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UT Health Tyler Recognized for Higher Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Maternity Care
Read more: UT Health Tyler Recognized for Higher Quality and Cost-Efficiency in Maternity CareTyler, Texas (February 24, 2021)) – UT Health Tyler (part of UT Health East Texas) has been recognized by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas with a Blue Distinction® Centers+ (BDC+) for Maternity Care designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. “Our maternity team believes every mother deserves a safe and…
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UT Health pharmacist protects COVID-19 vaccine in winter weather
Read more: UT Health pharmacist protects COVID-19 vaccine in winter weatherWhen Melissa Maeker, director of pharmacy for UT Health North Campus Tyler, saw the weather forecast late last week, she went into planning mode. As with previous ice storms, she planned to stay at the pharmacy for a few nights so she could still work and wouldn’t have to risk being on dangerous, icy roadways.…
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UT Health East Texas Physicians clinics, COVID-19 vaccine clinic closing for the remainder of the week
Read more: UT Health East Texas Physicians clinics, COVID-19 vaccine clinic closing for the remainder of the weekDue to continuing inclement weather and poor road conditions, all UT Health East Texas Physicians clinics will be closed for the remainder of the week. This includes the COVID-19 vaccine clinic at UT Health North Campus Tyler. Providers will be available for telehealth appointments, which can be scheduled online at UTHealthEastTexasDoctors.com or by calling 903-596-DOCS…
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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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