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UT Health Pittsburg Offers Free Lunch and Learn on Hypertension

January 31, 2023

Pittsburg, Texas — UT Health Pittsburg is offering a free lunch and learn seminar at noon Wednesday, February 22. The seminar will feature a presentation by William Oglesby, MD, titled Understanding Hypertension. The presentation will be at UT Health Pittsburg, Conference Room A, and a complimentary lunch will be provided. Please register in advance using…
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UT Health East Texas names CEO of Long-Term Acute Care, Rehabilitation Center

January 27, 2023

Tyler, Texas (January 27, 2023) — Tracy Vinciguerra has been named CEO for UT Health East Texas Long-Term Acute Care and UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation Center, effective Jan. 31, 2023. Vinciguerra has more than two decades of experience in healthcare leading and directing operations in acute and post-acute environments as well as Federally Qualified…
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UT Health East Texas physician hosts running series teaching basics of the sport

January 27, 2023

Tyler, Texas (January 27, 2023) — Primary care/sports medicine physician and running expert Rebecca Peebles, DO, is leading a six-week series to teach the basic techniques of running. Participants can download a six-week training plan with the goal of completing a 5K at the end of the training. They also can watch a weekly video…
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Service dog provides emotional support for UT Health East Texas EMS

January 25, 2023

Emergency responders often face high levels of stress daily, which is why UT Health East Texas EMS/AIR 1 is trying to counter that stress with a new member among the ranks. Apollo Wiggins, a 34-pound Labradoodle, started coming to the office with his owner, Kristi Wiggins, clinical coordinator and flight nurse for EMS and AIR1…
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UT Health East Texas names CEO of Long-Term Acute Care, Rehabilitation Center

January 25, 2023

Tracy Vinciguerra has been named CEO for UT Health East Texas Long-Term Acute Care and UT Health East Texas Rehabilitation Center, effective Jan. 31, 2023. Vinciguerra has more than two decades of experience in healthcare leading and directing operations in acute and post-acute environments as well as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC). She most recently…
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Migraines

January 24, 2023

Allison Hennigan, MD, board-certified neurologist with UT Health East Texas Neurological Institute discusses migraines. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 903-596-DOCS.
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Cardiac ablations get patient back on the road again

January 23, 2023

Cindy Hilliard, 64, doesn’t exactly remember when the irregular heartbeats started. “It’s been about 5-6 years now, but I probably ignored them for quite some time before,” she said. A truck driver who crisscrossed the U.S. for 18 years, Cindy enjoyed driving, especially on her favorite route. She would start at her home in Winnsboro,…
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Heart patient meets EMS crew credited with life-saving response

January 12, 2023

Curtis Cason was sitting in bed talking to his wife when, at age 43, his heart unexpectedly stopped beating. Through the efforts of the UT Health EMS dispatcher who coached his wife through CPR, the ambulance crew that arrived on scene and the cardiac team that cared for him at UT Health Tyler, Cason was…
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UT Health East Texas HOPE Breast Care Center offers 3D mammography in Jacksonville

January 10, 2023

Jacksonville, Texas (January 10, 2023) — The UT Health East Texas HOPE Breast Care Center added a new 3D mammography unit in Jacksonville, providing technology that significantly increases the detection of breast cancers. This technology allows images to be divided up in multiple layers, allowing the radiologist to review one layer at a time, reducing…
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Clinic Manager Furthers Education and Career with UT Health East Texas’ Tuition Assistance Program

January 9, 2023

After completing her Bachelor of Science in healthcare management, Rachel Villanueva, pediatric clinic manager for UT Health East Texas Physicians on Fifth Street, was planning on finally relaxing after earning her degree, several years in the making. “I thought I was done with school,” Villanueva recalled with a chuckle just days after applying for a…
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