In a weekly email I receive from the state health department it shows the state and national trends for the spread of influenza. I’ve included it below. You can see that Tennessee as a whole (and I’d include Knoxville in particular) starts to see influenza...
This is part three of my question and answer session for the A Musing Maralee blog. Today I focus on antibiotic use and touch on overprescribing. The original article can be found here. Andy Smith, MD wrote a related article on antibiotics found here. When do we...
Here is the next post in the series I did for A Musing Maralee’s blog. I answer some of her reader questions concerning the common cold and influenza infections. You can find the original blog post here. What is the biggest mistake you see parents making in...
Flu Time “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” So states one of the frequently-heard Christmas songs. And in many ways, it can be wonderful. At the same time, from a health perspective, it’s a time to take a few extra precautions. You may notice a few...
Every year Trinity hosts several days where our patients can walk in and receive their flu shot quickly and from their health care team. We encourage our patients to get vaccinated from influenza regularly and we want to make this process as simple as possible. We...
