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TRINITY MOTHER FRANCES MARKS THREE YEARS OF CODE STEMI PROGRAM PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Protocol Reduces Time From Transport To Treatment For Many Heart Attack Patients
     TYLER, TX – Thursday, members of the Trinity Mother Frances Heart Institute and invited cardiac patients celebrated three years of the
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Sleep apnea is ready for its close up
Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which tissues in the back of the throat collapse during sleep, resulting in the cessation of breathing, restless sleep, daytime fatigue, loud snoring, as well as frequently waking up gasping for breath
        
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H1N1 vaccine and prisons
     A statement released by the Texas Department of State Health Services regarding the H1N1 vaccine
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Trinity Mother Frances nationally recognized as a top hospital
     Officials with Trinity Mother Frances Hospitals and Clinics announced that National Research Corporation (NRC) has recognized Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler as one of the nation’s top hospitals (as chosen by health care consumers in the Tyler metro area) for having the highest quality and image in the community.
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10th annual conference on Chronic Disease and Disability Nov. 5-6
     The conference, presented by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau-funded Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Training Program in the department of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, will take place Nov. 5-6 in the Texas Medical Center.
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10th annual conference on Chronic Disease and Disability Nov. 5-6
     The conference, presented by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau-funded Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Training Program in the department of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, will take place Nov. 5-6 in the Texas Medical Center.
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Dendritic cells spark smoldering inflammation in smokers’ lungs
     Inflammation still ravages the lungs of some smokers years after they quit the habit
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Texas H1N1 Vaccine Update
The national supply still isn’t adequate to meet the public demand
        
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