TONI SAYS: What changes can I make during Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period?

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By Toni King Toni: This is my first Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, and I don’t know anything about this process. How do I find out which...

United Family pharmacies prepare for flu and respiratory illness season

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LUBBOCK With health experts anticipating another early flu season, pharmacy teams across The United Family are stocking up on vaccines for their communities, a...

Aphasia Center celebrating 20 years

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MIDLAND Twenty years ago, a vision was born out of the lifechanging events of Chuck Matthews and daughter, Kathryn Shelley. Chuck suffered a stroke...

Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man

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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON Surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life –...

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order...

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By WILL WEISSERT The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19...

TONI SAYS: Moving overseas…should we keep our Medicare?

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By Toni King Hello, Toni: My husband and I are enrolled in Medicare with a Medicare supplement, and Part D coverage. We will be moving to...

TTUHSC announces new Institute of Telehealth and Digital Innovation

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Although telehealth took center stage nationally during the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) utilized telehealth resources to provide health care...

GOOD SAMARITAN: Grave danger: Teen suicide

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By Charmaine Caldwell, PhD, LPC-S Studies show that 9 of 10 teens who took their own lives were struggling with mental health conditions such as...

CATES: Thank our first responders

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It’s 9/11/23 as I am writing this. I think for most of us there are moments in history we will always remember vividly. My...

Supply problems and insurance issues make popular weight-loss drugs hard to get

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By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer When she prescribes the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, Dr. Angela Fitch sends patients on a quest she likens to...