YMCA cycling class aims to fight Parkinson's disease

Three times a week at the Kingsport YMCA, people diagnosed with Parkinson's are combating the disease with something just as important as medication in a bottle — exercise on stationary bikes.

Apr 14, 2019 at 8:30 PM

University of California at San Francisco Professor Laura Schmidt talks about the 2015 halt of sugar-added drink sales at the university, its medical school and its hospital.

Sugar-added soft drinks

Should sugar-added drink sales be halted at colleges and hospitals?

KINGSPORT — Imagine an entire university, its medical school and its hospital where no sugar-added drinks are sold or otherwise commercially distributed. The University of California at San Francisco halted sales of such products in 2015, and professor Laura Schmidt told a Healthy Kingsport meeting all about it at two meetings Tuesday.

Apr 10, 2019 at 1:21 PM

School tobacco policy

Kingsport BOE to General Assembly: Give locals control of tobacco-use policy

INGSPORT — Tennessee General Assembly members, Kingsport’s school board isn’t very happy with your tobacco law. The board disagrees with the lack of local control on tobacco use on school campuses, as well as on pending voucher legislation getting traction among lawmakers that would allow public money to be used for private education.

Apr 10, 2019 at 8:57 AM

A bartender adds THC tincture to a cocktail she is preparing at a Spleef NYC canna-cocktail party in New York. As more states make it legal to smoke marijuana, some government officials, researchers and others worry what that might mean for one of the country's biggest public health successes: curbing cigarette smoking.

Legalizing marijuana

Smoking pot vs. tobacco: What science says about lighting up

Though there are notable differences in health research findings on tobacco and marijuana, the juxtaposition strikes some as jarring after generations of Americans have gotten the message that smoking endangers their health.

Apr 8, 2019 at 1:58 AM

Jennifer Mason, one of the two recently trained ISR instructors, gives a thumb's up to two-year-old Constance Koonce during one of her swim lessons at the Memorial Park Community Center in Johnson City.

water safety

Unthinkable tragedy leads to hope, safety for Tri-Cities families

Nicole and Jonathan Hughes experienced an unthinkable tragedy last year, one most parents fear of, but probably don’t think it’ll ever happen to them. Their 3-year-old son Levi drowned.

Apr 7, 2019 at 8:00 AM

YMCA offers free programs for Parkinson’s patients, caregivers

An excellent example of the Kingsport YMCA living out its mission is recently added programming aimed at supporting not only individuals battling Parkinson’s disease, but their caregivers as well.

Apr 4, 2019 at 1:39 PM

Hepatitis A Scare

Diners at Kingsport restaurant could have been exposed to Hepatitis A

The Sullivan County Regional Health Department is offering free hepatitis A vaccinations to those who ate at McAlister’s Deli in Kingsport between March 11 and March 27.

Apr 2, 2019 at 4:38 PM

According to a 2017 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tennessee and Virginia were among 22 states — along with Guam and Puerto Rico — where between 30 percent and 35 percent of adults were considered to be obese.

Tuesday Trivia

Tuesday Trivia: With obesity more prevalent, where does Tennessee rank?

Tennessee and Virginia were among the 22 states — along with Guam and Puerto Rico — where between 30 percent and 35 percent of adults had obesity.

Apr 2, 2019 at 1:21 PM

Paticipants begin the race in this file photo.

Make a difference by participating in this year's Race for the Cure

Susan G. Komen East Tennessee has funded more than $10.3 million across our 24 county region, helping countless women and men to be diagnosed and help them stay in treatment. The remaining 25 percent goes to national research to find the cures for breast cancer.

Mar 28, 2019 at 9:00 PM

Tennessee Kids Will Kick Butts – and Juul – on Wednesday

While cigarette smoking among high school students nationwide has fallen to 8.1 percent, e-cigarette use among high schoolers rose by an alarming 78 percent in 2018 alone.

Mar 19, 2019 at 11:00 PM

Paul Dell – a part-time teacher at Northeast State Community College - and Dorothy Ratcliff – a Kingsport dance instructor - met back in 2008 and one of the things they enjoy doing together is taking walks on the Kingsport Greenbelt. The couple said they would just like bicyclists and walkers to use some common sense when using the city's 10-mile-long greenbelt.

Greenbelt

Use etiquette, common sense on Kingsport Greenbelt

There are rules walkers and bicyclists should use when traveling on the Kingsport Greenbelt. Unfortunately, not everyone follows these rules and there’s been some collisions.

Mar 10, 2019 at 7:54 AM

soccer

Spring soccer season starting soon

Assessments for the Kingsport Recreational Soccer Program begin March 11 and continue throughout the week. Parents interested in signing up their children ages three to 16 can still do so.

Mar 7, 2019 at 10:30 PM

Sullivan County School System

Mold, new school finances 101: School board gets update

Sullivan County’s school system will spend about $50,000 on mold, moisture and humidity testing and black mold remediation at two facilities, officials told the Board of Education at a Thursday work session.

Mar 3, 2019 at 7:30 AM

Healthy Kingsport

Kingsport recognized for its "healthy" efforts

The Healthier Tennessee Communities initiative is a grassroots approach to improving Tennesseans’ health by engaging people at the grassroots level across the state. Today, nearly 100 counties, cities, towns, neighborhoods, and college campuses are engaged with the program.

Mar 2, 2019 at 7:30 AM