Emerging Tick Bite-Associated Meat Allergy Potentially Affects Thousands
The CDC reports that between 2010 and 2022, there were more than 110,000 suspected cases of alpha-gal syndrome identified. However, because the diagnosis of alpha-gal syndrome requires a positive diagnostic test and a clinical exam, and some individuals with alpha-gal syndrome may not get tested, it is estimated that as many as 450,000 people might have been […]
Preventing Tick Bites
Tick exposure can occur year-round, but ticks are most active during warmer months (April-September). Know which ticks are most common in your area. Before You Go Outdoors Know where to expect ticks. Ticks live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas, or even on animals. Spending time outside walking your dog, camping, gardening, or hunting could bring you in […]
Attorney General Skrmetti’s Statement on Proposed HHS HIPAA Privacy Rule
In response to public interest in a recent comment letter Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined related to a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), General Skrmetti issues this statement: “In June, I joined eighteen other state AGs in opposing rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I did so […]
Gov. Lee Announces Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee invited Tennesseans to take advantage of back-to-school savings during this weekend’s July 28-30 traditional sales tax holiday. “Tennessee’s commitment to strong fiscal stewardship has allowed our state to cut taxes and put dollars back in the pockets of hardworking Tennesseans,” said Gov. Bill Lee. “I encourage every Tennessee family to take advantage of […]
The Summer Season Impacts County Unemployment Rates in Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The seasonal impacts on employment, such as school breaks, continued to have an impact on Tennessee’s county unemployment numbers in June, according to newly released information from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). County unemployment rates are not seasonally adjusted to take into account the effects of seasonal layoffs, while the statewide […]
Mobility Plus of Morristown Expanding
Mobility Plus of Morristown is East Tennessee’s largest selection of mobility scooters, power lift chair recliners, stair lifts, ramps, medical beds and so much more. The owners, Jay and LeElyn Linx, are proud to service the Eastern Tennessee area with their high quality medical devices. Their main showroom is at 208 Montvue Avenue, Morristown, TN […]
Bomb Threat Shuts down Jefferson County Courthouse And Parts Of Downtown Dandridge
Bomb Threat Shuts down Jefferson County Courthouse According to Chief Carson Williams, Jefferson County 911 received a call at approximately 8:36 Monday Morning, July 17, 2023 with a threat of a bomb located somewhere at the Jefferson County Historic Courthouse in Downtown Dandridge. The call came from an emergency only cell phone. Authorities were immediately […]
Families First Participants to Receive a One-Time Back-to-School Payment
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) will provide extra support to more than 13,000 families who receive monthly cash assistance through the state’s Families First program. The payment will provide extra support to Families First participants as they begin to prepare for the upcoming 2023-2024 school year. Households with an active case in the […]
VITAL POLICY – Lithium-Ion Battery Facility Raises Questions of Public Safety, Economics, and Zoning Issues for Jefferson County
Jefferson County, Tennessee citizens would be well served if their government obtained answers to a set of burning questions (pun intended) before approval is granted to a power storage facility proposed for the Piedmont community to house six million (6,000,000) highly flammable lithium-ion batteries. The batteries would store electricity that TVA could use to “charge” […]
National honor society elects Carson-Newman professor to board
Alpha Chi National College Honor Society announced that Carson-Newman University’s Dr. Kip Wheeler was re-elected to its board of directors. Wheeler, who serves as associate professor of English and sponsor of C-N’s Alpha Chi chapter, was one of four faculty in the country to be named and will serve a second four-year term as an […]
CDC Celebrates Elimination of Entire U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) congratulates the Department of Defense (DoD), the Program Executive Office Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA), and CDC’s Chemical Demilitarization (CDM) Program on the complete destruction of the United States chemical weapons stockpile on July 7, 2023. Over 30,000 tons of America’s chemical warfare agents have been destroyed. […]
Fantasy football in math class?
While mathematics is a fundamental skill crucial to daily life, U.S. parents today see math education as boring, outdated, and disconnected from the real world. (1) At the national level, short and long-term achievement trends paint a disconcerting picture of the need for innovative math education strategies: Math scores among eighth graders dropped in 2022, […]
Jefferson Memorial Hospital’s Cath Lab is Getting Hearts on the Right Track
Many of our friends and neighbors hearts will beat stronger thanks to new access to cardiac services and procedures. After much planning and preparation, Jefferson Memorial Hospital opened its cardiac catheterization lab in May of 2023 and recently held the ribbon cutting with many outstanding leaders from our community. A cardiac catheterization is a procedure […]
Cipla Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Six Batches of Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol, 90 mcg (200 Metered Inhalation) Due to Container Defect
Summary Company Announcement Date: July 06, 2023 FDA Publish Date: July 07, 2023 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Failure to deliver the recommended dose Company Name: Cipla Brand Name: Cipla Product Description: Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol, 90 mcg (200 Metered Inhalation) Company Announcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Mumbai, India July 6, 2023/ New Jersey, […]
8 Things you can do to protect your dog in the summer
Never, ever leave your dog in the car. Make sure your dog has unlimited access to fresh water. Make sure your dog has access to shade when outside. Take walks during the cooler hours of the day. When walking, try to stay off of hot surfaces (like asphalt) because it can burn your dog’s paws. […]
Breakthrough Cures for Hepatitis C Still Fail to Reach the Vast Majority of Americans Who Need Them
A new CDC report suggests the majority of people with hepatitis C still have not been cured1 nearly a decade after breakthrough treatments that clear the viral infection were first approved in the United States. The findings highlight the urgent need for a proposed national program that would end much of the suffering and death from hepatitis C by eliminating the disease […]
