Protect your heart with a quick scanORMC, MCH offer heart health checkups
February is National Heart Month and to help get people’s attention about the risks of heart disease, both Odessa Regional Medical Center and the...
Protect your heart with a quick scanORMC, MCH offer heart health checkups
February is National Heart Month and to help get people’s attention about the risks of heart disease, both Odessa Regional Medical Center and the...
CATES: National Blood Donor Month
I have had a pretty cool nursing career. I’ve gotten to do many things most people never even dream of as a nurse. But...
CATES: Best for you, best for baby
January is Birth Defects Prevention Month, and the theme this year is Best for You, Best for Baby. Birth defects are something I think...
CATES: Healthcare advances in difficult year
I always like the “year in review” specials and the like that come out the week between Christmas and New Year’s. The years always...
STONE: New Year, new you!
It’s time to put the year 2020 in our rearview mirror. A new year brings a fresh start, a re-boot if you will, to...
CATES: The COVID vaccination
I have been asked quite a bit in the last week or so about the COVID-19 vaccination and “should I take it.” That is...
MEDICAL MATTERS: What’s keeping you up at night
Is your snoring loud enough to be heard through closed doors? Do you feel tired, fatigued, or sleepy during the day? Do you nod...
CATES: Holiday Safety
This year, we had a Thanksgiving as I think many of you probably did. Quietly at home with a minimal number of people. Normally...