Erlanger Women’s Services announces the 2021 Women’s Health Updates webinar series, a quarterly webinar series addressing a more contemporary view on women’s health topics beginning on Thursday, March 4 at 6:30 p.m. featuring Dr. Richard G. Moore discussing novel approaches to pelvic mass focusing on risk assessment and management. Dr. Moore is the director of gynecologic Oncology ... (click for more)

Dr. Laxmi Parsa, board-certified gastroenterologist with Erlanger Gastroenterology, has earned a second board-certification in the area of transplant hepatology. Dr. Parsa is the only board-certified transplant hepatologist in the Chattanooga region. Transplant hepatology is a subspecialty of gastroenterology focusing on advanced liver diseases that require liver transplant. ... (click for more)

It's election day for a new Chattanooga mayor and nine members of the City Council. Winners will have to get over 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. During early voting, 12,371 have already cast their ballots. Fifteen candidates are on the ballot for mayor, and Jean Howard-Hill is waging a write-in campaign. Two of the strongest candidates appear to be former ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department wishes to recognize many community partners who offered COVID-19 vaccine clinics over the weekend to eligible people 65+ and those with 1a1, 1a2 & 1b phase status. The following community partners administered a combined 2,505 doses this weekend: • CHI Memorial Hospital sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga ... (click for more)

Tennesseans have proven we are resilient and determined moving through the COVID pandemic response. Getting to this point in our state -- one of only a handful that has economic growth, open schools and an ability to see a light at the end of this proverbial tunnel -- has taken unbelievable effort. Yet, one revelation of many over the last year has been the need to reject those ... (click for more)

Within hours after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, truckloads of the life-saving medicine were rolling out of a distribution center in Kentucky. According to a state source, Tennessee will get at least 40,000 doses early this week, and in Hamilton County as well as the rest of America, it is a Godsend. “The ... (click for more)