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UT Health East Texas and Premier Health partner on urgent care clinics in East Texas
Read more: UT Health East Texas and Premier Health partner on urgent care clinics in East TexasTyler, Texas (November 26, 2019) — UT Health East Texas, a leading health system, and Premier Health, a nationally respected urgent care operator, announce a new partnership to open urgent care clinics in Tyler and surrounding areas. The first clinic will be a new, state-of-the-art urgent care clinic in Henderson, Texas. This is the first…
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UT Health physician assistant who was a trauma patient will light Christmas tree
Read more: UT Health physician assistant who was a trauma patient will light Christmas treeTyler, Texas (November 26, 2019) Fewer than two years ago, Shawn Gonter was a trauma patient at UT Health Tyler after a serious motorcycle accident. Gonter now works for UT Health as a physician assistant, and on Dec. 3 he will have the honor of lighting the hospital’s outdoor Christmas tree during a public ceremony.…
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Diabetic Foot Ulcers and How to Prevent Them
Read more: Diabetic Foot Ulcers and How to Prevent ThemNovember is Diabetes Awareness Month, and as an internist and a wound care specialist, much of my day-to-day routine is treating people with diabetes. Many people are aware of what diabetes is and are affected by it, but most do not know about the major complications associated with it or what to do about them.…
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Your Best Bladder Diet
Read more: Your Best Bladder DietBladder issues are still a sensitive health subject people tend to avoid talking about – even with their physician. However, issues like urinary incontinence, bladder infections and urinary tract infections are common and may be helped with simple lifestyle changes. One way to improve bladder health is to modify your diet. Certain foods and liquids…
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UT Health East Texas EMS and Champion EMS Settle Dispute
Read more: UT Health East Texas EMS and Champion EMS Settle DisputeTyler, Texas (November 19, 2019) — UT Health East Texas EMS and Champion EMS are pleased to report that the parties have settled the lawsuit regarding ambulance services in Tyler, Texas. Since 1992, ETMC EMS, now operating as UT Health East Texas EMS, an affiliate of UT Health East Texas, has been proud to serve…
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UT Health East Texas opens new clinic in Mt. Pleasant
Read more: UT Health East Texas opens new clinic in Mt. PleasantMt. Pleasant, Texas (November 7, 2019) — UT Health East Texas Physicians has opened a new clinic in Mt. Pleasant. This clinic will provide quality care close to home in the Mt. Pleasant area. The clinic not only offers family medicine care, but has an otolaryngology (ENT) clinic. Providers at the clinic include: Eric Reed,…
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Breathing Easier: COPD Facts and Treatments
Read more: Breathing Easier: COPD Facts and TreatmentsWhat is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, commonly referred to as COPD, is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructive airflow. COPD is a disease that involves constriction of the airways and difficulty or discomfort in breathing that affect the lung functionality of over 16 million people in the USA.…
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UT Health Jacksonville honors Dr. Mary Alice Bone during 100th Anniversary Reception
Read more: UT Health Jacksonville honors Dr. Mary Alice Bone during 100th Anniversary ReceptionJacksonville, Texas (November 7, 2019) – From before it even began, one could argue that the life of Dr. Mary Alice Bone, in many ways, was shaped by the Jacksonville hospital. It’s where her parents met and fell in love. Her father was a physician, a young widower whose wife died during the flu epidemic…
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7 Diabetes Myths Busted
Read more: 7 Diabetes Myths BustedThere are 30 million people in the United States living with diabetes, but one in four do not know they are living with this condition. In addition to those millions, another 84 million adults, teenagers and children have prediabetes, but 90% are unaware. These numbers are what motivate UT Health East Texas Certified Diabetes Educators…
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UT Health Provider Profile: Saima Zafar, MD, MBA
Read more: UT Health Provider Profile: Saima Zafar, MD, MBASaima Zafar, MD, MBA, is a board-certified cardiologist who sees patients at UT Health East Texas Physicians Athens. “I was always very fascinated with the heart and the many ways it can be impacted with different ailments, whether it is an abnormal heart rhythm, a blocked artery, weak heart muscle or malfunctioning valves. There is…
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