Zika “Spreading Explosively” Through Americas, but Reach into U.S. “Will Likely Be Limited” WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said on Thursday that the Zika virus is “spreading explosively” through the Americas, affecting 23 countries and territories. “The level of alarm is extremely high,” Chan said. However, in the continental U.S., Zika outbreaks “will likely be limited,”
Read moreWomen With Chronic Sleep Problems Have An Increased Risk For Type two Diabetes A study was published in Diabetologia found that in a 133,252-woman study, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health, reveals that “after adjusting for diabetes risk factors, having any sleep difficulty was associated with a 22% to 45% increase in
Read moreWhooping cough vaccine less effective over time for middle school children A new study was published in the journal Pediatrics indicates “the protection offered by middle-school whooping cough vaccines fades with each passing year, leaving teens vulnerable to infection as they age. The study, found that “the shot protects 69% of 11- and 12-year-old in
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.
Read moreWHAT SHOULD I DO IF I GET SICK WITH FLU? Most people with the flu have mild illness and do not need medical care or antiviral drugs. If you get sick with flu symptoms, in most cases, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people except to get medical care. If, however, you
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Welcome to the new website of Urgent Family Care. This is our first blog post announcing the launch of our newly designed website, we hope you like it.
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UFC WELCOMES DR. WILLIAM L. HARVEY UFC would like to welcome Dr. William L. Harvey as a new member to our staff. Dr. Harvey has been practicing family medicine for over 30 years in Sweetwater, TN. He is a great asset to have with a long standing history of excellent medical care and exceptional patients’
Read moreWE ARE OPEN ON SUNDAY JANUARY 24TH 2016 To serve our Knoxville residents and the surrounding cities in this inclement weather with there healthcare needs we are WE ARE OPEN ON SUNDAY JANUARY 24TH 2016 From 10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Just walk in, NO appointment needed. You have suffered enough with VERY cold weather and
Read moreThis Year’s Flu Season Is Worse Than Last, CDC Says Centers for Disease Control and Prevention “says this [flu] season is worse than last,” with “more than 10,000 cases reported nationwide.” Physicians are saying, however, that the “flu shot is a good match for this year’s dominant strain and it’s not too late to get
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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