LaTrice Currie

4 weeks ago | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

There is a new treatment available for patients in our area who suffer from atrial fibrillation, or AFib. CHI Memorial is the first to offer pulsed field ablation. Dr. Samuel Jones with CHI Memorial says, “It’s our newest way to treat abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation.

1 month ago | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

Members of a local organization say they are focusing on keeping families healthy, especially those in underserved communities. Dr. Tiundra Love says the Chattanooga Chapter of the Links, Incorporated is getting ready for their third annual Black Family Wellness Expo. Dr. Love says, “Focusing on the disparities, the diseases that affects clients and patients in the community that makes a community whole and well.

2 months ago | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

Felicia Jackson says she almost lost her son several years ago due to a medical emergency that ultimately led to her creating life-saving tool. "I noticed my son was choking in the back seat of our car. My husband pulled over to the side of the road and handed the baby to me to perform C-P-R. I totally forgot my training,” said Jackson. That led her to come up with the idea of the CPRWrap. "It is very simple. It is in a pouch that fits in the palm of your hand. You tear open the pouch.

Jan 16, 2025 | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in men, but some men often confuse prostate enlargement with prostate cancer.  A local church is hosting a special men’s health event to help educate men in our community.

Oct 24, 2024 | local3news.com | LaTrice Currie

McKinley Waugh, a pediatric nurse practitioner at Erlanger, is raising awareness about spina bifida, a condition that is personal to her. Waugh says, “Not a lot of people talk about that. My niece has spina bifida. We did not know what that was when she was diagnosed with it. So, the idea of this month is to make people aware of what it is.”Each year, nearly 1300 babies are born with spina bifida and Hispanic women in the U.S. have the highest rate of having a child with spina bifida.