Health

The City of Plano Environmental Health Department has reported the first human case of West Nile Virus in 2015.

Autumn sage, butterfly-attracting milkweed, feather grass, fragrant rosemary, Texas-proud bluebonnets, and many other flowers and shrubs will grace the grounds of Children’s Medical Center Plano, thanks to the Plano Garden Club.

Ten years ago I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, a 25 year-old, non-smoker, non-drinker having no family history of thyroid disease.

The nations most common operating room procedure? C-sections.

Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery (THCDS) recently won the Foodservice Sanitation Excellence Award from the City of Plano.

Battle of the Bras hosted by Collin County Women’s Council of Realtors, will be held October 29th at the Marriott at the Shops of Legacy from 6pm to 9:30pm. A really fun event to raise money for Women Rock Inc.

Judging by the dazzling Alabama Crimson Tide S.E.C. football championship ring he wears, Dr. James Andrews loves football. He loves all sports. What he doesn’t like is seeing athletes get injured, especially when they involve young athletes.

Kristie Clinard, RN, is the new chief nursing officer at Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery (THCDS). Clinard will oversee nursing practice, quality, and patient care services throughout the hospital.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony June 9 celebrated the completion of a $25.4 million perioperative services expansion at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano—and marked the beginning of a new era in healthcare for Collin County residents.

Air ambulances are called to transport patients when every minute matters. As Anthony Baca of PHI Air Medical explains, “Nearly 50 percent of trauma deaths occur in the first hour after injury.