Exercise guidelines from the American Heart Association and other groups recommend that people should walk 10,000 steps or more a day for better health.
We all know what it means to have a heart attack. The National Stroke Association wants people to become just as familiar with a brain attack. That’s what happens when blood flow to the brain is disrupted.
Obesity has become an epidemic in this country. The latest numbers from the CDC indicate that 1 in 5 young people are obese between the ages of 12 and 18.That statistic is motivating some Texas Tech nursing students to make a difference.
To spread the word about Skin Cancer Awareness Month, two doctors with Covenant Health will host a free skin cancer clinic from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, inside their offices.
RADAR Foundations, a non-profit whose mission is to help the disabled and their families in rural areas, is planning a fundraiser at the Plainview Bowling Center this Saturday, May 4.
Covenant Health will host its annual Mental Health First Aid training session from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 2 inside the Knipling Education Conference Center at 21st Street and Louisville Avenue on the sixth floor of the west parking garage on the Covenant Health campus.
StarCare is offering a class next week to help adults better understand how to help a young person who might be going through depression or any mental health issue or crisis.
What's in your medicine cabinet? The TTUHSC School of Pharmacy would like to know. Bring your unused, expired or unnecessary medications to Medication Cleanout on April 27.
"We consider you fully immunized against measles if you had your three vaccinations as a child. If people can’t prove that they’ve had the three vaccinations, some people choose to do a blood test."
Dr. Lee Ann Reel with Texas Tech's School of Health Professionals says noise induced hearing loss can show up at any age because it only takes one time for a loud noise to trigger permanent hearing loss.
The popular Lubbock restaurant Teddy Jack’s Hub City Grill is partnering for a good cause next month. On Thursday, the restaurants owners announced they will again team with the Lubbock Lupus Group on awareness and fundraising.
According to the website 24/7 Wall St., the Gallup organization recently surveyed people in 189 communities across the country on their eating habits. From those results, Lubbock topped the list for cities with the worst diets.
It’s not easy for parents to cut back on screen time when technology is exploding with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and hundreds of other apps that appeal to kids and teens. But a documentary gives parents the ammunition to better manage screen time by offering good reasons - backed by science –wit
Covenant Children’s has installed 43 high-definition web cameras called NicView cameras to allow family members and friends to see babies in NICU through a livestream. This allows families to see their babies while away from the hospital.
With an increasing concern about mental health in this country, the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center is stepping up with a program that aims to provide more mental health and addiction counselors to people who need those services, particularly in rural areas like West Texas.
It is estimated that each person who dies by suicide leaves behind at least 6 people who struggle to deal with that loss. A group in Lubbock called Compassionate Friends is now organizing a support group for those survivors.
A new JAMA report that looked at data from a CDC survey revealed that the number of children visiting emergency rooms due to suicide attempts or suicidal behavior have doubled since 2007.
Dr. Juan Fitz, and Emergency Room Physician at Covenant Health says, "Unfortunately, the faster your heart rate goes up and you have a cardiac history, then you do have a higher chance of having a heart attack or a stroke.”
A new American Cancer Society initiative is aiming to bring businesses and their customers together in the common goal of fighting cancer. Together vs. Cancer convenes companies across the country to make it easier for customers to donate while they’re shopping and doing business every day.
Covenant Health in Lubbock is soon to break ground on a new three-story, 32 bed, short-stay surgical hospital that will be at the corner of 82nd Street and the Marsha Sharp Freeway.
When a child dies, the whole family suffers. That’s why a group called Compassionate Friends is opening its doors to help families through this grief journey with newsletters and a support system that meets monthly. The next meeting is Tuesday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m.
It was an emotional City Council meeting Tuesday when Mayor Dan Pope turned the mic over to city councilmen Juan Chadis and councilman Randy Christian, both colon cancer survivors, to let them explain why Lubbock is observing March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month with a proclamation.
An agreement between Lubbock Christian University and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center will allow for LCU honors students to apply early to the HSC’s medical school, granting pre-admission and exemption from a medical entrance exam.
