Health

In the spirit of American Heart Health month, we are taking a look at the staff and doctor bios from CHI St. Luke's Health Memorial.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial will join the nation in the fight against heart disease in women on February 3 by going red. The annual Go Red for Women Day raises awareness about heart disease being the No. 1 killer of women each year. Employees are all encouraged to wear red on this day and hope the rest of Lufkin will join them...

February is American Heart Month, a time to think about not just who we love, but how healthy our hearts and lives are. We've put together a list of seven of the best charities most deserving of your support.

Don't be scared. The list starts with chocolate.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial welcomes Board Certified Internal Medicine physician Swapna Bemalgi, M.D. to the medical staff in Angelina County and the Memorial Clinics team. Dr. Bemalgi specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of adult diseases.

Memorial Clinics, a division of CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial, welcomes board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and the Lufkin hospital’s Medical Director of Women’s Services to its growing team of specialists and primary care providers.

Show me a dog on top of a roof during Christmas and I'll show you a 'Pup on a House Top'. Sorry for the groaner of a joke, but it seemed the perfect lead in to this wonderful story taken from a press release from CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial.

According to a release from Angelina College (AC), graduates of Angelina College’s surgical technology program will receive their pins Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. in Hudgins Hall. Graduates include (from left), Priscilla Davenport, Zachary Bridges, Tiffany Phillips, (top row, from left) Gloria Hunt, Emmili Jackson, Cindy Cearley, Solymar Torres, Meagan Nunn and Brittnee Cooper.

While kidney disease doesn't discriminate, and can affect anyone, so can the power of friendship and hope.

According to a release from CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial, the officials with the Lufkin hospital recently signed a non-binding letter of intent to assume ownership of Altus Emergency Center, the free-standing ER located in front of SAMs Club and Walmart.

One in 7 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime, but there are things that can help prevent that from happening to you.

This month we turn our attention to certain health threats that men face, particularly prostate cancer and testicular cancer.