Grace New is 97 years old, but she remembers every detail of her first job right out of college. She was Grace Robinson then, in 1946, and she was the first woman beat reporter in the Metroplex for WBAP radio.
Some people are afraid of growing old, but then there are people like Dora Potter who look forward to every day no matter what happened in the last one.
In the 2022-23 U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals Rankings, patients who received care at UMC gave a perfect 5/5 stars as “Willingness to Recommend,” making UMC the most highly recommended hospital in the region.
When many people retire, they will relax. But not Ruby Riggins. After a lifetime of nursing, she gave that up to focus her attention on the city she loves.
Covenant Children’s is please to once again partner with the South Plains Mall to provide the COVID-19 vaccine our community members by opening a vaccine clinic focused specifically on kids.
Beginning July 16, anyone in a mental health crisis can be connected with a counselor by dialing 9-8-8. You can also get connected to resources by texting that number or chat using the online website.
Thanks to the generosity of the Scottish Rite Masons, hundreds of students with dyslexia have benefitted from free help in reading, handwriting and spelling.
The children enjoyed all the normal activities that summer camps usually include: they swam, played games, made new friends and encouraged one another.
The City of Lubbock Public Health Department continues to see an increase in local COVID-19 cases. Over the last week, COVID-19 cases have been identified in local daycares, among medical staff and in local nursing homes. In addition, the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 is slowly increasing.
Director Katherine Wells says the concern for the general public is still very low. She says the department wants to get out ahead of the outbreak, asking the community to be mindful of the virus.
We’ve all seen the commercials about women in a rush for the restroom because of an overactive bladder. Did you know that a lot of men have their eye on the bathroom, too? But for a different reason, an enlarged prostate.
Family members and friends have taken to social media to gather people across the South Plains to show support for 4-year-old Crosby Pruitt and his family.
A Lubbock doctor says the FDA's new ban on Juul products will more than likely be struck down. But if it doesn't, he says it could push more teens to transition to cigarettes.
With Roe v. Wade overturned, Texas stands poised to ban nearly all abortions within the next few months. But birth control and emergency contraceptives, commonly referred to as Plan B, are different from the drugs used to induce an abortion.
The City of Lubbock Public Health Department has both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available for young children and will begin providing them to the community on Thursday, June 23. Vaccines for this age group are also available at many local pediatric clinics. Please reach out to those offices for information on their vaccine availability.
On Thursday, The United Family presented Children’s Miracle Network with a check for $103,199.52. The funds were raised in a company-wide donate-at-the-register campaign in May.
UPDATE: “Due to scheduling conflicts, the aerial spray scheduled to occur between, Wednesday, June 22 - Friday, June 24th is cancelled. The aerial spray will be rescheduled, and update sent at that time.”
The Stroke and Aphasia Recovery program at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has helped countless patients relearn how to communicate after a paralyzing injury affected their speech.
As people begin their summer travel, pharmacy teams at United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos have unveiled an extensive list of available vaccinations.
Nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is alerting the public today – World Blood Donor Day – to help reverse a critical blood shortage by making an appointment to give in the coming days and weeks. Donors of all blood types are needed.
May 19 is National Stop the Bleed day. Dr. Brittany Bankhead, a trauma surgeon and Texas Tech Physician, says “With or without medical training, if you have this Stop the Bleed training, you have the ability to stop a bleed.”
UMC held a surprise ninth birthday party for Brantley Parrish of Amarillo on Saturday, six weeks after he suffered serious burns in a fire pit accident.
The CDC cites drowning as the leading cause of accidental death for kids ages one to four. Infant swimming lessons can give precious seconds in an emergency.
Lubbock ISD is hosting its second annual National Therapy Animal Day Celebration Saturday in honor of the annual recognition to bring awareness to therapy animal programs.
