Judge Robert Hood ruled that Gary Terry, convicted of rape and murder, does not have an intellectual disability, potentially ...

Byron Black, a 69-year-old man on Tennessee's death row, has formally petitioned Governor Bill Lee to commute his death ...

A psychologist testified Thursday in Morgan County Circuit Court that murder suspect Kendall Rashaid Rucker has a mild intellectual disability, a key factor the court must consider in determining ...

The discovery of four different subtypes of autism is a major step toward understanding the condition’s genetic underpinnings ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has denied a request for a competency hearing for death row inmate Byron Black despite claims from his attorneys that he no longer understands why ...

When memory loss strikes in an older adult, Alzheimer’s is often one of the first thoughts that come to mind, but that may ...

From the column: "On Jan. 1, the state will impose a flat-tiered rate system (that is) ... a death sentence for (the) care, ...

An estimated 6 million Americans rely on Medicaid for long-term care, and the cost of their care is much higher than that of ...

While measles symptoms typically resolve in a few weeks, the virus can cause pneumonia, making it difficult for patients, ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court has denied Bryon Black's request to have a hearing on whether he is incompetent for capital punishment, paving the way for his execution on Aug. 5.

Researchers at Princeton University and the Simons Foundation have identified four clinically and biologically distinct ...