americans who got the si…
What's the latest advice on the type of mask I should wear? It depends on your situation.
U.S. health advisers are debating if millions of Americans who received Moderna vaccinations should get a booster shot -- this time, using hal…
A majority of the sodium in U.S. diets comes from packaged or restaurant foods -- not the salt added to meals at home -- making it hard for pe…
Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guid…
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill for treating COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use wea…
The number of Americans getting COVID-19 vaccines has steadily increased to a three-month high as seniors and people with medical conditions s…
The U.S. is gearing up in case of a bad flu season on top of the continuing COVID-19 crisis, with a plea Thursday for Americans to get vaccina…
If regulators give the go-ahead, reduced-dose kids' shots could begin within a matter of weeks.
The retrospective cohort study noted that approximately 1 out of every 4 children admitted to the hospital with COVID developed severe disease…
The World Health Organization last month listed it as a "variant of interest."
Lawsuits have drawn mixed results in opposite ends of Tennessee for Gov. Bill Lee's order that lets parents opt out of school mask requirements.
Lawsuits have drawn mixed results in opposite ends of Tennessee for Gov. Bill Lee's order that lets parents opt out of school mask requirements.
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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and Men’s Health Network urges all men to talk to their healthcare providers about prostate cancer.
Bryan Lewis Saunders has a freezer-full of veggies and more on the vine in his front yard garden he calls the “Yarden.”
The latest surge in coronavirus cases is overwhelming many intensive care units, causing hospitals and states to run out of ICU beds in some l…
The coronavirus vaccine gave the live entertainment industry hope for a rebound in 2021. Now, as COVID-19 cases surge and hospital beds fill u…
Watch it Grow is a new video series from Six Rivers Media highlighting great tips for gardening and growing, and making the most of your plant…
Walt Disney World is tweaking its face mask policy.
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a k…
The founders of a new emotional support group in Johnson City know that sometimes the only person who can understand the toll of the devastati…
After avoiding the coronavirus for the last year-and-a-half without so much as an exposure to an infected person that I know of, I tested posi…
The retrospective cohort study noted that approximately 1 out of every 4 children admitted to the hospital with COVID developed severe disease…
Two decades after the twin towers' collapse, people are still coming forward to report illnesses that might be related to the attacks.
The retrospective cohort study noted that approximately 1 out of every 4 children admitted to the hospital with COVID developed severe disease…
Two decades after the twin towers' collapse, people are still coming forward to report illnesses that might be related to the attacks.
Watch it Grow is a new video series from Six Rivers Media highlighting great tips for gardening and growing, and making the most of your plant…
Will one dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine protect me?
Researchers have taken a big step toward developing targeted treatments and vaccines against a family of viruses that attacks the gastrointest…
The Tennessee Department of Health assures families across Tennessee that information and access to vaccinations for children through state he…
Watch it Grow is a new video series from Six Rivers Media highlighting great tips for gardening and growing, and making the most of your plant…
Online Poll
Should trick-or-treating be regulated by localities?
Each year at this time, many parents in our region place calls to their local government asking what day trick-or-treating will be held and what are the hours. This question is particularly common when Halloween falls on a Sunday – as it does this year -- and parents would rather their children be able to trick or treat on Saturday. Most area cities and counties place no regulations on Halloween trick-or-treating.