Healthy Living

LeConte Medical Center is now accepting applications for teenagers who are interested in volunteering at the medical center and nursing home this summer. Complete details and application materials are available at: www.lecontemedicalcenter.com/juniorvolunteers. To be considered for the summer program students must be 14–17 years of age by May 1, 2017, make and maintain A/B grades, complete all application materials on ...

Two wildfire survivors support groups led by trained facilitators are organizing in Gatlinburg and will begin meeting next week. Anyone affected by the fires is encouraged to attend one or both of the groups and support one another in the days ahead. Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Our Savior Lutheran Church 423 Historic Nature Trail (light #8) in ...

Remote Area Medical is hosting a free RAM clinic in Knoxville to provide dental, vision and medical care to people who do not have access or cannot afford those health services. The free RAM clinic will be held Feb. 4-5, 2017 at the Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park located at 3301 East Magnolia Avenue in Knoxville. The parking lot at ...

The celebration of New Year’s Eve in Gatlinburg will carry on as usual this year to ring in 2017. After receiving notification that the burn ban was being lifted in the area, Gatlinburg officials announced the traditional fireworks display and ball drop would take place as usual from the top of the Space Needle. The New Year’s Eve Ball Drop ...

Devastating wildfires and a previous prolonged drought may affect the quality of drinking water for some Gatlinburg-area residents who rely on home wells, springs and other private sources. While those served by community water systems in the area can rely on water quality assurances from their local utility managers, those supplied by other non-government-inspected sources may want to have their ...

Six brands of dry carpet cleaning powder are affected by a carpet cleaner recall because they may contain harmful bacteria and pose a risk of infection to consumers. These powders are sprinkled on carpets and rugs to clean and deodorize them. 550,167 units of Arm & Hammer, Capture, Healthy Home, Oreck, Resista and Riccar brand dry carpet cleaners have been ...

Concerns over possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes prompted Sabra Dipping Company to recall nearly all of its hummus products distributed across the U.S. and Canada. Sabra issued the hummus recall on Nov. 19, 2016 after routine testing revealed Listeria at Sabra’s manufacturing facility, but it was not found in tested finished products. Only products manufactured prior to November 8 are ...

A Grand Opening celebration was held for the new AFC Urgent Care/Family Care in Sevierville on Friday. Larry Kugler and his business partners, along with their Medical Directors Dr. Todd Rudolph and Dr. Natasha Ballard, through their exclusive territorial rights are expanded their operations of the AFC Urgent Care/Family Care model with a center on 713 Winfield Dunn Parkway #9 ...

A food preparation and storage schedule for your Thanksgiving feast will help ensure you are practicing good food safety procedures to protect your family from foodborne illnesses. Hosting Thanksgiving can be a logistical challenge that starts with planning what to cook and ends with figuring out what to do with all of those leftovers. Janie Burney, a food safety specialist ...

Covenant Health is pleased to welcome Jitendra Gandhi, MD to Thompson Oncology Group and LeConte Medical Center. Board certified in hematology and oncology, Dr. Gandhi received his medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College, Bombay University. He completed his internal medicine residency at Worcester City Hospital and his hematology and oncology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. Dr. ...