GOOD SAMARITAN: Forget the stigma
By Yvette Rodriguez, MA, LPC
It has only been a short time since the mental health stigma has begun changing. Even in today’s world some...
CATES: Flash flooding dangers need to be taken seriously
We have had more rain this year than I remember since my parents moved here in the mid 80’s. It is a little mind...
CATES: The Delta variant
I read earlier today that it has been 500 days since the first COVID death in the U.S.
I’m not sure exactly why, but that...
CATES: Men’s health is important year-round
June is International Men’s Health Month. I think that is a bit surprising to most people because they think of “No Shave November” and its...
DR. ISLAM: What are Hemorrhoids and how are they treated?
By Dr. Rafiul Sameer Islam
Hemorrhoids are unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms that affect people of all ages.
Without intervention, hemorrhoids can keep recurring. But there are many...
CATES: World Sickle Cell Day
I think all of us in healthcare have patients that we will always remember. Sometimes they are for good things, like the miracles we...
MCH to re-implement mask and screening policies
Medical Center Hospital will be re-implementing its mask and screening policies, according to a press release Tuesday afternoon.
At the request of the Centers for...
Odessa physicians fight COVID in India
They were born and raised in India. But two longtime Odessa physicians are proving their hearts are as big as Texas.
Doctors Sai Gundlapalli and...
CATES: Summer safety more important than ever
I was talking to a friend yesterday and she shared that during one of the Memorial Day get- togethers several of the kids were...
Final COVID Zoom held Tuesday by health officials
Odessa’s two hospitals working hand in hand rather than as fierce competitors during the COVID 19 crisis, local health officials say, created a higher...