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Saving G.R.A.C.E.: New program helps women with addictions
Read more: Saving G.R.A.C.E.: New program helps women with addictionsBy Rosalie Rayburn / Journal Staff WriterTuesday, April 10th, 2018 at 12:05am Women from all over New Mexico come to deliver their babies at Lovelace Women’s Hospital in Albuquerque and many of them are struggling with opioid addictions that can harm their unborn children. “Everyone realized that this problem is growing in this country and…
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Lovelace Westside Hospital recognized for excellence
Read more: Lovelace Westside Hospital recognized for excellenceLovelace Westside Hospital recognized for excellence Albuquerque hospital awarded prestigious Ardent Health Services Quality Award ALBUQUERQUE –March 9, 2018 – Ardent Health Services has recognized Lovelace Westside Hospital with the Ardent Quality Award. This is Lovelace Westside Hospitals’ first time to earn this prestigious award. Awarded annually, the Ardent Quality Award recognizes exceptional performance in…
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Survivors of Sexual Violence
Read more: Survivors of Sexual ViolenceAccording to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), sexual violence affects millions of Americans. Every 98 seconds an American is sexually assaulted. On average, there are 321,000 victims (age 12 and older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States. Individuals between the ages of 12 and 34 are…
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Five nonprofits share $130,000 in grants
Read more: Five nonprofits share $130,000 in grantsFor the past six years, Lovelace Health System has partnered with the Great Grant Giveaway to help support local nonprofits in the Albuquerque community. Our recipient this year is Junior Achievement, an organization that partners with locals schools to help better prepare our youth for the future through financial management and work readiness curricula. You…
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Lovelace Women’s Hospital is Only ABQ Hospital That Offers Cryoablation
Read more: Lovelace Women’s Hospital is Only ABQ Hospital That Offers CryoablationCryoablation is a technique used to destroy fibroadenomas, the most common type of lump found in young women’s breasts. It is a minimally invasive procedure using extreme cold temperatures to destroy the mass. Dr. Tim Erwin, a radiologist at Lovelace Women’s Hospital performs cryoablation procedures. “These masses become symptomatic, as they are sensitive to the…
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Local hospital’s new push to get help for pregnant drug addicts
Read more: Local hospital’s new push to get help for pregnant drug addictsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A local hospital is helping pregnant women addicted to opioids. The “Grace Program” at Lovelace Hospital recently partnered with the Albuquerque Police Department. The partnership allows officers to direct pregnant women suffering from addiction toward free medical help. “A large number of patients do have behavioral problems, mental health issues, social…
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New heart pump procedure approved in NM
Read more: New heart pump procedure approved in NMBy Rosalie Rayburn / Journal Staff Writer Published: Monday, March 19th, 2018 at 11:54pm ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Arturo Madrid feels like he has a new lease on life, thanks to a medical procedure that wasn’t available in New Mexico until a few months ago. Madrid, 79, is the first patient in the state to…
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What You Need to Know About Colorectal Cancer
Read more: What You Need to Know About Colorectal CancerColorectal cancer, also known as colon cancer, is the third most common cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer death for men and women in the United States. It is also a cancer that is beatable, treatable and preventable. Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers and most curable when detected…
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Taking care of your gut 101
Read more: Taking care of your gut 101Stomach discomfort can strike at any time and can alter your everyday routine in your home and work life. Constipation, heart burn and several trips to the bathroom during the day can attest to that. It’s important to stay on tract, digestive tract that is. Your digestive tract, also referred to as your digestive system,…