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After Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest, there's new urgency to get AEDs in schools
Friday
Jerry Lee Lewis, in a photo taken during his infamous trip to London in June 1958, when it became public that he was married to his 13-year-old cousin. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Evening Standard/Getty ImagesJerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87
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Vanderbilt's pediatric transgender care clinic is one of several under assault
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Churchgoers' opinions are mixed about the Supreme Court's abortion ruling
Wednesday
Southern Baptists respond to the widespread silencing of sexual abuse victims
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Ivermectin fans gain powerful advocates despite no proof it fights COVID
Monday
More nurses are quitting their jobs to try a lucrative stint as a traveling nurse
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A Hispanic church in Tennessee is grieving the loss of its charismatic founder
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ECMO is the highest level of life support — beyond a ventilator, which pumps oxygen via a tube through the windpipe into the lungs. Instead, the ECMO process basically functions as a heart and lungs outside of the body — routing the blood via tubing to a machine that oxygenates it, then pumps it back into the patient. Blake Farmer/Nashville Public Radio hide caption
toggle caption Blake Farmer/Nashville Public RadioAcross The COVID-Ravaged South, High-Level Life Support Is Difficult To Find
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COVID-19 Surge Overwhelms Large Medical Centers In Southern States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center bought the hospital in Lebanon, Tenn., from Community Health Systems in 2019, but the latter is still suing former patients over unpaid medical bills. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption
toggle caption Blake Farmer/WPLNA Health Care Giant Sold Off Dozens Of Hospitals — But Continued Suing Many Patients
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The Vaccination Rate Against COVID-19 Varies From State To State
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Why Are Southern States Lagging In Vaccinations?
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Tennessee Aims To Close Racial Gap Over COVID-19 Vaccination Rate
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States Struggle To Administer Their Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccines
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Examining COVID-19 Cases In Hard-Hit Wisconsin, Missouri, Tennessee
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A woman recovering from fever linked to COVID-19 checks medications in her home in Mineola, N.Y., this spring. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption John Moore/Getty ImagesNearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Struck By COVID-19 Face Financial Trouble
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U.S. Reaches COVID-19 Milestone: Death Toll Is Over 200,000
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Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty ImagesAs COVID-19 Vaccine Trials Move At Warp Speed, Recruiting Black Volunteers Takes Time
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Some cities, such as Washington, D.C. are offering free coronavirus testing for people who've attended protests. Where free tests aren't available, some people may find insurance refuses to cover precautionary testing. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/APInsurers May Only Pay For Coronavirus Tests When They're 'Medically Necessary'
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Maria Banderas (left) answers questions from medical assistant Dolores Becerra on May 18 before getting a coronavirus test at St. John's Well Child and Family Center in South Los Angeles, one of the LA neighborhoods hit hard by COVID-19. Al Seib/LA Times via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Al Seib/LA Times via Getty ImagesNew Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows
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A nurse and National Guard medic interview a patient before taking a swab for a coronavirus test last month at Gallatin High School in Gallatin, Tenn. The state of Tennessee started picking up the tab for testing in April. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption
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Tom Cooper, Nashville General Hospital's supply chain director, inspects a box of N95 respirators. The hospital is among a small group of pilot sites now sharing data about the inventory of its protective equipment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Blake Farmer/ WPLN hide caption
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Residents Work To Recover After Deadly Tennessee Tornadoes