Women hosting doll drive for Alzheimer’s patients
For the last six years, Julie Gray had been visiting her grandmother every week at the nursing home, trying to help her cope with...
HEALTH BRIEFS: Week of April 2
To submit a health brief, e-mail submissions to [email protected]. Entry deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday for consideration for the following Monday’s edition.New baby care...
HEALTH BRIEFS: Week of April 2 (copy)
To submit a health brief, e-mail submissions to [email protected]. Entry deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday for consideration for the following Monday’s edition.New baby care...
STONE: Don’t let your vehicle become an oven
It’s finally springtime in West Texas. That means ushering in some breezy conditions and welcoming some much needed warmer weather. However, in certain environments,...
Health Department offering free Pap smears
In collaboration with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Odessa, the Ector County Health Department is offering free Pap smears...
HEALTH BRIEFS: Week of March 26
To submit a health brief, e-mail submissions to [email protected]. Entry deadline is 5 p.m. Tuesday for consideration for the following Monday’s edition.Diabetes support group...
STONE: Think twice about diet soda
Touting themselves as low-calorie alternatives to regular soda, diet sodas remain an ever popular choice to help win the war on calories … but,...
DR. ISLAM: Is My Burger Causing Cancer?
So much of our life revolves around food. We arrange our schedules, meetings, and social gatherings around mealtimes. Birthday parties, anniversaries, and promotions are...
Teen pregnancy rate down this year
After years of being near the top of state and even national rates, the number of teen pregnancies in Ector County has declined.For 2018,...
ORMC receives 5-star rating for Women’s Care
Odessa Regional Medical Center announced it has been named a 5-star recipient for Women’s Care by Healthgrades, an online resource for information about physicians...