Dr. Ed explains rise in depression among peri-menopausal women
Dr. Cheryl McCullumsmith, a physician with UT Health Tyler speaks on the ‘mental health desert’ in Deep East Texas, new treatments for suicide, and breaking the stigma surrounding suicide and mental health issues.
"The long-term memory is much more clear than short-term memory, so they are reliving their childhood, teenage years, by looking at the cars, talking about going to the drive-in movies,” said Jamie Huff, the alliance’s program director. “There is no greater gift to people who have dementia.”
Two East Texas advocates are speaking out about the importance of genetic testing when it comes to breast cancer screenings. East Texas Now host Devyn Shea spoke with Dr. Joanne Mortimer and breast cancer patient Jessica about the test and why it plays such an important part in the battle against the disease.
For some, it may feel like this time of year is getting worse. The growing season in East Texas begins after the last freeze of winter, and on average is about two weeks longer now than it was in 1970. This means the pollen season is also now about two weeks longer as well. You may wonder, does two weeks really make a difference?
On Wednesday, Champions for Children and Smith County Behavioral Leadership Team hosted the annual Brighter Future Symposium for the East Texas community to share information about raising resilient kids and giving them some tools to assess and work through adversity.