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Getting Your Life Back After a Stroke

Stroke can strike at any age. But what is stroke? Stroke, also called brain at­tack, occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupt­ed. Disruption in blood flow is caused when either a blood clot blocks one of the vital blood vessels in the brain (ischemic stroke), or when a blood vessel in the brain […]

Sleep Success for the Older Adult

Sleep is an essential part of life. Without it, your body—and mind—don’t work up to par. That may be especially true as you age. A study suggests that older adults who sleep better gen­erally think better.  An Aging Brain? You probably know firsthand how a lack of sleep can muddle your mind. An international study […]

Helping Patients with Parkinson’s

The “shaking palsy” that physician James Parkinson identified more than 200 years ago is not always easy to diagnose. That’s because symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may appear slowly, in no particular order, and may vary from patient to patient. Early symptoms may be subtle and may prog­ress over many years before reaching a point where […]

Welcome Marc A. Campbell, DO

We’re proud to welcome Marc A. Campbell, DO to Covenant Health and Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge! Dr. Campbell brings with him 9 years of medical experience and joins the surgical team at Oak Ridge Surgeons. Welcome Dr. Campbell! Learn more about him below. Marc A. Campbell, DO Board Certified in General and Critical […]

Covenant Health Participates in Convalescent Plasma Clinical Trial for COVID-19 Patients

Covenant Health hospitals have joined a nationwide effort to begin treating some COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma transfusions as part of a clinical trial. Convalescent plasma is donated by patients who have recovered from COVID-19 and is being given experimentally to current COVID-19 patients who are experiencing severe or life-threatening symptoms. The “Expanded Access to […]

Congrats to our newest DAISY Honoree – Laurice Alford!

The Year of the Nurse Perfect Timing It couldn’t be any more perfect timing to recognize Methodist Medical Center’s first 2020 DAISY recipient than during National Nurses Week – and the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale. In fact, in her honor, the World Health Organization has named 2020 the “Year of the Nurse.” DAISY Details […]

A 3-D Good Deed

When 10-year-old Grayson Brown received a 3-D printer for Christmas last year little did he know how much he would be using it just a few months later – and what a need he would fill with his efforts.  “I had mostly been using it to make stuff for friends and to make things for […]

Experiencing a Medical Emergency? We Are Here for You!

Experiencing a Medical Emergency?  We are here for you …. just as we’ve always been. We understand that everyone is trying to minimize travel and interactions with other people during this uncertain time, and during the COVID-19 crisis, some may forget that emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes still happen.    It is important […]