Health

It’s January. It’s cold outside. Chances are you or someone near you might get sick. Try these three quick, easy and effective immune boosters to keep illness at bay.

Our nurses encouraged us to “perambulate” up and down the corridors of the maternity floor as soon as we got our legs back. During the day, new mothers shuffled by my room, back and forth, pushing rolling bassinets with their newborns inside.

“Between 80–90 people a day in the DFW metroplex will receive a cancer diagnosis” — Cancer Support Community Mention Cancer Support Community to any staff member, doctor or nurse at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Plano, and they’ll respond wit

Most medical facilities treat people as patients. Being a friend is the goal of Dr. Skinner and his staff. No lip service found here. Anyone visiting this comprehensive office will experience the difference.

If a child is ill or in need of emergency care, it is good to know that an award-winning health facility is nearby. No parent is truly prepared for an unexpected illness or emergency that affects their child.

Tracey Thompson and Kelley McKissack are a mother and daughter who now share an even more special bond. In a labor of love, Tracey, age 54, offered to carry her grandchild for her daughter, Kelley, who struggled with infertility.

A free heart health event called Living for Zachary HeartBeats Health Fair comes to Plano in less than a month. Be sure to not miss out! Zachary Troy Schrah lived every day of his short life as if it were his last.

A healthy and quick meal isn’t too far fetched. Especially thanks to the Snap Kitchen that is now open in Plano at The Shops at Legacy.

Focus on your health! Baylor Scott & White Health hosts its free annual health and wellness event Saturday, January 23.

Baylor Scott & White Health announced last week the first name change among its Collin County hospitals. Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano is now Baylor Scott & White Medical Center–Plano.