Linda Bernard was almost out of options. She is a diabetic and was suffering from a chronic wound on her foot. Her health care providers had tried many of the traditional wound care treatments with limited results. Finally, she was told that an amputation mi...
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“My first thought was that I had some dreaded disease,” Glen Wagner, 53 says of the day his doctor told him it was time to start insulin. “That really opened my eyes.” Glen, a 20-year veteran in the medical field, working as a paramedic and in faciliti...
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It is the moment you feel you have completely lost control. “Dr. Bentley told me I had breast cancer,” says Mavis Jennings of that moment for her at Harrington Breast Center on an October day in 2012. She was called back after a regularly scheduled mammogr...
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Preceded by the words, “You have breast cancer,” comes a call requesting to schedule a follow-up appointment after what appears to be an abnormal mammogram. For patients on the other end of the line, it is the moment their heart sinks and fears and worries...
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September is Atrial Fibrillation Awareness month and unless you are one of the three to four million Americans living with the heart arrhythmia, you may be unaware of the true risk of this condition. Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is the most common heart ar...
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Trace Brown has worked in Patient Transport for only three months, but he has already made a big difference in the life of one patient. When he was transporting a patient, he realized that the patient was blind and deaf. His wife was also deaf. Trace kno...
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Family, friends, food and fireworks – Fourth of July is America’s holiday to celebrate our freedom and patriotism. For many, the traditions remain generation after generation. Backyard barbeques, watching fireworks and spending a long weekend together ma...
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Many people who have difficulty controlling their weight say that they have been heavy their entire lives. April Hernandez does not fit into that mold. She was fit and active growing up. She enjoyed activities such as running and hiking, and ...
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It has been widely reported that following a Mediterranean diet is beneficial for heart health. Now researchers are looking into how it helps lower blood pressure. The British study was recently reported in Proceedings of the National ...
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Amarillo Magazine readers recognized BSA Health System with Readers’ Choice Awards in three categories: Birthing Suites, Lactation Specialists and Ultrasound. “I am incredibly honored and very excited,” shares lactation specialist Tiffany Batemen, I...
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