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  • 4 Simple Tips for Blending a Better-For-You Smoothie

    4 Simple Tips for Blending a Better-For-You Smoothie

    There’s no better time than a new year to embrace healthy habits. And it’s easier to embrace a “new me” mentality by fueling your body with the goodness it needs now. You can incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your daily regimen with one simple snack hack: smoothies! Smoothies are convenient, fast and easy to…

    January 3, 2019
  • Know Your Risk for Ovarian Cancer

    Know Your Risk for Ovarian Cancer

    Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of death in American women, according to the American Cancer Society, and accounts for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. And according to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 22,240 women will be diagnosed with the disease in 2018; 14,070 will die from it.…

    August 28, 2018
  • Embarrassment Delays Pain-Relieving Hernia Surgery for Those Suffering in Silence

    Embarrassment Delays Pain-Relieving Hernia Surgery for Those Suffering in Silence

    Newswise — Most people refrain from calling attention to the unusual bulge in their lower abdomen. But it could be a potentially dangerous condition that needs to be discussed with your doctor right away. Hernias occur suddenly when a section of the intestines, fatty tissue in the colon, or part of the bladder and stomach protrudes…

    August 28, 2018
  • Alzheimer’s One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam

    Alzheimer’s One Day May Be Predicted During Eye Exam

      It may be possible in the future to screen patients for Alzheimer’s disease using an eye exam. Using technology similar to what is found in many eye doctors’ offices, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have detected evidence suggesting Alzheimer’s in older patients who had no symptoms of the disease.…

    August 28, 2018
  • Extraordinary Nurse Recognized at Woodland Heights

    Extraordinary Nurse Recognized at Woodland Heights

      Lufkin Texas  – Nurses at Woodland Heights Medical Center are being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ®. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The DAISY Award recipient for the second quarter of 2018 is…

    August 8, 2018
  • Woodland Heights Adopts Improved Communication Process

    Woodland Heights Adopts Improved Communication Process

      Lufkin Texas  – Woodland Heights has recently adopted a communication platform that connects clinicians across healthcare entities in real-time. Built on mobile technology, the system helps providers minimize miscommunication and delays in emergency care. Approximately 80% of medical errors are because of miscommunication during transitions of care between clinicians. “With this new system, the…

    August 8, 2018
  • Woodland Heights Recognizes National CPR and AED Awareness Week

    Woodland Heights Recognizes National CPR and AED Awareness Week

    Lufkin Texas (June 1-7, 2018) – In 2007, the American Heart Association along with the American Red Cross and the National Safety Council worked collaboratively to designate a National CPR and AED Awareness Week federally and passed a resolution to set aside June 1-7 each year as National CPR and AED Awareness Week to spotlight…

    June 4, 2018
  • Woodland Heights Offers World’s Smallest Pacemaker

    Woodland Heights Offers World’s Smallest Pacemaker

    Lufkin Texas (April 12, 2018) – The world’s smallest pacemaker (for patients with bradycardia) was implanted today at Woodland Heights Medical Center. Dr. Vivek Mangla and Dr. Subramanya Venkata recently inserted the new type of heart device that provides patients with the most advanced pacing technology at one-tenth the size of a traditional pacemaker. Bradycardia…

    April 18, 2018
  • Woodland Heights Offering Alternative Option for Atrial Fibrillation Patients

    Woodland Heights Offering Alternative Option for Atrial Fibrillation Patients

    Lufkin Texas (April 16, 2018) – Woodland Heights is now offering patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) an alternative to long-term warfarin medication with a newly approved implant. For patients with AF who are considered suitable for warfarin by their physicians but who have reason to seek a non-drug alternative, the new device is an…

    April 16, 2018
  • When Morning Sickness Becomes All Day and All Night Sickness

    When Morning Sickness Becomes All Day and All Night Sickness

    “Have you tried ginger?” “My friend’s sister’s college roommate was really sick during her first pregnancy, and she swore by sucking on peppermint, you should try it!” “Keep some saltines by your bed; it’s the trick for beating morning sickness!” Almost every expectant mom has heard these and many other “methods” to get them through…

    March 15, 2018
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