CDC Says Cigarette Smoking At An All-Time Low Among American Adults A new report from the Centers for Disease Control said Tuesday that “cigarette smoking is at an all-time low” as “only 15.3% of American adults now light up — down from 16.8% in 2014 and 24.7% in 1997.” According to experts, “Americans are butting
Read moreThe CDC has recently received reports of severe influenza, including fatalities. The agency is urging clinicians to treat suspected influenza patients — particularly high-risk outpatients, patients with progressive disease, and hospitalized patients — promptly with antivirals. Treatment should begin without laboratory confirmation of flu, and regardless of a negative rapid influenza diagnostic test result.
Read moreFlorida Declares Health Emergency Over Zika Cases Florida declared a health emergency after at least nine cases of Zika virus were reported in four counties, bringing the total to 50 cases across 13 US states. Florida’s emergency declaration “will allow more spraying for mosquitoes that can spread the disease. It’s very unlikely we will have
Read moreFlu Vaccine Nearly 60 Percent Effective 2015-2016 Season The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported preliminary overall influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 59 percent this season. These data were presented at a meeting of the agency’s Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) in Atlanta. This finding is comparable to past estimates for seasons when
Read moreSevierville office hours are 9 am – 7 pm as of today February 1st 2016 We are also accepting new primary care patients in both Sevierville and Knoxville locations. Almost all insurance plans accepted including Medicare and Tenncare.
Read moreThe World Health Organization has issued a public health emergency of international concern for the clusters of microcephaly and other neurologic disorders possibly related to the mosquito-borne Zika virus making its way across the Americas.
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