Category: health

  • Angelina College Recognizes Nursing Program Graduates

    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…

  • Grief Support Group Offered at CHI St. Luke’s Health

    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…

  • Ancient Chinese Malaria Remedy Fights TB

    Ancient Chinese Malaria Remedy Fights TB

    A centuries-old herbal medicine, discovered by Chinese scientists and used to effectively treat malaria, has been found to potentially aid in the treatment of tuberculosis and may slow the evolution of drug resistance. In a promising study led by Robert Abramovitch, a Michigan State University microbiologist and TB expert, the ancient remedy artemisinin stopped the…

  • Tired T Cells

    Tired T Cells

    In a bid to better understand the gene expression patterns that control T cell activity, researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology mapped genome-wide changes in chromatin accessibility as T cells respond to acute and chronic virus infections. Their findings, published in the Dec. 20, 2016 issue of Immunity, shed light on…

  • Nursing Unit Receives Vital Sign Monitors from Volunteer Auxiliary

    LUFKIN, TEXAS (December 8, 2016)… The Volunteer Auxiliary at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial recently donated 2 Vital Sign Monitors, each worth more than $2,900, to the K4 Nursing Floor.  Volunteer Auxiliary President, Don Newland, along with Volunteer Doris Harkness presented the monitors to members of the K4 nursing team including Deidra Taylor, Jill Loftice, Arceli…

  • Woodland Heights Now Offering Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screenings

    Woodland Heights Now Offering Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screenings

    Woodland Heights Medical Center is now offering low dose CT scan lung cancer screening, the first and only cost-effective test proven to significantly reduce lung cancer deaths. More than 220,000 people in the U.S. alone will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year and nearly 160,000 people will die from the disease – more than…

  • Heart Institute of East Texas physicians use world’s smallest heart pump in procedure at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial

    Heart Institute of East Texas physicians use world’s smallest heart pump in procedure at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial

    Just in time for World Heart Day – celebrated on Thursday, September 29 – a Woodville woman is cherishing the strength of her new heart, thanks to a procedure using the world’s smallest heart pump performed for the first time at CHI St. Luke’s Health Health-Memorial this week. World Heart Day is commemorated annually in…

  • Breast Cancer is for the Birds

    Breast Cancer is for the Birds

    During October, CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin and the Volunteer Auxiliary are spreading the word about early detection and the importance of regular mammograms with some unlikely accomplices…pink flamingos! On Monday morning, these pink birds flocked together in front of the Lufkin hospital, and they are waiting for a new home. Anyone can help show…

  • When Your Peaceful Slumber Turns Into A Haunting Nightmare

    When Your Peaceful Slumber Turns Into A Haunting Nightmare

    Your eyes begin to open after a good night of sleep, but something feels weird. You try to rub the tiredness out of your face but can’t lift your arms. In a panic you try to take a deep breath but can’t draw air. You can’t sit up, and you may even see a shadow…

  • Research Highlights 7 Essential Ingredients For Health Adolescents

    Research Highlights 7 Essential Ingredients For Health Adolescents

    Adolescents need proper nutrition for bone and muscle development, recovery from sports, cognition and strong immune systems. In the August issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institute of Food Technologists, contributing editor Linda Milo Ohr looked at new research behind seven ingredients that are essential for growing teens and tweens. Protein – Lean…