Have you ever had to wait in an emergency room and didn’t know how long the wait would be? Methodist Medical Center, a member of Covenant Health, now offers an …
Food City supports Sevier County program for medically uninsured
Top leadership from Food City was in Sevierville, Tennessee, last week to solemnize a $100,000 donation to Mountain Hope Good Shepherd Clinic, a provider of health services to uninsured Sevier …
First responder loses 150 pounds with bariatric surgery
Robert Brumbach, 48, of Tazewell, Tennessee, lost 150 pounds after having bariatric surgery at Parkwest Medical Center.
At his highest weight, Brumbach, who is 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighed 287 …
Shin splints: Cause and treatment
When the weather warms up, runners hit the streets of Knoxville, Tennessee. Thousands of people have been training for the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon, and the toll of pounding miles of …
Still smoking cigarettes? Perhaps this can help
My father gave up cigarettes at age 45. He died in 2010 at 93. My mother never stopped smoking. She died in 1987 at 64. At the age of 13, …
What to know about sleep deprivation
Sleep debt, also known as sleep deficit, is the difference between how much sleep you need and how much you actually get. When you sleep fewer hours than your body …
Merger creates large network of orthopedic care
Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (TOA), of Nashville, Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics (TOC), of Knoxville, and Mid-Tennessee Bone & Joint Clinic (MTBJ), of Columbia, have combined under the name Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance (TOA), …
Don’t let allergies spoil your spring
East Tennessee is beautiful in the springtime, with its bountiful blooms and flowering trees. But the beauty of the greater Knoxville area is sometimes harder to appreciate when seasonal allergies …