Ezra McMullen

Woodland Heights Offers World’s Smallest Pacemaker

April 18, 2018

Lufkin Texas (April 12, 2018) – The world’s smallest pacemaker (for patients with bradycardia) was implanted today at Woodland Heights Medical Center. Dr. Vivek Mangla and Dr. Subramanya Venkata rece...

Woodland Heights Offering Alternative Option for Atrial Fibrillation P...

April 16, 2018

Lufkin Texas (April 16, 2018) – Woodland Heights is now offering patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) an alternative to long-term warfarin medication with a newly approved implant. For...

Colorectal Cancer: Routine Colonoscopies and Early Detection Can Save ...

March 14, 2018

By Mitchell Rubinoff, M.D., Chair, Gastroenterology, Valley Medical Group Newswise — Having a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer is not on anyone’s list of favorite activities. However, wit...

Hallucinations, Full Moons and Coffee? Baylor Sleep Expert Debunks Com...

March 13, 2018

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 t...

Protecting Your Child From Spring Sports Injuries

March 12, 2018

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 pre...

Extraordinary Nurse Recognized at Woodland Heights

March 8, 2018

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 t...