Is your teen ‘juuling’? Here’s what you should know.
It’s easy to hide. It’s addictive. It’s the new, viral trend to hit schools and raise health concern for medical professionals across the country. What is juuling? Juul is a type of electronic cigarette – one of the more popular brands – and inhaling it is known as “juuling.” The maker of Juul has claimed…
What to know about COPD
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 7:10 pm, Tuesday, April 17. The update includes information on the passing of former first lady Barbara Bush. Former first lady Barbara Bush reportedly battled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and congestive heart failure at the time of her death at 92 years old on Tuesday. Former Tonight…
Barbara Bush turns to ‘comfort care’. What does it mean?
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 7:10 pm, Tuesday, April 17. The update includes information on the passing of former first lady Barbara Bush. Former first lady Barbara Bush’s decision to forgo additional medical treatments and seek “comfort care” came in just shy of today’s National Health Care Decision Day. Mrs. Bush passed away…
This is why we hack…for the community
By: Bill Wright, Senior Director, Learning Solutions at HCA; Karen Thompson, Strategy & Innovation at HCA HCA Healthcare employees care for our community every day in their work to develop and support technology to care for our patients. For the past two days, nearly 100 HCA Information Technology & Services (IT&S) employees are going beyond…
HCA March for Babies: Why We Walk
As one of the nation’s leading providers of care to women and babies, HCA Healthcare is proud to serve as a national sponsor for the March for Babies walks through the March of Dimes. We are hosting more than 40 walks across the country, including events in Houston, Miami and San Antonio, where three of…
What was wrong with Arnold Schwarzenegger’s heart?
By now, you have probably heard the news that actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger underwent heart surgery last week. Per reports, the scheduled surgery was performed at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai to replace a pulmonary valve, or pulmonic valve, which is positioned between the heart and the lungs, allowing for blood to travel to…