Nurses were celebrated Friday night by Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System.
When Jamie Morrison learned she would have to deliver her baby early because she was experiencing pregnancy complications, she wasn’t worried because of her background as a NICU nurse herself.
As of Monday, the NET Health COVID Vaccine Clinic will relocate to NET Health’s Immunizations Clinic located at 815 North Broadway Avenue, directly next to the Tyler Municipal Court.
When Greg and Janet Kats moved to Tyler to retire a year ago, the couple turned to hobbies to stay busy, Greg using his 3D printer to create different objects and Janet crocheting blankets and stuffed animals.
Champions for Children, an East Texas nonprofit organization that champions early childhood education and offers programs and services for children and teens, has published a survey and is requesting input from parents and anyone in the area who works with children.
Northeast Texans experienced higher mortality rates compared to the state and the country, recent data shows.
According to a 2021 study, about two-thirds of people abandon their New Year’s resolutions within a month. The study also found most resolutions involve either diet or exercise and people tend to make the same resolutions year after year.
Christus Trinity Mother Frances is taking entries for its Women with Heart scholarship opportunity to benefit three seniors in the Class of 2022. The scholarships will cover $9,000 worth of college tuition expenses for the students.
Texas is leading the nation with more than one million children living without health insurance, according to the Texas Medical Association. One East Texas nonprofit is working to challenge those rates as they try to reach as many parents as possible.
Local blood drives are planned in Tyler over the weekend and Monday.
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CDC is monitoring at least 6 people in the U.S. for possible Monkeypox, as health officials and President Biden work to ease concerns of the virus
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As the weather warms and families flock to pools, dirty water may dampen the fun.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you're poor and have a severe type of heart attack, the chance you'll live through it is significantly lower than that of someone with more money, new research shows.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer/BioNTech says a three-dose regimen of its COVID-19 vaccine appears to provoke a strong immune response in the youngest age group of children — those aged 6 months to 5 years.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A 35-ton shipment of hypoallergenic baby formula from Switzerland arrived in the United States on Sunday, the first delivery in what the Biden administration is calling "Operation Fly Formula" to deal with a nationwide shortage.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Knowing your blood pressure is a basic part of good health. But monitoring it at home can get complicated.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- During the first pandemic year, there were increases in the proportion of pediatric patients presenting to hospital with suicidal ideation/suicidal attempts, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, substance use disorders, and obsessive compulsive and related disorders, according to a study published online May 17 in Hospital Pediatrics.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use is associated with reduced odds of all-cause mortality among women with a recorded diagnosis of COVID-19, according to a study published online May 17 in Family Practice.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Receipt of medical addiction therapy for alcohol use disorder (AUD) is associated with a reduced incidence of alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), according to a study published online May 20 in JAMA Network Open.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients receiving concurrent chemoradiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, higher doses of gabapentin are well tolerated and associated with delayed time to first opioid use for additional pain control during radiotherapy (RT), according to a research letter published online May 18 in JAMA Network Open.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mistreatment and discrimination by patients, families, and visitors are commonly experienced by physicians, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Network Open.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection contributes to substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide in children aged 0 to 60 months, according to a study published online May 19 in The Lancet.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Formal training in cardio-obstetrics is uncommon and there are considerable knowledge gaps related to cardiovascular care of pregnant patients, according to a study published in the April 19 issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Following COVID-19 vaccination, there is an inverse correlation between anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific antibody levels and body weight, according to a study published online May 19 in JAMA Network Open.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Survival is similar with early versus delayed surgery in stage I esophageal cancer, while for stage II/III cancer, five-year survival is improved with early surgery, according to a study published online May 12 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For adults who test positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), COVID-19 vaccination after infection is associated with a reduced likelihood of long COVID symptoms, according to a study published online May 18 in The BMJ.
