This is the time of year when most of us start thinking about coming together with our families to celebrate the holidays – Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, etc. We usually […]

With the inevitable return of local community children back to school this fall comes the rising concern of many parents: will my child get sick again this year? Will they […]

        Jefferson County Hospital Named Top Critical Access Hospital  Jefferson County Hospital was recently named one of the country’s top 20 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) for Quality. […]

The CDC issued a concern with an uptick in extensive drug resistance (XDR) Shigella in the United States.  Although anyone can get the XDR infection such as children, those with […]

Health care professionals from throughout the state attended the Oklahoma Hospital Association’s (OHA’s) 103rd annual convention, Connect 22, Nov. 9-11, at the Oklahoma City Convention Center in Oklahoma City. In […]

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden death of an infant less than one-year-old in their sleep. The leading causes of death between 1-12 months of age are SIDS […]

We often are told to wear our seat belts and wash our hands. But eye injury prevention doesn’t always make the list. Most eye injuries each year occur at home, […]

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) is often compared to a heart attack, but the two are very different. A heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is blocked. Sudden […]

Over 40 million children and teens are estimated to participate in sports yearly. Unfortunately, more than 4.3 million of them will experience sports injuries. A few of the most common […]

Cold weather is right around the corner, which means the flu bug is not far behind. Here are answers to some of the most asked questions (The Centers for Disease […]