Healthy Living

Emily Huffstetler, a high school senior, is on a mission to save the dwindling bee population by building bee houses and holding workshops in her community. Five years ago, Emily’s family built a Mason Bee house, which started her on a journey of educating herself and others about the species. Mason bees are unique in that they are solitary, do ...

Local law enforcement, fire and emergency services agencies in Sevier County, with the help of residents, will compete in a blood drive to save lives through blood donations. There is an especially critical need for type O+ blood. The City of Sevierville Police Department, in partnership with MEDIC Regional Blood Center and our area first responder agencies, has organized a ...

As part of their effort to educate parents and caregivers and help keep our children safe, Sevierville Police Department officers were checking vehicles for proper child safety seats on Thursday at the Sevierville Primary School. As parents and caregivers were dropping-off children in the morning and picking them up in the afternoon, officers were standing by. A total of sixty-one ...

A local blood center that supplies blood to dozens of Tennessee hospitals, including LeConte Medical Center in Sevier County, says the need for blood donations is critical. Due to an increase in demand, MEDIC Regional Blood Center has less than a two-day supply of O+, O- and A+ blood types. MEDIC Regional Blood Center has a critical need for: O ...

You probably arrived here because you are like me… you love your dog and are searching for the best dog food. But you may also be here because you heard about dogs eating either standard or grain free dog foods developing a heart disease called dilated cardiomyopathy, and now you are looking for the best dog food without peas, legumes ...

Federal regulators continue to investigate an increase of dilated cardiomyopathy cases in dogs and cats fed pet foods containing peas, lentils and potatoes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration began an investigation in July 2018 after increased reports of canine dilated cardiomyopathy occurring in dog breeds not typically genetically prone to the disease. Dogs in those reports had been fed ...

Federal safety regulators and Fisher-Price are warning parents about the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper after deaths of ten infants related to the product, but stopped short of issuing a recall. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price say consumers should no longer use the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper after an infant reaches three months old or can roll over. ...

The Sevier County Health Department is partnering with county veterinarians to offer low-cost rabies vaccinations for dogs and cats at Sevier County locations May 7 – 16, 2019. Tennessee law requires all dogs and cats over 6 months of age be vaccinated for rabies. 6:30-7:15 pm on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Wearwood Elementary School, 226 Cedar St in SeviervilleNorthview Primary ...

The beginning of 2019 has ushered in several very critical Medicare changes. Some changes will affect all Medicare beneficiaries while others will only impact those who choose Medicare Advantage plans. The first change is that Medicare Advantage now has its own open enrollment period, from January 1 – March 31, 2019. For those that selected a Medicare Advantage plan during ...

Hill’s Pet Nutrition has issued a Science Diet dog food recall of select canned dog food products due to potentially elevated levels of vitamin D. Hill’s Pet Nutrition says it learned of the potential for elevated vitamin D levels in some canned dog foods after receiving a complaint in the United States about a dog exhibiting signs of elevated vitamin ...