Medic Regional Blood Center is celebrating Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, by giving away a Graceland prize package to one lucky person who donates blood during January. Donors taking part in the Jan. 23 blood drive hosted at Pellissippi State Community College will be automatically entered for a chance to receive the [...]
The University of Tennessee Medical Center announced the promotion of longtime employee Teresa Levey to senior vice president and chief administrative officer. Levey, 55, has spent her entire professional career at the medical center, most recently serving as vice president of the medical center’s Heart Lung Vascular Institute. “Teresa has demonstrated her commitment to excellence [...]
Influenza activity is widespread across most of the United States, including Tennessee, with intense activity in some regions of the state and more flu activity overall than in recent flu seasons. The Department of Health urges all Tennesseans who have not yet received a flu vaccine to get one now to help protect vulnerable people [...]
The dream of regaining the ability to stand up and walk has come closer to reality for people paralyzed below the waist who thought they would never take another step. A team of engineers at Vanderbilt University’s Center for Intelligent Mechatronics has developed a powered exoskeleton that enables people with severe spinal cord injuries to [...]
The Calhoun’s New Year’s Day 5K Run and Walk will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 on Neyland Drive at Calhoun’s on the River. The new Kid’s Quarter event will begin at 9 am on the Greenway adjacent to Calhoun’s. The 5K start is 9:30 a.m. for all runners and walkers. [...]
With New Year’s Eve fast approaching, conversations have already started about resolutions for 2013. Losing weight and stopping smoking are perpetual favorites for many, and the Tennessee Department of Health believes those are excellent goals and includes them in a list of five suggested resolutions for the upcoming year. “At the top of our list [...]
A group of Knoxville seniors and their resident-led exercise program has been featured on the National Institute on Aging website This past month, 13 active seniors at Guy B. Love Towers exercised their way onto the National Institute on Aging’s national website as poster children for a national senior health and fitness initiative, Go4Life. Throughout [...]
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