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Vanderbilt University is one of many institutions applying Critical Race Theory to the medical field in pursuit of "health equity."

Several programs around the country reveal the struggle to advance health equity may be at an important inflection point.

One man died in a car accident involving two vehicles Wednesday evening.

Vanderbilt hospital road renamed for Black surgery pioneer April 5, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A road leading to Vanderbilt University Medical Center is now named for a Black pioneer in cardiac surgery, instead of bearing the Confederacy-tied moniker of Dixie Place. Officials in Nashville commemorated the name change to Vivien Thomas Way during an event Monday. In a news release, the hospital said the switch resulted from current second-year Vanderbilt University School...

Felonies The following people were booked into the Lee County-Tupelo Adult Jail in connection with felony charges ending Thursday at 11 a.m. Christy Gardner, 33, of Belmont, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriffs Office, false pretenses. Julio Flores, 29, of Houston, was arrested by the Lee County Sheriffs Office, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Billy Bailey, 28, of Okolona, was arrested by the Guntown Police Department, possession of a Schedule II drug. Jacob Saylors, 20, homeless, w...