Tyler, 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...
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Bladder 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 can irritate conditions and should be avoided, while other foods can help.
Read the tips below and test them out to improve your bladder health.
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Tyler, 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...

Mt. 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.
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Jacksonville, 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...

There 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 Audrey Hall and Lara Dove to bring awareness to diabetes and clear up any myths that surround this condition.
Read Hall and Dove’s responses to the most common diabetes myths below.
First, a brief...

Saima 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 so much satisfaction in helping people with heart disease.”
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William "Russell" Giles Jr., MD, is an internal medicine physician who believes that being born and raised in Henderson County gives him an edge in caring for patients at UT Health East Texas Physicians at Cedar Creek Lake in Gun Barrel City. "I'm very familiar with East Texas and the people who live here. I feel, as someone who has a good grasp on the local issues, I am able to better serve the community."
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Joe Moss explains his role as a certified physician assistant: “I look at my job as being a manager of my patients’ healthcare. I can help them, be here for guidance, but they have to do most of the work themselves. So I’m really the manager of their treatment.” Mr. Moss started his career in healthcare as a registered nurse, but after working in that field for nearly nine years, he decided to make a change. “I wanted to give a higher level of care. I love being a physician assistant because I have more of an impact on my patients’ lives.”
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David A. Andreone, DPM, DABPM, is a board-certified podiatrist, who practices at UT Health North Campus Tyler. As a foot specialist, he focuses on biomechanical exams and treatment of complex foot deformities, surgery, diabetic wound care, limb salvage and foot dermatology.
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