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Celebrating Community and Tradition: Tarleton State University Fort Worth Campus' Inaugural Tree Lighting Ceremony

November 15, 2024

Celebrating Community and Tradition: Tarleton State University Fort Worth Campus' Inaugural Tree Lighting Ceremony On the evening of November 14, 2024, the Tarleton State University Fort Worth campus transformed into a winter wonderland, as students, alumni, and faculty gathered for the inaugural Tree Lighting Ceremony. This special event marked the beginning of the holiday season and provided a beautiful opportunity for the Tarleton community to...

The Hidden Dangers of Pneumonia: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe!

November 12, 2024

What Is Pneumonia? Many people think of pneumonia as an illness that affects only the frail and elderly, but it can strike anyone, including otherwise healthy young adults and children. Pneumonia is an acute inflammation of the lungs caused by the Streptococcus Pneumoniae bacterium. It leads to air sacs being filled with pus or fluid and is accompanied by symptoms like a high fever, cough, or difficulty breathing. Pneumonia can be...

Spread Holiday Cheer: Surepoint Emergency Centers Launches Toys for Tots Donation Drive

November 1, 2024

🎄Spread Holiday Cheer: Surepoint Emergency Centers Launches Toys for Tots Donation Drive🎄 The holiday season is a time for giving, and this year, Surepoint Emergency Centers is proud to partner with Toys for Tots to help make the holidays brighter for children. Starting November 1st, all Surepoint Emergency Centers will have donation drop boxes where you can contribute toys to this incredible cause. Together, we can bring joy to families who...

Tarleton State - Fort Worth Campus: Building the Future of Healthcare Education

October 22, 2024

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tarleton State University’s new and quickly growing Fort Worth campus celebrated the Grand Opening of the Interprofessional Education (IPE) Building today alongside many notable figures like speaker Mattie Parker (Mayor of Fort Worth), Texas to Superintendents from Fort Worth ISD, Crowley ISD, Mayors, and city council members from surrounding towns, countless Tarleton Faculty and Alumni. (photo credit: Tarleton...

2024 Spokes4Hope Police Motorcycle Rodeo

October 14, 2024

Helping Kids "Ride" On To A Better Life Spokes 4 Hope is a local charitable organization founded in 2007 by Kevin Howell, Alton Wells, Mike Norris and Craig Ludwig and supported by North Texas police motorcycle officers. The primary focus of the group is to gift impoverished and/or abused children bikes & helmets for Christmas. This gift allows children to know that people care about them; and encourages children despite their current...

Surepoint Emergency Centers Sponsors and Competes in the First Annual Mansfield Education Foundation Pickleball Tournament

September 25, 2024

Surepoint Emergency Centers Sponsors and Competes in the First Annual Mansfield Education Foundation Pickleball Tournament In a vibrant show of community spirit and support for local education, Surepoint Emergency Centers proudly sponsored and participated in the first annual MISD Education Foundation Pickleball Tournament, held last week at the popular Chick-N-Pickle in Grand Prairie. This exciting event not only highlighted the growing...

TikTok Influencer Nick Luciano Helps Raise Much Needed Funds For Erath County Humane Society - Canines and Coffee 2024

September 5, 2024

Canines and Coffee 2024 The Erath County Humane Society was bustling with vendors and guests from all over to snag a photo with a beloved local TikTok Influencer Nick Luciano. Luciano along with many of the vendors pledged a portion of their sales to support the shelter's fundraising efforts for a new facility aimed at better serving the animals and potential adopters. Luciano is seen here not only donating his proceeds from merchandise sold at...

Tarleton State University: A Collaborative Effort for Student Success

August 27, 2024

Tarleton State University - Week of Welcome '24 As the summer sun begins to fade, excitement fills the air at Tarleton State University (TSU) in Stephenville, Texas. Students from all over, with dreams of academic success and personal growth, are preparing for their journey into higher education. To ensure a smooth transition, TSU will host several fun-filled and informational events for its students from August 22-29. Surepoint Emergency Center...

Did you know AFib makes you 5x more likely to have a stroke?

August 26, 2024

What is a Atrial Fibrillation (Afib)? According to The American Heart Association, Atrial fibrillation is a quivering or irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib or AF, can lead to blood clots, heart failure, and increases the risk of stroke by five times, as well as other heart-related complications. What is a Stroke? Uniquely, a stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery, or a blood...

Hiccups and It's Remedies

July 8, 2021

Holding your breath, drinking water, plugging your ears, breathing into a paper bag, eating a spoonful of sugar – people will try just about anything to get rid of the hiccups. My husband once even tried drinking a glass of water while holding his head upside down and holding his breath. It didn’t work, but it sure was fun to watch. Hiccups are when your diaphragm spasms, you suck in air, your vocal cords snap shut and it makes a hiccup. It...

That Bites!: When to Treat a Spider Bite

May 19, 2021

Getting a Spider Bite When I was a kid, we used to play in the empty lot next door. The grass would get about three feet tall so we would build tunnels and hideouts and play all day. One night after tunneling through the grass, my leg started to hurt. There was a big red bite on my shin that bothered me a lot more than a mosquito bite. And it itched – a lot. By the next morning, I had a knot on my shin and it was getting hard to...

Health Benefits of Pickles

January 25, 2021

Health Benefits of Pickles For years, you couldn’t find pickle juice in my house. My youngest son, Joe, would drain the jar, slurping down all the juice and leaving the pickles to dry out in the jar. It was weird. But Joe was on to something. Turns out, pickle juice doesn’t just taste good, it’s good for you. Pickle juice content varies, depending on who makes it, whether it’s Grandma or a factory. All have various levels of...

Sign of Alzheimer's

November 20, 2020

Sign of Alzheimer's You left your keys in the front door and forgot to put the ice cream back in the freezer. Is it old-age, forgetfulness, or could it be a sign of Alzheimer’s? For most, there’s no reason to be concerned, unless you put the keys in the freezer and stored the ice cream in the car. While old age is inevitable (if you live long enough!), Alzheimer’s is not. While most people begin to forget things as they grow older,...

Living with COPD

November 13, 2020

COPD If you watch television, you’ve heard of COPD. You can’t miss those commercials. But what exactly is it, is it serious and how do you know if you have it? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory lung disease that blocks airflow from the lungs. COPD is usually caused by exposure to irritating gases, like cigarette smoke. Basically, it’s hard for people with COPD to breathe. And living with COPD requires...

Social Distancing

October 28, 2020

Social Distancing In the past year, people all over the world have been spending a lot of time alone social distancing. The COVID-19 global pandemic has been quarantining entire countries for months, and when then if people are exposed or ill. They have to go back into self- or government- or physician-imposed isolation. For some people, being alone is a dream come true or not that much different than their normal routine. But for most, it’s...

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