Apr 13
Dr. Miles McCall will be the keynote speaker at the Longview Chamber of Commerce Small Business Awards Luncheon and Leadership Longview graduation April 30 at the Maude Cobb Convention and Activity Center. McCall is an innovative professional consultant and speaker and is founder of Generational Leadership.com, which works with businesses and organizations in an attempt …
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Mar 28
Local members of Organizing for Action have scheduled an April 2 public forum in Longview to discuss the benefits of the Medicaid expansion that is part of the Affordable Care Act. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 2500 McCann. Carl Walters II, CEO of WellnessPointe; Kim Nesvig, Interim Executive Director …
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Jul 30
Good Shepherd Medical Center to host blood drive with Carter BloodCare Summer is not yet over in Texas. August is a time to take a few extra moments to enjoy the outdoors with friends and family, attend sporting events, and cool off with a Jr. Frosty™ from Wendy’s. To help patients across our region in …
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Jul 03
On July 2 Good Shepherd Medical Center (GSMC) introduced its first-ever class of 18 internal medicine residency program participants. These will be the inaugural group of a three-year program that will bring 18 residents per year to the hospital, giving Longview 54 more medical residents. In March 2010 GSMC and the University of Texas Health Science …
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Jun 28
Good Shepherd Medical Center ClassiCare recently held a Medicare Fair for senior citizens in Longview and the surrounding areas. According to Mary Retallack, coordinator of senior program at GSMC, the Fair which was put on by ClassiCare had several components including education. For example, the doctor discussed topics that are important to Seniors like shoulder …
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Jun 19
Good Shepherd Medical Center recently launched a Cardiac Fit Camp that is offering a fun way to learn about the heart and most important of all, how to keep it in tip-top shape. Cardiac Fit Camp is a new eight week heart health program where Dr. Terry Gerber, cardiologist, is leading the program, which works …
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May 31
By: Jimmy Isaac East Texas was the backdrop for the season finale of one of MTV’s most popular television series. When the finale of “16 and Pregnant” aired this month, it centered on Kristina Marie Robinson, a teen mother who gave birth to son Lukas Todd. Robinson lives in the northeastern Panola County community of …
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Apr 04
Childhood obesity has become a major problem. Children continue to get increase as the years go by. According to the National Institutes of Health, (NIH) childhood overweight and obesity has reached epidemic proportions tripling between 1970 and 2004. Children have gotten so overweight or obese that several concerned organizations like NFL PLAY 60 and …
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