WLBT 3 - Jackson, MS: Medical Matters

  • Thursday, February 23 2012 12:41 AM EST2012-02-23 05:41:49 GMT
    The ground rush begins at the helipad at St. Dominic Hospital. In this simulation, the patient is introduced to Dr. Clay Hays, a interventional cardiologist at Jackson Heart Clinic. 

  • Monday, February 20 2012 6:01 PM EST2012-02-20 23:01:53 GMT
    Researchers examined questionnaires filled out by nine thousand young adults.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:55 PM EST2012-02-20 22:55:56 GMT
    Federal guidelines recommend teens get nine hours of sleep a night but a new study suggests... Maybe not.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 5:38 PM EST2012-02-20 22:38:45 GMT
    While you may think having a baby with colic would cause a migraine -- a new study suggests it's the other way around.

  • Monday, February 20 2012 4:06 PM EST2012-02-20 21:06:35 GMT
    The daffodils are already blooming. Other small plants and bushes are also flowering. Horticulturist Anthony Aiello has already noticed. "I would say we are two to three weeks earlier than we normally are so its really a much earlier spring than we've ever seen."

  • Thursday, February 16 2012 6:34 PM EST2012-02-16 23:34:28 GMT
    "I can get in one leg," said Erin Alford, describing her 3x3xG size shorts. "I put on a good 40-50 pounds in college." Erin Alford is a 5th grade science teacher at Gary Road Intermediate School. This

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 6:06 PM EST2012-02-15 23:06:47 GMT
    Roche - the maker of the cancer drug avastin-- is sounding the alert.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 6:04 PM EST2012-02-15 23:04:01 GMT
    Could the not-so-secret ingredient of the iconic chia pet become a health food craze?

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 6:00 PM EST2012-02-15 23:00:19 GMT
    Difficulty sleeping during middle age may be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 5:53 PM EST2012-02-15 22:53:51 GMT
    A measles outbreak that's believed to have started in Super Bowl Village -- continues to grow in two Indiana counties.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 5:51 PM EST2012-02-15 22:51:45 GMT
    The smoking cessation drug chantix may also help people battling alcohol addiction.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:14 PM EST2012-02-14 23:14:11 GMT
    Taking antibiotics for symptoms of a sinus infection won't help.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:09 PM EST2012-02-14 23:09:07 GMT
    Go ahead and eat that valentine cupcake for breakfast... It may not break the diet after all.

  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 6:05 PM EST2012-02-14 23:05:39 GMT
    A new study finds stem cells from a patient's own heart could help reverse damage caused by a heart attack.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 5:06 PM EST2012-02-10 22:06:21 GMT
    Scientists say children who are exposed to chemotherapy while in the womb develop as normally as kids in the general population.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 5:03 PM EST2012-02-10 22:03:31 GMT
    A rarely-used cancer drug has been shown to reverse the symptoms of early Alzheimer's disease in mice.

  • Friday, February 10 2012 5:01 PM EST2012-02-10 22:01:35 GMT
    The number of elective plastic surgeries performed last year has risen for the second straight year.
ST. DOMINIC'S MISSION IN ACTION

Sister Mary Trinita moved from an administrative job at St. Dominic Hospital to ministry at St. Dominic Community Health Clinic because she longed to work directly with community members in need. She says she loves watching as lives are transformed. "Every day can be a surprise, but what has surprised me most was that I was able to do things I thought were impossible," she said. "We have witnessed changes in many lives, habits altered, and addictions overcome. Many of our clients are getting jobs and finding a place to live on their own."

She recalled an encounter she had during an annual Christmas party at the clinic: As staff and visitors enjoyed the gathering, a stranger sat quietly to the side. Sr. Trinita noticed him getting ready to leave and approached him with a party gift. "While giving him a Christmas bag filled with goodies, gifts, and food coupons, I placed my other hand gently on his forearm," she remembered. "The man looked with loving eyes at my hand on his arm, broke into a very slight smile in one corner of his mouth, looked back into my eyes, and said, 'Thank you for touching me.'"