A Psychological Bulletin review of 307 studies finds rising perfectionism among college students, with sharp increases in worry over mistakes and socially prescribed pressure.

Putnam County ambulances in Cookeville are now stocked with blood and warming kits, letting paramedics begin life‑saving transfusions before hospital arrival.

A Florida complaint accuses Nashville‑based Monogram Health of deceptive hospital visitation practices, according to court papers and local reporting.

HCA announced it will acquire The College of Health Care Professions, a Houston allied‑health college serving 8,000+ students. The companies say the move bolsters HCA’s talent pipeline.

Aging infrastructure, a history of financial pressures, and a lease expiring in 2027 have kept Nashville General Hospital at the center of an ongoing debate over whether to repair the current facility or build a new one.

A long‑running Framingham analysis found women with three or more live births had lower rates of clinical and covert strokes over about 18 years, but researchers say more study is needed.

Quorum Health signed an agreement to transition its hospitals into a nonprofit operator under Healthside Partners, promising expanded charity care and capital investments. The plan covers 11 hospitals and aims to close in fall 2026 pending regulatory review.

Vanderbilt Health will open a referral-only Acute Care Center at One Hundred Oaks in August to give established patients faster diagnostics and same-day evaluations.

Air Methods and Covenant Health will open two 24/7 air‑medical bases in Morristown and Rockwood this May, bringing H135 helicopters and crews able to carry whole blood.

Baptist Memorial broke ground April 30 on a $27M, 18,000‑sq‑ft hospital near Somerville that will restore emergency and inpatient care to Fayette County and is slated to open in March 2027.

The FDA cleared an at‑home HPV self‑collection kit in April; Nashville doctors say the change could help reach patients who skip clinic screening.

CDC surveillance shows ER visits for tick bites at their highest level in nearly a decade. Nashville clinicians warn warm, dry weather could mean more bites and infections.

A National Academies report, with help from a Nashville doctor, sets the first formal blood‑pressure treatment target for pregnant and postpartum women.