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How Do Strokes Strike?
Read more: How Do Strokes Strike?A stroke can happen to anyone at any age. According to the American Stroke Association, someone in the United Sates has a stroke every 40 seconds. So how do strokes strike? Strokes occur when there is bleeding in the brain or when there is a blockage resulting in blood and oxygen not flowing to the…
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Lovelace Westside Hospital, Lovelace Regional Hospital earn “A” scoring from Leapfrog
Read more: Lovelace Westside Hospital, Lovelace Regional Hospital earn “A” scoring from LeapfrogALBUQUERQUE, May 15, 2018 — Lovelace Westside Hospital and Lovelace Regional Hospital both earned “A” grades from Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Spring 2018. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only independent ratings program that focuses exclusively on how effectively hospitals keep their patients safe, making it the gold standard measure of patient safety…
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Habitat for Humanity: Building for the future
Read more: Habitat for Humanity: Building for the futureALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – By the end of the day Friday, more than 100 female volunteers will have spent about 500 hours building a house for an Albuquerque mom. In just the first five days, the women helped go from just a slab of cement to nearly finishing the walls and structure of the entire first…
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New Mexico’s midwife programs garner national attention
Read more: New Mexico’s midwife programs garner national attentionALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A study published in February highlights New Mexico as having more successful midwife programs than most of the country. A group of researchers ranked New Mexico second in the U.S. when it comes to the high number of midwives, and low number of pregnancy-related complications. “New Mexico as a state with its…
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Lovelace employee receives unexpected gift from the Warrior Princess
Read more: Lovelace employee receives unexpected gift from the Warrior PrincessThis is the story of Keesha Furniss, the Warrior Princess from Memphis, Tennessee. Keesha Michelle Furniss was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastasized breast cancer in November 2013. At that time, Keesha was thirty years old and worked at a local daycare. Metastatic breast cancer, also called stage IV or advanced breast cancer, is the most…
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Albuquerque woman in need of kidney transplant finds match with co-worker
Read more: Albuquerque woman in need of kidney transplant finds match with co-workerALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque woman has been battling a kidney disease for most of her life. Recently her prognosis worsened and she found out she needed a transplant. After asking friends, Helen Nielsen, said it was a co-worker who stepped in and said: “Where do I sign up?”
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The Gift of Life from a Coworker and Friend
Read more: The Gift of Life from a Coworker and Friend“Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something.” -Author Unknown Growing up, Helen Nielsen always knew there was a possibility that she would have polycystic kidney disease. Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a genetic disorder in which cysts grow within the kidneys, causing the kidneys to enlarge and lose function over time. A child…
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Lovelace Medical Center only hospital in NM with robotic navigation for spine surgery
Read more: Lovelace Medical Center only hospital in NM with robotic navigation for spine surgeryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBUQUERQUE – April 18, 2018 –Lovelace Medical Center has acquired the ExcelsiusGPS™ robotic guidance and navigation spine surgery platform. This technology helps reduce blood loss, muscle damage, and is typically a faster recovery for patients. It also provides increased accuracy, less invasive procedures and a reduction of radiation to patients, surgeons and…
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Your Path to Pregnancy
Read more: Your Path to PregnancyEvery family has their own path to building their family. For some this is through pregnancy, for others, this is through adoption. Either of these paths may be an option in families where infertility is a factor. Infertility means not being able to become pregnant after a year of trying to get pregnant and having…
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NM Ranks High for Heart Disease
Read more: NM Ranks High for Heart DiseaseFor every 100,000 people living in New Mexico in 2016, 1,466 years of life were lost to heart disease (ABC News). According to Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease Collaboration and the American Medical Association, New Mexicans are more likely to be affected by heart disease than almost anywhere else in the country. The good news…
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