According to Babycenter.com, about 8 percent of girls and 2 percent of boys will have at least one UTI, or urinary tract infection, during childhood. UTIs happen when bacteria gets in the urine by way of bloodstream or skin around the genitals. This can create an infection and inflammation of the urinary tract. If your kids [...]
Unusual chest pain, nausea, abdominal pain…could you be having a heart attack? If you’ve never felt this way before, you jump to the worst case scenario, like many of us would. You call 911 or have your spouse rush you to the nearest urgent care center in Tyler. After three hours of waiting and examinations, [...]
Diagnostic imaging, like MRIs, CT Scans, and X-Rays, allow doctors to see what’s going on inside of us, but have you ever wondered what the difference is between an X-ray, a CT scan, and an MRI? What determines which one the doctor will use? Like anything, there are advantages and disadvantages to each imaging type, [...]
Brett Favre. Junior Seau. Jovan Belcher. Ryan Freel. Mike Webster. Derek Boogaard. David Duerson. Andrew “Test” Martin. Reg Fleming. Joe Louis. Bernie Kosar. Bob Probert. Dave Mirra. From boxing and football to hockey and wrestling, what these names have in common is a stellar athletic career. But less discussed is the darker common ground between [...]
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by advice and horror stories from other parents: “Cameron fell off his scooter and broke his arm” or “Be careful at the beach…Olivia got stung twice by jellyfish and we had to take her to the ER.” 25.5 million children between the ages of 0 and 17 visit the ER [...]
Many ER visits are for ankle injuries, often caused by sports injuries, walking on uneven surfaces, or car accidents. When you injure your ankle, you may ask yourself "Is this ankle sprained or broken?" The difference between a sprain and a break is whether you have a broken bone or a stretched or torn ligament or tendon. In [...]
