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A multistate group of anesthesiologists filed cases in Texas and Colorado, accusing the insurance giant of squeezing them like a “boa constrictor.”

Tennessee will expand vaccine eligibility statewide to residents 65 and older and those in phase 1b of the state’s coronavirus vaccination plan beginning Monday.

Chuck Harris It was a windy, cold winter night in Roanoke, when the 48 year-old doctor felt the first serious cramp in his right upper abdomen. He tried to dismiss it as possibly an abdominal muscle strain. But this pain was becoming unrelenting, signifying an impacted cystic duct or even a possible common duct stone which meant he would need surgery. As skilled a surgeon as he was, he could not operate on himself! He would need to change direction and get to a hospital for help. Bu...

Northeast Tennessee reported a net increase of 219 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on Thursday, its most in nearly two weeks, causing its seven-day new case rate to increase for the second-consecutive day. As of Thursday, the region was averaging 135.5 new cases per day over the last week, up from a low of 116.1 on Tuesday but still below last week’s high of 160. Sullivan County reported the most new cases with 89, while Carter County (+51) was the only other to report more than 50...

Tennessee reported a record 203 new novel coronavirus-related (COVID-19) deaths on Friday, topping the previous record of 192 reported on Jan. 26.

Ballad Health’s hospitalization numbers continue to plummet, with the system reporting 136 COVID-19 patients in its facilities on Friday — a drop of 24 and another three-month low.

Northeast Tennessee’s eight counties reported the fewest new COVID-19 infections in nearly three months on Thursday, with active infections and the region’s seven-day positive test rate also at three-month lows.

Offor Health has raised $5 million in a series A funding round led by SpringRock Ventures of Seattle.

Tennessee set a record for reported monthly novel coronavirus-related (COVID-19) deaths on Wednesday, topping the 2,400 mark after reporting 154 more Tennesseans died of the virus.

Tennessee reported a record 192 novel coronavirus-related (COVID-19) fatalities on Tuesday, putting the state on the precipice of a new monthly high for deaths. Tennessee has reported 2,255 deaths since Jan. 1 — just 50 shy of December’s record 2,305 deaths. Through 26 days in January, the state has averaged 86.7 deaths per day, far outpacing last month’s 74.3 average. If the monthly death record doesn’t fall on Wednesday, it will likely fall on Thursday, as the state has on...