Blake Farmer is a host at Nashville Public Radio, where he has served as a senior health care reporter for 18 years. He focuses on various aspects of health and wellness, including healthcare systems, alternative medicine, and consumer health topics, while also covering mental health and aging. Blake's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including CNN, NPR, and Modern Healthcare.
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Blake Farmer's coverage primarily focuses on health and politics in the United States, particularly around hospital costs, doctor shortages, addiction treatment, and private equity investment. He frequently covers government announcements and legal policy regulation related to these topics.
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By: Blake Farmer, Cara Anthony, Emily Siner
(Candice Evers para WPLN y KFF Health News) Cuando a su padre le diagnosticaron cáncer de vesícula biliar en 2025, William Morrison asumió de inmediato el Cada vez más estadounidenses asumen el papel de cuidadores de sus padres mayores. Un estudio de Pew Research Center revela que uno de cada 10 lo hace actualmente.
By: Blake Farmer, Cara Anthony
Bryce Ramsey of Madison, Mississippi, was 33 when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Upon noticing blood in her stool, she blamed the hemorrhoids she'd developed after delivering her son eight years earlier.
By: Katherine Ruppelt, Cara Anthony, Emily Siner, Blake Farmer
Join the conversation as the HealthQ team explores the messiness, humor, and satisfaction that comes with caregiving when you’re sandwiched between aging parents and growing kids.
By: Cara Anthony, Blake Farmer, Emily Siner
When his father was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in 2025, William Morrison immediately went into caregiving mode.
By: Cara Anthony, Blake Farmer
Bryce Ramsey of Madison, Mississippi, was 33 when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Upon noticing blood in her stool, she blamed the hemorrhoids she’d developed after delivering her son
A quote got back to Allison Russell from her daughter talking to the daughter of another artist: My mommy “just sings sad songs about her sad past.” She did win a GRAMMY for a song she describes as an open letter to her adopted father — a white supremacist — who abused her throughout her […]
By: Blake Farmer, Cara Anthony
Bryce Ramsey was 33 when she was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. Upon noticing blood in her stool, she blamed the hemorrhoids she'd developed after delivering her son eight years earlier.
By: Blake Farmer, Emily Siner, Cara Anthony
TUESDAY, July 14, 2026 (HealthDay News) — When his father was diagnosed with gallbladder cancer in 2025, William Morrison immediately went into caregiving mode.
By: Blake Farmer
There's a joke about how you can spot tourists in Nashville: They’re the ones in new cowboy boots, even in the heat. In truth, the global market for Western boots is growing quickly.
By: Blake Farmer, Emily Siner, Cara Anthony
Worried about your aging parents? Welcome to the caregiving club Cara Anthony tries to convince her HealthQ co-host Blake Farmer that there are benefits to embracing the caregiver identity when helping an aging parent.
