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Health

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Health

Texas nurse practitioner challenges health insurance coverage change

Updated: 4 hours ago
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By Lukas Weyrauch
A nurse practitioner in Tyler, Texas successfully challenged a change to HRSA Guidelines in federal court

Health

UMC verified as Level 1 Trauma Center

Updated: 8 hours ago
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By Lukas Weyrauch
UMC was recently recognized by the Verification Review Committee, a sub-committee of the American College of Surgeons.

Back to School

Helping students deal with back to school anxiety

Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 4:09 PM CDT
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By Patricia Perry
With school for Lubbock area students right around the corner, your kiddos may be experiencing some anxiety. Dr. Joshi and Dr. Johnson both have tips to help them relax.

Health

Texas AG Ken Paxton joins opposition for new EPA regulations

Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 11:08 AM CDT
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By Lukas Weyrauch
Ken Paxton joined a multistate coalition objecting to the EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards for greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act

Back to School

Start setting alarms now, to get kids ready for back to school

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:41 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
With school starting next week, a lot of kids may be staying up late to celebrate these last few days of summer. However, a Lubbock pediatrician says it would be more helpful if parents would begin setting the alarm to get kids ready for that early wake up call.

Texas

Texas AG Ken Paxton challenges CDC mandate

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 5:14 PM CDT
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By Lukas Weyrauch
Attorney General Ken Paxton joins an amicus brief challenging an appeal made by the CDC in response to its mask mandate being struck down.

Health

Health Department confirms West Nile virus activity in Lubbock

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 3:32 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The City of Lubbock Public Health Department has confirmed West Nile Virus (WNV) in Lubbock.

Health

United Supermarkets, Texas Tech offering COVID-19 vaccines

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 2:13 PM CDT
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By Lukas Weyrauch
Texas Tech and United Supermarkets are providing COVID-19 vaccines at the Texas Tech campus this upcoming week.

National

USDA awards $74 million in grants to socially vulnerable areas

Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 11:55 AM CDT
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By Lukas Weyrauch
$75 million in USDA funding is being made available to aid rural communities in the U.S.

Health

Beam Signing Event at new UMC Health & Wellness Hospital

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:31 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
UMC Health System hosted a Sign the Beam event in honor of the new UMC Health & Wellness Hospital located at 11109 Slide Road on Wednesday...
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Health

Second case of Monkeypox identified in Lubbock

Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 3:54 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The second case of Monkeypox has been identified in Lubbock, according to Katherine Wells, the City of Lubbock Director of Public Health.

News

Texas Tech med students build hydroponics system to help feed Lubbock families

Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 6:43 PM CDT
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By Brittany Michaleson
A Texas Tech med school student is combining her public health knowledge and her love for urban farming to give back to the community.

Community Coverage Tour

97-year-old reporter in Denver City started new era in news 76 years ago

Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 10:25 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
Grace New is 97 years old, but she remembers every detail of her first job right out of college. She was Grace Robinson then, in 1946, and she was the first woman beat reporter in the Metroplex for WBAP radio.

Community Coverage Tour

Dora Potter devotes retirement to quilting ministry in Shallowater

Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:37 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
Some people are afraid of growing old, but then there are people like Dora Potter who look forward to every day no matter what happened in the last one.

Health

TTUHSC School of Medicine students taking their next step

Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 10:36 PM CDT
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By Shania Jackson
180 TTUHSC medical students were able to receive their traditional white coats today while jump-starting their careers in medicine.

Health

UMC Health System scores 5-star Patient Experience from U.S. News and World Report

Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 7:48 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
In the 2022-23 U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals Rankings, patients who received care at UMC gave a perfect 5/5 stars as “Willingness to Recommend,” making UMC the most highly recommended hospital in the region.

Community Coverage Tour

Ruby Riggins devotes her life to Plainview parks after 50 years of nursing

Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 4:56 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
When many people retire, they will relax. But not Ruby Riggins. After a lifetime of nursing, she gave that up to focus her attention on the city she loves.

