GoodHealth.com – August 13, 2008
Not many people have aortic aneurysms, but those who do have a high risk of dying from them. The aorta is the main artery that carries blood from the heart to all the rest of the body. An aneurysm is a weak spot in the artery wall that can balloon […]
Local nonprofit helped 11-year-old fix hole in heart
By M.T. Elliott
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Sunday, October 07, 2007
The young Tibetan monk traded his customary maroon and gold robe for blue pajamas Tuesday morning and followed a nurse down a hallway at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin.
After waiting four years, 11-year-old Norbu Tulku was about to have the […]
GoodHealth.com – May 4, 2007
Like 30 percent of the American population, many Central Texans suffer from varicose veins – ropy, distended sometimes discolored veins that are close to the skin’s surface. Generally they are the result of aging, a family history of the condition or obesity. Women suffer more often than men because it […]
GoodHealth.com – April 18, 2007
Quality of life is important to everyone but can be elusive for Central Texans who suffer from heart failure. American Heart Association statistics indicate about half a million people have heart failure and many die from it annually. Certainly a disease of old age and the result of cardiovascular disease, […]
GoodHealth.com – March 7, 2007
We all know people who perspire a lot, especially in ultra-warm Central Texas. A small minority, however, suffer so extensively that it creates virtual social ostracism. Many are reclusive and can’t work, have few social relationships and most have tried everything medically possible to control the condition to no avail. […]
Janet Jacobs, American-Statesman Staff
DATE: 3-25-2002
PUBLICATION: Austin American-Statesman
In the heart-doctor’s version of the Oscars, Dr. William F. Kessler won the Cardiac Care Provider of the Year award Saturday night at the 2002 Heart Ball, sponsored by the American Heart Association, Capital Area.
“It’s a very, very nice thing,” the heart surgeon said Sunday. […]
Heart surgeon John “Chip” Oswalt refuses to lose touch with his patients or family
BYLINE: Kate McVey, Austin Business Journal Staff
PHOTO: Sarah Jorgenson
DATE: April 20 – 26, 2001
PUBLICATION: Austin Business Journal
It’s not unusual for a heart surgeon to be known for his skillful hands. But some of Dr. John “Chip” Oswalt’s best handiwork has been […]