As we enter the holiday season, practicing certain habits can protect our mental health. With the added pressure and uncertainty of the pandemic, emotional stress can lead to health concerns …
Experience + Technology = Better Vision
Dr. Miles Wilson “M.W.” Rhyne has a foot in the past and an eye toward the future. His office is uniquely decorated with antiques and family mementoes, alongside the latest …
Lose weight while lowering stress
Working with nurse practitioner Dana Webber, special education teacher Michelle Watkins lost 60 pounds and developed a personal plan that addressed her unique health needs through diet, exercise and medications.
Webber …
Covenant Health implements military recognition program
Covenant Health has introduced a new initiative to recognize and thank patients who are veterans or on active military status. This initiative was put in place at Covenant Health hospitals …
Artist Sarah Pollock boosts Artsclamation!
Painter Sarah Pollock is the 2020 featured artist for Artsclamation!, Peninsula’s annual fundraiser and fine art sale, which is underway – virtually this year. She has donated an original oil …
Mammograms save lives
Mammograms save lives every day. The mortality rate of breast cancer drops by half among those who undergo annual mammograms, and nearly 500,000 lives have been saved since screening mammography …
Knee replacement with less trauma at Parkwest
It takes about seven hours for Pam O’Gwynn to travel from her home in Mobile, Alabama, to Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. She will tell you it’s worth the drive.
After getting …
Brenda Gentry: Success story after a stroke
Music rolls across the airwaves from a Sweetwater radio station on a Sunday morning. As the broadcast encourages listeners to rejoice, the woman playing the music may be rejoicing more …