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National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
Read more: National Suicide Prevention Awareness MonthSeptember is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and September 10 is observed annually as World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death for people of all ages around the world; in Texas, it is the eleventh leading cause. For each suicide, approximately 135 people suffer intense grief or are…
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UT Health East Texas Performs New Cardiothoracic Procedure
Read more: UT Health East Texas Performs New Cardiothoracic ProcedureAt 77 years old, Janice McMakin wasn’t sure she would be able to handle open-heart surgery when she found out she needed her mitral valve replaced for a second time. Luckily, the cardiothoracic surgery team at the UT Health East Texas Cardiovascular Institute in Tyler had a new procedure in mind for her: the transcatheter…
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Elderly Staying Healthy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read more: Elderly Staying Healthy During the COVID-19 PandemicStaying healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic is extremely important for individuals older than 65. Those individuals need to be physically active, especially if they have comorbidities and chronic diseases, such as hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and/or chronic lung disease. If they want to exercise outdoors, they should respect social distancing, wear masks if exposed to…
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UT Health Tyler receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
Read more: UT Health Tyler receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement AwardTyler, Texas (August 26, 2020) — UT Health Tyler has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence. “The Gold…
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UT Health EMS teams deployed as part of state’s hurricane response efforts
Read more: UT Health EMS teams deployed as part of state’s hurricane response effortsTyler, Texas (August 24, 2020) — UT Health East Texas EMS deployed two ambulances to assist statewide efforts to respond to Tropical Storms Marco and Laura. Five EMS members departed Sunday as part of a state strike team, which also included Hopkins County and Titus Regional EMS, to respond in areas that could be impacted by…
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Addressing the Opioid Crisis
Read more: Addressing the Opioid CrisisHave you wondered why or when an individual becomes addicted to opioids? Most often the addiction begins with a prescription for an opioid pain reliever. The ultimate goal of pain management is to regain function and improve the patient’s quality of life with no pain medications. Typically, physicians first meet the patient to evaluate…
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Therapet visit lifts spirits of UT Health Tyler caregivers
Read more: Therapet visit lifts spirits of UT Health Tyler caregiversBelly rubs, head scratches and smiles were in abundance during a recent shift change at UT Health Tyler, as caregivers coming on or off duty stopped to interact with Therapet dogs, who lined the hallway of the hospital’s skywalk. “Nowadays it’s really stressful, so it’s great to see dogs,” said Ashley Meador, occupational therapy assistant,…
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Patient, 80, beats COVID-19 with support of her family and UT Health Tyler caregivers
Read more: Patient, 80, beats COVID-19 with support of her family and UT Health Tyler caregiversShenna Rougely’s cell phone has been her lifeline the past few months, capturing heartbreak and triumph in the span of a few short weeks. It is how she and her two siblings stayed in touch with doctors and nurses while both parents battled COVID-19, how she said goodbye to her father before he succumbed to…
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What is Tinnitus?
Read more: What is Tinnitus?Tinnitus is a ringing, hissing, buzzing or roaring sound perceived by an individual in the absence of an actual external sound source. Though some are unbothered by tinnitus, many find it burdensome or even debilitating. Tinnitus is not a disease, but is instead a symptom of an underlying health problem. In fact, there are around…
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What is Tinnitus?
Read more: What is Tinnitus?Tinnitus is a ringing, hissing, buzzing or roaring sound perceived by an individual in the absence of an actual external sound source. Though some are unbothered by tinnitus, many find it burdensome or even debilitating. Tinnitus is not a disease, but is instead a symptom of an underlying health problem. In fact, there are around…
