CDC: Cigarette Smoking at All-Time Low in U.S. 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.”
Middle Schoolers’ Whooping Cough Vaccine Effectiveness Drops
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.
Florida 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.
CDC Warns of Severe Flu in U.S. secondary to H1N1
The CDC has recently received reports of severe influenza, including fatalities.
WHO Declares Public Health Emergency Over Zika Virus
The 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.
Sevierville 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.
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.
Women 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…
New ACP Guidelines: Hematuria and Urinary Cancer Risk
The clinical guideline, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommends the following…
Study: NRT Quit Rates Show No Significant Differences
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.”
Second Case of MERS in Thailand
Health officials in Thailand on Sunday confirmed the country’s second case Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS.
NOW WE ARE ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS IN SEVIERVILLE LOCATION
If you are looking for a primary care doctor we are pleased to inform you that we are accepting new patients age 18 years and older.