Texas Health 2017 Top Ten
As 2017 draws to an end, Texas Health is taking a look back at our top ten favorite stories throughout the year. From babies dressed for Halloween to a nurse making the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading
Grand Prairie-Born Celebrity Highlights Importance of Living Donation
When news broke that Grand Prairie-born celebrity Selena Gomez had undergone a kidney transplant earlier this year, many people were shocked since she had managed to keep it a secret for months. Something Gomez is
Piano Keys and Parkinson’s: A Story of Determination Against Disease
A tremor, slowed movement, rigid muscles, impaired posture or balance — all characteristic signs of Parkinson’s disease. But all of those telltale symptoms simply melt away once classically-trained concert pianist Lucien Leinfelder’s fingers hit the
How Pastoral Care Helps Families Keep Faith Alive
They are there when families and patients need comfort beyond the valuable treatments a medical team can provide. They hold hands, they pray, they listen — and they provide the compassionate voice of health care.
Young Athlete Returns to Therapy 20 Years Later
Sophie Lanzel’s journey to success is well underway but, to continue, she needed to go back to where it first began. After 20 years, she and her mother, Matilda, returned to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital
A Simple Lifesaving Shock
Arlington resident Darlene Jackson was pulling weeds in her garden last April when she suddenly felt like a tree limb had hit her head. She felt disoriented but was not in pain. She soon learned
How to Reverse Prediabetes
Prediabetes is a precursor to full-blown diabetes — a warning sign that something needs to change. At this early stage, a few simple lifestyle adjustments may help turn the tide and keep a dangerous disease
Texas Health Fort Worth nurse shares personal patient journey
Kate Watts believes her cancer battle is strengthening her connection with patients Kate Watts sits at her desk, updating notes from her clinical rounds with cancer patients. To the right of her computer is a
Texas Health Honors Military Veterans at End of Life
To show honor and gratitude to those who have served in the Armed Forces, several Texas Health hospitals have established a new program that pays respect to veterans who spend their last days of life
Allen Resident Wants Others to Heed His Warning: Don’t Ignore the Signs of a Heart Attack
David Seegers can relate to the “Biggest Loser” host and fitness trainer Bob Harper. Both men had a heart attack in their early 50’s. But both men are thankful to be alive to tell their