John says in his letter that four physicians including his gastroenterologist told him he was still a year away from his next colonoscopy… even though they all knew his sister and a great aunt had died of colon cancer with many other cancers in the family.
Daily low-dose aspirin is no longer recommended as a preventative for older adults who don’t have a high risk of heart disease or existing heart disease.
Best Buddies Texas and Best Buddies of Lubbock is asking area residents with a passion for inclusion to register for the city’s first Best Buddies Friendship Walk this May.
Friday, 170 Texas Tech Health Science Center’s (TTUHSC) School Of Medicine students participated in match day. Each student was given a sealed envelope with a letter inside. This letter told the student where they will complete their residency. Going along with a national tradition celebrated for mo
It's estimated that more than 3 million Americans and about 100 thousand children suffer from Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis, the two most common of the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.
The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation reports that every day, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer. Researchers at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine are working hard to bring down that statistic.
Covenant Health will offer free colonoscopies on Saturday, March 23 inside the Covenant Endoscopy Center at 3610 21st St., as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
As the Texas Tech School of Medicine celebrates 50 years in Lubbock, we are learning more about each of the 5 schools there. One is the School of Biomedical Sciences where you find complicated classes like Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics. But it’s also the school that is going to help all of u
A State Representative from the Fort Worth area says he is supporting a bill in Texas to make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccines. That decision has a lot of health professionals up in arms, including the chairman of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech School of Medicine.
As vaping becomes more and more popular among teens even in middle school, Dr.Thomas Tenner says studies continue at Texas Tech to learn more about the dangers.
A portion of the proceeds from your breakfast at the Lions Club Pancake Festival this weekend will go to help fund the Great Plains Lions Eye Bank. That bank is supported by the Lion’s Club and affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Luke Gamez is a happy, active 4 year old today. But when he was born, he weighed just 1 pound 12 ounces. His story was featured at the kickoff for the March for Babies, the largest fundraiser for the March of Dimes.
Even though Susan Lucci is the picture of good health at age 72, Dr. Mac Ansari, a cardiologist and Texas Tech Physician, says her recent story of multiple blocked arteries is all too common.
Dr. Steven Berk, Dean of the Texas Tech School of Medicine, says nobody thought West Texas was big enough to support a medical school, but look at it today.
Covenant Health is offering courses and support groups for expecting moms or those with newborns, and experts are speaking out about the benefits of breast milk for babies.
You’ll usually find sports reporter, Holly Rowe, reporting on national sporting events for ESPN. That’s what she’s done for more than 20 years. Tuesday, Rowe was in Lubbock talking to a sold-out crowd at the Lubbock Country Club. Her speech was titled, “Surviving the Sidelines.”
The Alzheimer’s Association will host a community forum focused on Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and memory loss from 6-8 p.m. on March 14 inside University Medical Center.
A boy born with a rare and deadly disorder was able to overcome some big challenges at birth, and is now facing more as he requires a kidney transplant.
Dr. Melissa Sanford is a Texas Tech Urologist who specializes in female pelvic medicine. She says managing the bladder starts with understanding what you drink
The Lubbock Spine Institute has joined forces with the Lubbock Police Department to ensure that prescription medication doesn’t fall into the hands of the wrong people...
The nearly 7,000 employees at Covenant Health depend on a strong volunteer force to help with patient dismissals, flower and newspaper deliveries, greeting folks and answering phones, just to name a few.
After an 8-year-old asked Santa to borrow money for kids with cancer, word spread quickly among family friends and colleagues, and the boy found $1,200 under the tree Christmas morning.
We hear a lot about spring allergies but that doesn’t mean that we’re home free in the winter. Even when the plants are not pollinating, there are other triggers that can make us congested
The study found illicit drugs like fentanyl, heroin and cocaine were the leading causes of unintentional overdoses, and prescription drugs were more likely to be involved in suicidal overdoses.
Dr. Mimi Zumwalt is 57. By day, she is a sports surgeon and Texas Tech Physician. In the evening, she is a fitness coach. Her newest passion is a program called Octane HIIT Training.
Thursday is the Great American Smokeout, an effort of the American Cancer Society to encourage smokers to quit for one day, hoping that will last a lifetime.