Health

Covenant Children’s, South Plains Mall partner to host COVID vaccine clinic for kids

Updated: Jul. 27, 2022 at 2:34 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Covenant Children’s is please to once again partner with the South Plains Mall to provide the COVID-19 vaccine our community members by opening a vaccine clinic focused specifically on kids.

Community Coverage Tour

Spur senior citizen may have discovered secret to staying young

Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 10:58 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
Jean Hoover is well into her 80s and we think she may have discovered the secret to staying young... but it may not be what you think.

Community Coverage Tour

A Littlefield fairy tale, 85 years in the making

Updated: Jul. 25, 2022 at 10:40 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
It sounds like a fairy tale. A young boy at an orphanage in El Paso grows up to become the mayor of Littlefield.

Health

United now offering cheap COVID-19 test kits

Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 8:04 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Pharmacies across the United Family have stocked up on low cost at home COVID-19 test kits.

Health

New 988 suicide hotline can connect callers with local resources

Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:04 PM CDT
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By Patricia Perry
Beginning July 16, anyone in a mental health crisis can be connected with a counselor by dialing 9-8-8. You can also get connected to resources by texting that number or chat using the online website.

Healthwise

Tea and Fashion Fundraiser for Scottish Rite Students on Saturday

Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 9:33 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
Thanks to the generosity of the Scottish Rite Masons, hundreds of students with dyslexia have benefitted from free help in reading, handwriting and spelling.

News

Covenant Children’s hosts First Annual Diabetes Camp for Kids

Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 6:25 PM CDT
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By Natalie Faulkenberry
The children enjoyed all the normal activities that summer camps usually include: they swam, played games, made new friends and encouraged one another.

Coronavirus

City of Lubbock Health Department warning of increase in COVID-19 cases

Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:40 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The City of Lubbock Public Health Department continues to see an increase in local COVID-19 cases. Over the last week, COVID-19 cases have been identified in local daycares, among medical staff and in local nursing homes. In addition, the number of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 is slowly increasing.

News

Lubbock health officials say monkeypox concern ‘very low’ for general public after confirming first probable case

Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 4:04 PM CDT
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By Brittany Michaleson
Director Katherine Wells says the concern for the general public is still very low. She says the department wants to get out ahead of the outbreak, asking the community to be mindful of the virus.

News

Lubbock Public Health Department investigating monkeypox virus infection

Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 3:02 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The City of Lubbock Health Department has reported the first probable case of Monkeypox within the county.

Health

Kids learn about health care jobs at Covenant Ready Summer Program

Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 5:39 PM CDT
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By Natalie Faulkenberry
Covenant Health hosted their first annual free summer program called Covenant Ready this week.

Healthwise

New option for men in need of bathroom breaks

Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 10:46 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
We’ve all seen the commercials about women in a rush for the restroom because of an overactive bladder. Did you know that a lot of men have their eye on the bathroom, too? But for a different reason, an enlarged prostate.

News

Lubbock shows support at Capes for Crosby event at Maxey Park

Updated: Jul. 7, 2022 at 3:16 PM CDT
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By Amber Stegall
Family members and friends have taken to social media to gather people across the South Plains to show support for 4-year-old Crosby Pruitt and his family.

Healthwise

Nursing a sunburn? Check for spots

Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 9:23 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
You don’t have to wait for an annual exam or a free screening to check for skin cancer.

News

Lubbock coaches and athletes team up for Covenant mental health event

Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 7:54 AM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Prominent coaches and athletes in Lubbock are teaming up with Covenant Health to host a mental health event Sunday, July 17.

News

Covenant to offer free colon screenings

Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 7:42 AM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
This summer, Covenant Health will host their 8th annual free colonoscopy screening for community members.

Healthwise

Avoid unfortunate burns this Fourth of July

Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 9:22 PM CDT
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By Karin McCay
Every year, thousands of people are rushed to emergency rooms after trying to stage their own fireworks show.

