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Lung Nodules: When to Worry
Read more: Lung Nodules: When to WorryBy David Gass, M.D. A lung nodule is a small mass that may appear as a spot on the lung during a CT scan or chest X-ray. While the discovery can understandably cause concern, the reassuring news is that less than 5% of lung nodules are cancerous. Still, patients often wonder: When should I be…
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New year is prime time to ease into exercise
Read more: New year is prime time to ease into exerciseBy Robert French, D.O. It’s a new year; a time for fresh starts and new beginnings. Many have set a goal of improving their health in 2026, which includes incorporating exercise in their daily routines. If you are one of these, I applaud you. With the right approach, you’ll gain strength, reduce stress and improve…
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Patient Profile: Gary Smith
Read more: Patient Profile: Gary SmithAt 64, Gary Smith has spent most of his career in the cath lab, working side by side with cardiologist Frank Navetta, MD, FACC, FSCAI at UT Health East Texas in Tyler. What he didn’t expect was that one day he’d become the patient—and that the condition he’d been quietly battling for years would nearly…
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Patient Profile: Sandra Crowe
Read more: Patient Profile: Sandra CroweAt 57, retired English teacher Sandra Crowe thought she had a pretty good handle on her health. Living in Tyler, Texas with her husband Roderick, she stayed active, walking two to five miles several days a week and keeping up the kind of diet most doctors would applaud. So when she occasionally felt short of…
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UT Health East Texas AIR 1 Celebrates 40 Years of Life-Saving Service
Read more: UT Health East Texas AIR 1 Celebrates 40 Years of Life-Saving ServiceTyler, Texas (December 18, 2025) — UT Health East Texas AIR 1, the first air ambulance service in East Texas, is proudly celebrating 40 years of providing critical air medical transport to communities across the region. The program’s first flight took place in December 1985, transporting a burn patient to Dallas and marking the beginning…
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UT Health Tyler Recognized for Excellence with Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation
Read more: UT Health Tyler Recognized for Excellence with Cardiac Cath Lab AccreditationTyler, Texas (December 18, 2025) — The American College of Cardiology has recognized UT Health Tyler for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients who come to a cardiac cath lab for care. UT Health Tyler was awarded Cardiac Cath Lab Accreditation based on rigorous onsite evaluation of the staff’s ability to evaluate, diagnose…
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UT Health Carthage Earns 2025 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
Read more: UT Health Carthage Earns 2025 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and SafetyCarthage, Texas (December 15, 2025) — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, UT Health Carthage was named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. This award is one of the most competitive honors hospitals and surgery centers in the United States can receive for their commitment to safety and quality.…
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UT Health Pittsburg Earns 2025 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety
Read more: UT Health Pittsburg Earns 2025 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and SafetyPittsburg, Texas (December 15, 2025) — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, UT Health Pittsburg was named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. This award is one of the most competitive honors hospitals and surgery centers in the United States can receive for their commitment to safety and quality.…
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New Technology Innovates at Rehabilitation Center
Read more: New Technology Innovates at Rehabilitation CenterUT Health East Texas’ physical therapy team is integrating an adaptive training platform — including real-time EMG (electromyography) muscle-activation tracking — into patient rehabilitation programs. The result is a data-rich, highly interactive experience that is enhancing patient engagement and helping clinicians improve outcomes. The innovative collaboration brings the immersive training technology of Lumin Fitness into a clinical…
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Tiniest NICU Baby Graduates from UT Health Tyler
Read more: Tiniest NICU Baby Graduates from UT Health TylerLaBreshia Howard had just celebrated her baby’s gender reveal two weeks earlier (a girl!) when she went in for her routine prenatal checkup six months into her pregnancy. That day in May of this year set off a series of events Howard never could have imagined, seeing that her first pregnancy had gone so smoothly…
