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...
STONE: E-Cigs are not a healthy option
In shopping mall kiosks, convenience stores and “vape” shacks around the country, electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes) have skyrocketed in popularity. Marketed as...
HEALTH BRIEFS: Week of March 12
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.Blood driveMedical Center...
DR. ISLAM: Awareness first step to preventing colon cancer
Colon cancer is currently the third most common cancer diagnosis in the United States. In fact, 1 in 22 men and 1 in 24...
Go Red for Women luncheon set for May
The American Heart Association’s annual Permian Basin Go Red for Women luncheon that raises funds for cardiovascular disease and stroke research, awareness and education...