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UT Health East Texas Physicians clinics to close Monday due to weather
Read more: UT Health East Texas Physicians clinics to close Monday due to weatherAll UT Health East Texas Physicians clinics will be closed Monday due to inclement weather. This includes the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at UT Health North Campus Tyler, 11937 U.S. Highway 271. Anyone who has a COVID-19 vaccine appointment Monday may come to the clinic to receive their second dose on another day next week. They…
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Foot Note: Heel Pain
Read more: Foot Note: Heel PainWhy is my first step out of bed so painful? My heel really hurts first thing in the morning. Heel pain may be an age-old problem, but it’s comforting to know that it’s not necessarily a sign of aging and it is treatable. It is generally the result of walking abnormalities that place too much…
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UT Health East Texas HOPE Breast Center offers 3D mammography in Tyler
Read more: UT Health East Texas HOPE Breast Center offers 3D mammography in TylerThe UT Health East Texas HOPE Breast Center added two new 3D mammography units in Tyler, 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 the tissue overlap effect. This helps the…
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UT Health Henderson receives donation of hand-crocheted baby blankets
Read more: UT Health Henderson receives donation of hand-crocheted baby blanketsAfter welcoming a granddaughter this fall, Sharon Statler was moved to spend her time giving back so other new parents would have something special, especially in difficult times. Statler crocheted baby blankets and hats, which she recently donated to UT Health Henderson’s Family Birthplace. “It touched my heart a little more because of the COVID…
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UT Health Athens and UT Health Pittsburg adopt lifesaving stroke technology
Read more: UT Health Athens and UT Health Pittsburg adopt lifesaving stroke technologyWith a stroke, fast treatment is essential to the treatment and recovery of the patient. That’s why UT Health Athens and UT Health Pittsburg are proud to adopt Viz.ai – an artificially intelligent app that helps detect in real-time blood blockages to the brain. Patients suspected of stroke receive a CT scan upon arrival at…
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The Benefits of 3D Mammography
Read more: The Benefits of 3D MammographyDr. Brandon Ashton, board-certified diagnostic radiologist at the UT Health East Texas HOPE Breast Care Center discusses the benefits of 3D mammography.
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Tribute to Courage
Read more: Tribute to CourageAfter more than 20 years of fainting episodes, veteran and former peace officer Rickey Mayfield received life-changing heart surgery in Tyler. In 1997, Rickey Mayfield started having fainting episodes. He visited several hospitals and doctors and could never figure out exactly what was wrong. They told him they thought he was having seizures that were…
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A Mother’s Heart
Read more: A Mother’s HeartJust one week after giving birth to her fifth child, Maria Bell underwent life-saving heart surgery. “I was sitting on the couch and my chest started to hurt,” Bell said. “I went to get my husband because it was getting worse and I wasn’t sure what it was. My husband is a family medicine physician…
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Groundbreaking ceremony held for new neonatal intensive care unit
Read more: Groundbreaking ceremony held for new neonatal intensive care unitA groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday for the new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at UT Health Tyler. A small group of administrators and physicians gathered for a private ceremony to initiate construction of the new medical unit located on the 4th floor of the hospital. Because attendance is limited due to COVID-19 safety precautions,…
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HoLEP Surgical Procedure
Read more: HoLEP Surgical ProcedureTURP, PVP, OP, REZUM, TUNA, TUMT – These are not just random assortments of letters. They represent different prostate surgical therapies for symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Some are obsolete and some have their continued place in routine BPH management. Prostate size is the most important factor in selecting the right therapy from…
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