by erlangerhealth | Oct 20, 2017 | Breakthrough, Breast Health, Cancer Issues, Regain Health, Women's Health
This year in the United States, an estimated 255,180 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed. That includes more than 5,500 cases in Tennessee alone. But along with being common, breast cancer is also very treatable. When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer,...
by erlangerhealth | Feb 14, 2017 | Breakthrough, Cardiology, Erlanger News, Heart Health
As Southeast Tennessee’s only academic heart center, The Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute is known throughout the region for providing the latest cardiac care advancements. Last year, Erlanger Health Systems decided to build on the heart center’s success to help it...
by erlangerhealth | Dec 13, 2016 | Breakthrough, Cardiology, Heart Attack, Heart Health, Men's Cardiology, Men's Health, Women's Cardiology, Women's Health
The nation is about to see Chattanooga in a new light: as home to the next great heart hospital. We’re bringing in some of the top cardiac surgeons and cardiologists in the world and launching a new era in robotic heart surgery. It’s a giant leap forward. Not just for...
by erlangerhealth | Nov 28, 2016 | Breakthrough, Cardiology, Erlanger News, Heart Health, Men's Cardiology, Women's Cardiology
Due to its ongoing investment in new technologies and specialties, the Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute is now among the very best heart centers in the country with new cardiac bypass surgery. Recently, the Institute announced the arrival of Dr. Larry Shears – one of...
by erlangerhealth | Nov 4, 2016 | Breakthrough, Heart Health
Eric Hixson is the poster boy for Erlanger hospital’s plot to steal your ailing heart away. On Oct. 20, Hixson, a 40-year-old pipefitter with the Tennessee Valley Authority, had bypass heart surgery at Erlanger. Normally that would mean his breastbone would be...
by by Avery Mixon, M.D. | Jul 27, 2016 | Breakthrough, Child & Family Health, Pediatric Cancer Issues
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer seen in children, but luckily remains fairly rare. Thanks to research and developments over the last few decades, a diagnosis of leukemia carries a generally excellent prognosis. Clinical trials have shown...
