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Hallucinations, Full Moons and Coffee? Baylor Sleep Expert Debunks Common Sleep Myths that Might Just Help You Catch Some More Zzz’s Tonight
WACO, Texas (March 2, 2018) – On average, you will spend about a third of your life sleeping or attempting to sleep. For many, this means more than 25 years of your life will be spent in bed. Given this startling proportion, wouldn’t you like to know more about what helps, hinders and happens while…
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Protecting Your Child From Spring Sports Injuries
As families prepare for baseball, softball, tennis and other spring sports activities, it’s important that parents and caregivers are aware of the most common sports injuries and the best ways to prevent them. Recent statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that almost one-third of all childhood injuries are sports-related, and…
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Extraordinary Nurse Recognized at Woodland Heights
Lufkin Texas (March 7, 2018) – Nurses at Woodland Heights Medical Center are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Award recipient for the first quarter of…
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CHI St. Luke’s Health, HIET Offer New Technology for Heart and Leg Blockages
LUFKIN, TX – Lufkin cardiologists are using new technology to help patients with reoccurring blockages in the heart and legs. Implanting stents to open obstructed blood vessels is an important treatment for patients suffering from Coronary and Peripheral Artery Disease (CAD/PAD). However, restenosis, a return of the blockage, can be very common. Ilyas Khan, M.D., Interventional…
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Tongue Tied: Signs, Symptoms and Whether to Clip
Author: Newswise Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. This popular pre-school limerick is sure to get you to slip a time or two. Getting tongue-tied is common when you’re talking faster than your brain is thinking. However, did you know there is another condition that shares the name? Luckily, it’s nothing to be…
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Angelina College Recognizes Nursing Program Graduates
LUFKIN, TEXAS – Angelina College recently held its pinning ceremony for graduates of the more than 70 graduates of the registered nurse program in Temple Theater on the AC campus. Speakers included Susan McKee, second-year instructor; Anna McReynolds, retention specialist; and Kathy Jackson, first-year instructor. Tonya LaForge, director of nursing programs, delivered the welcome and…
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WOODLAND HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER AWARDED PERINATAL CARE CERTIFICATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION
By: Jennifer Stevens Lufkin Texas (May 2, 2017) – Woodland Heights Medical Center today announced it has earned Perinatal Care Certification from The Joint Commission. The facility is one of only four in the state of Texas and 39 in the nation to receive this recognition. The certification program recognizes Joint Commission accredited hospitals committed to…
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Medical Laboratory Professionals Recognized at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin
LUFKIN, TEXAS (May 1, 2017)… They aid in medical diagnoses and treatment decisions by providing timely and accurate test results. Medical Laboratory Professionals are a vital part of the health care delivery team. CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin recently recognized members of its laboratory team during National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week including (front, l to…
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Grief Support Group Offered at CHI St. Luke’s Health
LUFKIN, TEXAS (January 23, 2017)” No matter the circumstances, grief recovery can be difficult and painful. CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial will again host GriefShare, a special seminar and support group to help members of the community to grieve in a positive way. “Grief Share is a safe, loving environment where folks learn that they are…