As many as 20 million Americans suffer from pain caused by gallstones, which form when there is a chemical imbalance in the gallbladder. Though health care providers are not exactly sure why some people develop gallstones and others do not, there are a number of causes including obesity, pregnancy, a high-fat diet and family history,…

    The consensus on meat-eating in terms of its affects on health never seems to be clear. Some folks decide never to eat it; some only eat certain kinds of meat and some opt not to think about it and just eat anything. We decided to ask our resident dietician Teresa Anderson, CDE once…

Berna Woods, 58, is a proud grandmother, but as much as she wanted to get down on the ground or chase around her giggling grandchildren, she knew she couldn’t be as involved as she had wanted. “I was on the floor playing with them and I couldn’t get up,” Berna recalls. “I slipped and sprained…

The neo-natal intensive care unit (NICU) is truly a place where miracles happen. Nobody ever wants to have a baby in the NICU, but if we do, we need to know we are in good hands. We are more than proud of our staff at the NICU at Lovelace Women’s Hospital, where stories like Rebecca…

Congratulations to these Lovelace nurses on their nomination for the 2015 Nursing in Excellence awards! Maria AtencioMgmt/Emerging LeaderLovelace Medical Center Candice BethoneyMedical-SurgicalLovelace Women’s Hospital Laurie BighamNurse ExecutiveLovelace Medical Center Susan BlanchardMgmt/Emerging LeaderLovelace Medical Center Adrianna BraselMaternal-Child/Women’sLovelace Westside Hospital Denise CampbellMgmt/Emerging LeaderLovelace Westside Hospital Tara ChaversMaternal-Child/Women’sLovelace Women’s Hospital Elly CrawfordMgmt/Emerging LeaderLovelace Women’s Hospital Amanda CuneoMgmt/Emerging LeaderLovelace…

Halloween is almost here, and with that comes an overload of candy. While we still want our children to enjoy this holiday, the gluttony of candy is nearly inevitable. Do you ever wonder what a candy binge eating can do to your child? Here is what our resident dietician Teresa Anderson, CDE has to say.…

Vikky Donaldson, RN, has worked in health care with Johns Hopkins University at the Center for American Indian Health for 14 years. More than just caring for patients, through her work in pediatric vaccine research, she has been able to affect the health of people around the world. “It is a very rewarding and exciting…