Baptist Health System Sponsors the San Antonio Start! Heart Walk
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. More than 2,500 Americans die from heart disease each day. The San Antonio Start! Heart Walk, put on by the American Heart...
View ArticleEmphysema: How You Get It, and How to Fight It
Emphysema: How You Get It, and How to Fight Itby Rick AlanEn Español (Spanish Version)The Surgeon General is right. Cigarette smoking is hazardous-even lethal-to your health. Affecting an estimated two...
View ArticleManaging Chronic Low Back Pain
by Richard Glickman-Simon, MDIf you never suffer from low back pain, consider yourself one of the fortunate few. Up to 85% of people living in industrialized countries will experience low back pain at...
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What is a Lymph Node Biopsy?
by Patricia Griffin Kellicker, BSN Definition A lymph node biopsy is the removal and examination of all, or part, of a lymph node. Lymph nodes are found throughout the body, and are part of the body's...
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Join Our Ostomy Support Group
The ostomy support group is here for patients who have had or will have an intestinal or urinary diversions including urostomy, cystectomy, colostomy and ileostomy. The Baptist Health System ostomy...
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Shiftworking Parents: How to Stay Connected to Your Kids
by Tina Coleman It's hard enough for parents who work 9 to 5 to stay connected with their kids. Imagine working the 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. or 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift. For many parents, it means missing...
View Article"Starting Now" Stroke Education Program
Are you or a family member at risk of having a stroke or currently recovering from a stroke? "Starting Now" is a free stroke education program offered by Baptist Health System in San Antonio. Stroke...
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Attention Cancer Patients, Need A Ride?
If you are a cancer patient and need transportation to your cancer related appointments in Bexar County, the American Cancer Society can provide transportation. Please call 1-877-227-1618.
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Attend a Diabetes Self-Management Course
Baptist Health System offers diabetes self-management training classes at each of their 5 hospital locations in conjunction with the American Diabetes Association. The program is a two-day, 10-hour...
View ArticleNew Hi-Tech "Mesh" Helps Hernia Patients Get Back on Their Feet Fast
Watch the News Coverage Hernia repair is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the U.S. Many people put off the surgery because of the recovery time. A new surgical mesh being used...
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