It was nearly 4 years ago that Lucrisha McCutcheon was treated for walking pneumonia. When that infection turned into sepsis, her organs began to fail and blood was not circulating to her extremities. After the Lubbock woman fell into a coma, doctors were forced to amputate both hands and feet to save her life.
The lottery is just a game to some people. Others may even give tickets away in birthday cards or Christmas presents. So, when does the fun turn into a potential problem?
It is estimated that more than 6 million people in this country are living with Alzheimer’s Disease and that number is expected to climb to 13 million by 2050. November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.
Every year in this country, as many as 160,000 people learn they have colorectal cancer, and about 50,000 deaths every year are blamed on that kind of cancer.
If you or someone you know is suffering from grief, Dr. Alan Wolfelt is coming to Lubbock next week to provide a free 2-day seminar. He has written more than 75 books on grief and healing and owns the Center for Loss out of Denver, Colorado.
There are a lot of places you can still get a covid test. But what was once free may be costly now, well over $100 if you’re not careful. You can still buy a rapid covid test from grocery stores and pharmacies for 10 or 20 dollars and test yourself at home. But the federal subsidies that helped clinics and pharmacies cut their costs have ended too.
With school starting next week, a lot of kids may be staying up late to celebrate these last few days of summer. However, a Lubbock pediatrician says it would be more helpful if parents would begin setting the alarm to get kids ready for that early wake up call.
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.
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.
Thanks to the generosity of the Scottish Rite Masons, hundreds of students with dyslexia have benefitted from free help in reading, handwriting and spelling.
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.
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.
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.”
At a time when Texas Roadhouse would typically be closed, doors were open Wednesday as administrative professionals from Lubbock were welcomed by UMC employees and KCBD’s on-air staff, raising money for the Children’s Miracle Network.
The March for Babies is three weeks away. This year’s goal is $225,000, which will go toward special programs and other efforts to ensure that all moms and babies are healthy.
The search is on for the newest Gerber baby. But this year’s contest is more important than ever, healthwise. Until Thursday, April 14th, Gerber is taking your nominations. All you do is submit a photo or video of your cute little smiling baby.
It made headlines last week when the family of Bruce Willis announced he was leaving his acting career because of a diagnosis of Aphasia, a condition in the brain which affects speech and language.
Will’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, has Alopecia, a condition we featured 5 years ago at Ropes High School, where Maggie Anderson, a freshman now at Texas Tech, was bringing attention to the disease.
The 333 campaign is now underway, an effort to encourage people to make a donation of 3 dollars or 33 dollars or any sequence of threes to help kids with brain injuries.
You may think you feel fine, but the CDC estimates more than 16 million Americans over age 20 are living with coronary heart disease. Dr. Scott Shurmur is a Cardiologist and Texas Tech Physician.
Dr. Wade Redman is Chairman of the Department of Lab Sciences at the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. He says the first thing you should do before using this test is read the directions and look at the diagrams carefully.
Bob Saget, the beloved dad on ‘Full House’, was found dead in a Florida hotel room a month ago caused by head trauma. We asked Dr. John Norbury with the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center what to know and look out for if you experience a head injury.
In very simple terms, when a newborn enters the world and takes its first breath, the hole between the two chambers of the heart closes to stop the blood from bypassing the lungs and allow the baby to finally breathe on its own. That’s the way it is supposed to work. In one in four people, the hole doesn’t close.
AirTags are intended to track the location of common items like keys and wallets. Now, police are warning that some people are using them to secretly track another person.
Dr. Bergeson with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center says you have to understand first that an alcohol addiction is a brain disorder with triggers. When you can determine what those triggers are, you can learn how to avoid them and take control of your life.
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