A shortage in baby formula in the US has left grocery store aisles empty and parents anxious about feeding their children. So, why not just breastfeed? For some, it's not always a choice.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A worrisome international outbreak of monkeypox, a less harmful cousin of the smallpox virus, has now reached the United States and Canada. As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases of the illness, and 28 more suspected cases, have been reported across 12 countries, according to the World Health Organization.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 might be easing into a new status as a widely circulating and somewhat harsher version of the common cold, experts say — a virus that folks could contract repeatedly, even if they were recently infected.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Some lots of Jif brand peanut butter are being recalled as health officials investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella illness tied to the products.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of dangerous high blood pressure problems during pregnancy more than doubled in the United States between 2007 and 2019, a new study finds.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When choosing a summer camp for their children, many U.S. parents prioritize location, cost and activities. Only one in 10 said COVID-19 precautions are important, a new survey reveals.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The anti-inflammatory benefits of a common gout medicine may help save the lives of heart failure patients, researchers say.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Organs from donors who died of drug overdoses helped keep the number of U.S. liver transplants steady during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Americans with sickle cell disease who have private insurance face average out-of-pocket costs of $1,300 a year and a lifetime total of $44,000, new research reveals.
MONDAY, May 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Babies delivered by cesarean section are no more likely to have food allergies during their first year of life than other infants, according to an Australian study.
As more cases of the rare disease have been identified across the world, Dr. Peter Hotez explains everything you need to know about monkeypox, including what to watch out for.
SUNDAY, May 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you have both asthma and seasonal allergies, there are ways to reduce the impacts of that double whammy, an expert says.
Studies show that gardening can help you lead a longer, healthier life. Learn how to get your first garden started using these tips from CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam.
SATURDAY, May 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It's a good idea to get children outside every day, but especially on Kids to Parks Day, a national day of outdoor play on May 21.
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FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Evidence continues to mount that a specific strain of adenovirus could be implicated in a wave of American children who have developed acute hepatitis of unknown origin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Friday.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mounjaro (tirzepatide) injection was approved as an addition to diet and exercise to improve blood glucose control in adults with type 2 diabetes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced May 13.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- From 1999 to 2019, the overall cancer death rate decreased significantly among Black men and women, but in 2019, cancer death rates were still highest for Blacks versus other racial and ethnic groups, according to a brief report published online May 19 in JAMA Oncology.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A bill that would allow families in a U.S. government assistance program to buy whatever brand of baby formula they can find is on the way to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Of the 62 inhalers approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1986, few have offered novel drug innovations, according to a study published online May 17 in Health Affairs.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Evidence continues to mount that a specific strain of adenovirus could be implicated in a wave of American children who've developed acute hepatitis of unknown origin, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said Friday.
Younger women and African American adults experiencing chest pain wait longer to get care in the emergency room than their respective male and white counterparts, research shows.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In 2019, most violent deaths were suicides, which occurred more often in males than females, according to research published in the May 20 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A panel of science advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended on Thursday that a single booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine can be given to 5- to 11-year-olds.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of risk factors for Alzheimer disease and related dementias varies and is highest for high blood pressure and not meeting aerobic physical activity guidelines, according to research published in the May 20 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, psychological distress prior to the diagnosis is associated with hospitalization for COVID-19, according to a study published online May 19 in Psychological Medicine.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A perioperative medication-related clinical decision support (CDS) software prototype may reduce the time taken to complete tasks, according to a study published online May 16 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis, early intervention may reduce the risk for all-cause mortality compared with conservative management, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online May 17 in Open Heart.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Tezepelumab treatment is associated with higher levels of on-treatment clinical responses than placebo among individuals with severe, uncontrolled asthma, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2022 International Conference, held from May 13 to 18 in San Francisco.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A growing number of U.S. teenagers are vaping marijuana -- a habit that in some ways may be more risky than old-fashioned pot smoking, a new study finds.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Just a few days after Dottie Lewis and her husband, Wayne, returned from vacation to their home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she started feeling poorly.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of lung cancer screening exams with high-risk Lung-RADS findings result in delays in care, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2022 International Conference, held from May 13 to 18 in San Francisco.
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Candidate biomarkers for disease progression in psoriasis have been identified, according to a review published online April 28 in the British Journal of Dermatology.
