New Binghampton clinic will offer free care for diabetes, obesity and more
More than half of the county’s adults are overweight or obese, and heart disease is the number one killer, according to ShelbyCares. (Courtesy photobyphotoboy)
More than half of adults in the county have not seen a primary health provider in the last year, but many health care challenges could be avoided through preventative screenings like those offered at the clinic.
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Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.
As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.
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