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“No, I am not having a biopsy because my sister’s, nephew’s, uncle’s cousin said it spreads cancer.” As a nurse navigator at The Breast Center, I have sat down with many patients to consult on suspicious findings from a mammogram,...
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness, encourage conversations about breast health, and remind women that early detection can make a meaningful difference. As a nurse practitioner, one of the most imp...
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A fter many years of interpreting mammograms and talking with women about breast cancer screening, I continue to hear the same reasons for putting off or avoiding mammography. Most are based on understandable concerns, but many ar...
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At Midland Memorial Hospital, Family-Centered Care is more than a philosophy, it is the foundation of how we care for children and their families every day. We believe that parents and guardians know their child best, and we are c...
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If you or a loved one has been admitted to Midland Memorial Hospital, you may have met a physician called a “hospitalist.” Many patients naturally wonder: “Why is this doctor taking care of me instead of my regular doctor?” Hospit...
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A lzheimer’s Disease is a topic that receives considerable attention both from the scientific community and popular media, but despite the remarkable scientific breakthroughs over the past decade, there remain many unknowns about ...
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Prevention, treatment, and education are essential as West Texas confronts addiction and the growing threat of fentanyl. T he Permian Basin is widely recognized as one of the nation’s economic engines, fueled by the oil and gas in...
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What are seasonal allergies and how can they be treated? As residents of West Texas, many of us are all too familiar with seasonal allergy symptoms. Many experience the common symptoms of sneezing, itchy, runny nose, nasal congest...
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You can't recruit your way to a healthy hospital. On this episode of Healthcare That Makes You Proud, the presidents of UT Permian Basin and Midland College explain what it takes to build a workforce instead. The short version Rec...
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I was ten years old the day I turned blue and collapsed at school, struggling to breathe. For months, I had been rapidly losing weight despite eating everything in sight, and I was literally dying of thirst. The school nurse calle...