The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a statement calling for the possibility of a significant severe weather outbreak across most of north and central Texas on Tuesday. The NWS is calling for a moderate risk of severe weather across the eastern three-quarters of North Texas, and a slight risk of severe weather across the [...]
The American Cancer Society’s Best Southwest Cities Relay for Life event will be held at Duncanville High School Panther Stadium on Friday, May 31. This overnight fundraising walk begins at 7:00 pm, and will feature laps for survivors, caregivers, and teams, along with Luminaria and Fight Back ceremonies. Families can enjoy food, games, and fun [...]
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Methodist Charlton Medical Center recently earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) under a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory care services available in hospitals. Only about 700 hospitals, or approximately 15 percent of hospitals in the United States, have applied for and received this [...]
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Sleep. We all need it. Yet 70 million Americans are estimated to suffer from sleep disorders, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Because of a lack of awareness, most people remain undiagnosed and therefore untreated. Sleep disorders have been linked to traffic accidents, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, memory loss, headaches, obesity, [...]
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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages residents to report suspicious behaviors that might indicate criminal or terrorist activity to the department’s iWATCH website at www.iwatchtx.org. Created as a partnership between communities and law enforcement, iWATCH is a DPS website where citizen-sourced information is collected in an effort to help thwart illegal and terroristic endeavors. [...]
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The Best Southwest Partnership announces its first Best Southwest Scholars Luncheon on May 30, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. at the MCM Grande Hotel, 1515 N. I-35E, DeSoto, TX 75115. BSW Board Chair Dr. Kevin Fegan said in describing this outstanding luncheon, “if you don’t have your ticket yet, you better hurry – because this luncheon [...]
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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding residents about the upcoming hurricane season and urging individuals to start preparing now for any possible storms. Hurricane season begins June 1 and continues through Nov. 30. “Hurricanes and tropical storms can wreak havoc on the lives of residents in a storm’s path. Although Texans living [...]
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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding residents to take advantage of new driver license mega centers as one option to avoid busy summer months at local offices. The six mega centers – located in Austin, Houston, the Metroplex and San Antonio – feature cutting-edge technology and high-capacity facilities designed to more efficiently [...]
Continue reading …Methodist Charlton Medical Center received a high patient safety score in The Leapfrog Group’s survey of more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals, according to the national nonprofit organization. The hospital safety score grades general acute care hospitals with letter grades of A, B, C, D or F based on how safe they are for patients. Methodist [...]
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Awareness of seat belts and risks of not wearing them play critical role in saving lives AUSTIN — Texans wear their belt buckles with a certain Lone Star pride, but it’s the buckles in their vehicles that could save their lives. More functional than fashionable, life-saving seat belts first debuted 45 years ago when Lyndon B. [...]
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