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Congratulations are in order for two LeConte Medical Center nurses recognized with the Silver Lamp Award for outstanding contributions to their field. Anissa Adcox, RN, Surgery, and Donetta Sinard, RN, Critical Care, were recently chosen as LeConte Medical Center’s Silver Lamp Award winners for 2017. The Silver Lamp Awards are presented by The Trinity Health Foundation of East Tennessee to ...

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 ...

An event will be held Tuesday to kickoff 2017 for the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Sevier County. On Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 at 6 p.m. the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Sevier County will launch their 2017 fundraising efforts with an event at the Sevierville Civic Center, 200 Gary Wade Blvd. in Sevierville. The kickoff ...

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. ...

A low impact Tai Chi class being offered in Sevierville aims to help those suffering from arthritis. Arthritis affects 1.5 million Tennesseans and is the leading cause of disability in the United States. It is a chronic disease that targets the joints of the body. Common symptoms include joint pain, aching, stiffness and swelling. Though arthritis tends to be debilitating, ...