News

‘Big splash without much meaning’: Lubbock doctor skeptical of FDA ban on Juul products

Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 6:53 PM CDT
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By Brittany Michaleson
A Lubbock doctor says the FDA's new ban on Juul products will more than likely be struck down. But if it doesn't, he says it could push more teens to transition to cigarettes.

Health

Texas Association of Community Health Centers honors Senator Charles Perry with Community Health Center Champion Award

Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 4:32 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Senator Perry is being recognized for his commitment to the Texas community health centers and the millions of people they serve.

Health

Lubbock VA Hosts VA Fourth Mission Blood Drive on Thursday

Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 2:58 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The Amarillo VA Health Care System is hosting a VA Fourth Mission blood drive June 30 from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. at the Lubbock VA Clinic.

News

Plan B and contraceptives remain legal in Texas after U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion

Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 6:56 PM CDT
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By MEGAN MUNCE
With Roe v. Wade overturned, Texas stands poised to ban nearly all abortions within the next few months. But birth control and emergency contraceptives, commonly referred to as Plan B, are different from the drugs used to induce an abortion.

Health

VA continues efforts to reduce opioid prescriptions

Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 5:47 PM CDT
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By Timothy Martinelli
The Amarillo VA Health Care System is trying to combat the epidemic of opioid-related medication overdoses by decreasing the prescription of opioids.

Children

City of Lubbock Public Health Department Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Availability for Young Children

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 3:08 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
The City of Lubbock Public Health Department has both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available for young children and will begin providing them to the community on Thursday, June 23. Vaccines for this age group are also available at many local pediatric clinics. Please reach out to those offices for information on their vaccine availability.

News

United Family to launch week-long health initiative with prizes

Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 11:21 AM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
On Wednesday, June 22, The United Family will launch a company-wide, health-focused event called “Road Trip to Your Health.”

Children

The United Family presents Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® with check for more than $103,000

Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 1:44 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
On Thursday, The United Family presented Children’s Miracle Network with a check for $103,199.52. The funds were raised in a company-wide donate-at-the-register campaign in May.

Health

Aerial mosquito spray coalition grows on South Plains, spray rescheduled

Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 9:35 PM CDT
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By Kase Wilbanks
UPDATE: “Due to scheduling conflicts, the aerial spray scheduled to occur between, Wednesday, June 22 - Friday, June 24th is cancelled. The aerial spray will be rescheduled, and update sent at that time.”

Health

TTUHSC School of nursing gets top honor

Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 10:35 AM CDT
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By Karin McCay
Exciting news for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center — its School of Nursing is now ranked the best in Texas and the Southwest region.

Healthwise

Concert planned to benefit TTUHSC STAR program

Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 10:26 AM CDT
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By Karin McCay
The Stroke and Aphasia Recovery program at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has helped countless patients relearn how to communicate after a paralyzing injury affected their speech.

News

United Supermarkets’ pharmacy unveils vaccinations for international travel

Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 2:57 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
As people begin their summer travel, pharmacy teams at United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos have unveiled an extensive list of available vaccinations.

Healthwise

Vitalant declares critical blood shortage on World Blood Donor Day

Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 2:16 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is alerting the public today – World Blood Donor Day – to help reverse a critical blood shortage by making an appointment to give in the coming days and weeks. Donors of all blood types are needed.

News

Covenant Health to host annual Storytellers fundraising event

Updated: Jun. 6, 2022 at 4:06 PM CDT
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By Emma McSpadden
The Covenant Health Foundation is hosting its 20th annual Storytellers fundraising event.

News

Covenant Health executive director to retire after four decades

Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 11:51 AM CDT
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By Emma McSpadden
Covenant Health Executive Director Kelly McDaniel is retiring after 44 years.

Children

Facility dog supports families, provides normalcy at UMC Children’s Hospital

Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 5:14 PM CDT
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By Brittany Michaleson
In the wake of tragedy, people don’t always have the right words to help, but experts say dogs can provide comfort that isn’t humanly possible.
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