Medic Regional Blood Center hopes that blood donation is on top of the list for New Year’s Resolutions.   “If all donors gave just one more donation per year, our area would rarely experience a blood shortage,” explains Christi  Fightmaster, Director of Public Relations.    Medic is the sole provider of blood for 21 counties and 27 [...]

Getting together with extended family during the holidays can be stressful, but it doesn’t have to be, says Vanderbilt psychiatrist Keith G. Meador, M.D., MPH, professor of Psychiatry and Preventive Medicine and director of the Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society. There are ways of managing expectations to make the time together better for everyone. [...]

Medic Regional Blood Center would like to remind the community that the need for blood never takes a vacation or holiday—it is constant!  Please plan to roll up your sleeve at the next blood drive in your area.    Donors can “Double Their Good Deed” by declining their t-shirt.   A monetary donation of that value will [...]

Tennessee has shown marked improvements in 12 measures of overall health in the last five years, according to a newly released report, but with a ranking of 48th in sedentary lifestyle among all states, most Tennesseans need to “get moving” to make more progress. The United Health Foundation’s 23rd annual America’s Health Rankings report lists [...]

Knoxville was recently named the THIRD worst city for people with fall allergies, and this fall will be one of the toughest. In addition to the usual symptoms – sneezing, watery eyes, runny nose – fall allergies can also trigger asthma attacks. So how can you enjoy the outdoors AND keep your asthma in control? [...]

Some who play or work in the cold believe a sip of alcohol will help keep them warm.  But the Tennessee Department of Health is reminding Tennesseans that drinking alcohol in any quantity can actually expose a person to greater risk of hypothermia, the potentially fatal condition of abnormally low core body temperature. “When a [...]