Second Case of MERS in Thailand Health officials in Thailand on Sunday confirmed the country’s second case Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS. The patient was a 71-year-old Omani national. Ministry officials said they have quarantined, and are monitoring, 37 people who had close contact with the man, including family members who traveled with him,
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 moreSevierville Office Will Be Open 9 am – 7 pm as of February 1st 2016 To serve you better we will extend our hours in Sevierville locations and open until 7 pm Monday-Friday as of February 1st 2016. No appointment is needed, just walk in.
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Smokers are more likely to try quitting and succeed with graphic warnings on cigarette packs Smokers are more likely to try quitting and more successful at quitting if they are given cigarette packs with graphic warnings compared to smokers given cigarette packs with only text warnings, according to a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Read moreStudy finds insignificant differences in various Nicotine Replacement Therpay quit rates! A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that smoking cessation rates for various nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs) “did not differ significantly at either six months or a year.” The study found that “the nicotine patch, the drug Chantix [varenicline],
Read moreThe American College of Physicians has issued new recommendations for evaluating hematuria as a marker for occult urinary cancer. The clinical guideline, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine,recommends the following: Gross hematuria should be included in clinicians’ routine review of systems. In particular, all patients with microscopic hematuria should be asked about their history
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