Family Practice Partners

We're happy to see Joanna continuing her excellent care!

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Joanna Sims-Swanson, our wonderful nurse practitioner has started a new practice.

Joanna Swanson, APRN, RN - Profile by Zocdoc I received my BSN from Michigan State University in 1998 and began my career in critical care at Middle Tennessee Medical Center, later St. Thomas Rutherford. After earning my MSN from the University of Alabama Huntsville, I worked in primary care with Family Practice Partners until the practice clo...

Diabetes, alcohol and air pollution...

Study finds 3 big risk factors for dementia Diabetes, air pollution and alcohol consumption can be harmful to regions of the brain vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease.

It is hard to avoid ultraprocessed foods, but we need to try to limit them in our diets.

How PCPs can address the 'undeniably significant' impact of ultraprocessed foods Ultraprocessed foods are associated with poor health outcomes, but helping patients reduce their intake can be difficult because of their prevalence, broad definition and affordability, according to experts.In 2009, researchers at the University of Sao Paulo published the first paper on the concept....