Many people believe flu season only lasts a few months, but it can stretch through seven months of the year. Learn tips on what to do if you think you may have the flu. What are symptoms of the flu? Fever of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher Chills Cough Sore throat Muscle aches Headache Fatigue…

Tulsa resident Elizabeth Busten received a breast cancer diagnosis on her 35th birthday in 2004, a challenge that she said came completely by surprise. As with many who are diagnosed with breast cancer, she had no family history or indicators that she would have to face breast cancer so young.  After successfully overcoming breast cancer…

Accidents in the kitchen happen to the best of us. Whether it’s a splash of hot oil, a spill of boiling water or contact with a hot surface, burns are a common kitchen injury. Dr. Weera Chainakul, medical director of the Alexander Burn Center at Hillcrest Medical Center, shares what to do, and not to…

“It’s not about moving on; it’s learning to live in light of what we lost.”   Daniela and Alan Kline learned they were expecting twins in early 2023. Daniela was a labor and delivery nurse at the Women’s Health Center at Hillcrest Medical Center (HMC) at the time. She was looking forward to bringing her babies…

Over the past decade, Sabine Barnes has entered many hospitals’ front doors. Most recently, the caregivers at Hillcrest Medical Center (HMC) and the Kaiser Rehabilitation Center have given her and her family hope for a brighter future. “We have been to many hospitals and very few of them do it as well as HMC,” said…

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and can serve both a reminder and an opportunity to take care of YOU! Breast health begins with a sense of what is normal for your breasts, also known as breast awareness. To promote breast health, consider doing regular breast self-exams. With practice, you will discover how your breasts…

For Lee Pointer, 76, shown above with his wife Dianna, smoking was a habit he nurtured for more than 47 years. “When I was 12 in 1960, my brother had left for the Navy, so it was just my mother and me,” recalled Pointer. “She was a smoker and sometimes left long cigarette butts in…