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(March is National Nutrition Month and to commemorate the occasion, Hillcrest Medical Center and Oklahoma Heart Institute dietitian Andrea Shotton will share her expertise on the topic of nutrition in a pandemic through a series of weekly blogs. In the first edition, Shotton discusses if it is possible to eat nutritious meals that are also…

Kyla Jones had been dealing with debilitating migraines for quite some time and even experienced small strokes. “I was having multiple migraines a month,” Jones said. “They were lasting days on end. I would literally go from one to another.” Along with terrible headaches, her list of symptoms progressed as time passed. Jones eventually had…

Ready or not, daylight saving time is coming up on Sunday, March 14. Setting those clocks forward to “spring” up an hour can be an adjustment in sleep schedules for adults, much less children. Michael Newnam, M.D., is a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders with Oklahoma Heart Institute and director of…

(March 30 is National Doctors’ Day. Oklahoma Heart Institute would like to thank our physicians for the dedication and passion they show for their patients. In honor of National Doctors’ Day, we would like to noninvasive cardiologist Frank Gaffney, D.O.) Frank Gaffney, M.D., has established himself as a noninvasive cardiologist at Oklahoma Heart Institute for…

TULSA, Okla. — In celebration of National Doctors’ Day, Green Country is home to some of the nation’s best physicians. When it comes to top-of-the-line treatments, the Oklahoma Heart Institute is becoming known for its life-saving measures by providing a machine used in only three centers in the state. “So, it’s a pretty rare thing,”…

A few weeks before Christmas 2019, Deborah Timmons, 69, decided she wanted to look into getting a hearing aid. Since she had recently moved to Glenpool, she figured she’d establish a new primary care provider closer to home. At her first appointment, her new provider advised some tests as a routine precaution– an EKG, blood…

As a result of new information regarding the relationship between the cardiovascular system and COVID-19, there’s a lot of discussion around considering a heart scan after recovery. Answers vary depending on the individual and the severity of their COVID-19 infection. If you had a mild case, or you were asymptomatic, experts do not believe it’s…

At 55-years-old, Doug Winters headed into a regular checkup appointment fully expecting to walk out of the doctor’s office with a clean bill of health.  His provider recommended routine tests, including his first colonoscopy. During the procedure, Kyle Johnson, PA-C, noticed elevated blood pressure and ordered a stress test. During the stress test, Winters walked for a…

Shelley Sauter, director of capital and contracts at Hillcrest Medical Center, felt she was constantly trying new diets and health fads, thinking the next method might be the answer to sustained results. However, she continued coming up short. Sauter was stuck on the first page of her weight loss journey, having to rewrite the same…

Fifteen years ago, Gene Mills, 73, began experiencing his heart beating out of rhythm. “If I laid in bed it would keep me awake,” said Gene. “I slept in a recliner for years. When my heart would beat out of rhythm, I would become tired and winded quickly. Early on exercise would stop it but…