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