Karin McCay
Anchor, Health Reporter
Lubbock, TX
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Karin is a Texas Tech graduate who has been co-anchoring the 6 and 10 p.m. news with Abner Euresti since 1980. The two have paired up to host the Children's Miracle Network Telethon since 1984 and, with your help, have raised more than $17 million for the Children's Hospital at UMC. Karin is the most recognized health reporter on the South Plains. She is a 17-time Anson Jones Award winner, selected by the Texas Medical Association. She has won the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award four times and earned an Emmy for her documentary on the first South Plains Honor Flight. You can see Karin's contribution to the news on every newscast: health content in Daybreak Today, HealthWise @ 5, and the award-winning HealthWise at 10. Karin is married to Lubbock County Commissioner Bill McCay. They have two children. Jacob and his wife, McKenzie, live in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is a certified loan officer and she is in law school. Morgan was a realtor in Lubbock but now lives in Cologne, Germany, with her husband Daniel Olivier, an Agronomist for Bayer Crop Science. Karin is also called "Kiki", especially by her grandchildren Retief and Leizyl. Karin has published a series of children's books called Magic Mommy Stories. Each book began as a gift to her grandchildren, a story in a notebook mailed to them in Germany. Today, Retief keeps all the colorful notebooks on a shelf in his room, each an adventure in the Magic Mommy series. (Click here) to e-mail Karin.
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Even among young people age 10 to 14, suicide is the second leading cause of death behind injury.
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Mosquitos carry about 50 viruses that can be passed on to humans, but here in Lubbock right now, we are only concerned about two: West Nile Virus and St. Louis Encephalitis.
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Braydon was trapped inside the washer until Jessica heard the commotion from the next room and ran to pull him out.
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elehealth has been a program at Texas Tech for more than 30 years but it was the pandemic that shed a new light on the possibilities.
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Imagine the frustration if you are facing an aggressive cancer and you know there are new drugs or a new device that could help, but how are you going to get it in Lubbock Texas?
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"We do begin to worry when people are getting excessive doses of caffeine through energy drinks, or through pre- workout supplements.”
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With kids back in the classroom, homework is not the only thing they may bring home from school.
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Looking back at her 94 years, Sylvia Hill says she sees her life as a series of adventures from raising a family to learning how to fly a plane.
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Margaret Faith learned how to see each day as a gift.
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Their business, called Pride of the Plains Bulb Farm, produced many jobs and, eventually, a sea of flowers.
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Kalani Guerrero is a typical 6-year-old. She’s proud of a missing tooth on top and curious about one that is loose on the bottom. However, unlike most kids, she has cancer.
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Over time, the higher the heel, the more the toe is forced into the front of the shoe which can result in deformity of the toes, including hammertoes.
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We know fireworks accidents can trigger serious injuries and burns. But one thing most people don’t think about is the noise that comes with fireworks and what that can do.
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Fourth of July events are fun for the whole family, but it’s important to be safe, so your loved ones don’t end up in the Emergency Room.
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Congratulations to Dr. Naidu Chekuru on his retirement after 40 years of caring for patients in this region.
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Every year in this country, there are more than 4,000 unintentional drownings, mostly in young children up to age 14.
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Friday was graduation day at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine, a milestone for the nearly 180 new doctors and for the Dean of the Medical School, Dr. Steven Berk.
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Some people call her Miss Rose. For generations, hundreds of kids have grown up calling her “My Dear.”
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The first event in April to celebrate World Autism Month brought dozens of kids to Texas Tech today for story time with a special guest.
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It was in 1978 that the National Hospice Organization was established. Its first national conference was held in Washington D.C. Jimmy Carter was President when the hospice movement took off and became a national discussion.
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The ball caps say donate life. The smiles say “let’s make a difference.” Newschannel 11 was there to watch a quick photo as a small group gathered outside University Medical Center today.
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An idea to help strangers handle grief is bringing tears of joy to many all over the world.
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Dr. Rahman is using a new technique to find and remove the lump with less discomfort to the patient. With this, it means no more inserting a wire to mark the cancer before the surgery.
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Every year since 2008, these students have been volunteering a day out of their studies in the spring to clean up, repair, or do any odd job you don’t want to do, or maybe can’t do anymore.
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“When a family exercises and plays together, they’re going to have a whole lot more time where they feel like they can interact in other meaningful ways about other things that are very important.”
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Banana Boat is expanding its recall to include four batches of its hair and scalp sunscreen spray due to trace levels of benzene.
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Dr Tetyana Vasylyeva is leading the study at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center to hopefully find a better way to reduce the likelihood of medical errors.
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If you bought a Celsius beverage or mix anytime between January of 2015 to November 23rd of 2022, you may get some money.
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An AED (Automated External Defibrillator) is a portable medical device that can jump-start the heart in an emergency, keeping someone alive until paramedics arrive.
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Lubbock doctor Sharmila Dissanaike has been named the national President of the American Burn Association. She will become President-Elect in May and then take over the role as President in 2025.
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The football world is still reeling over the collapse of a Buffalo Bills player in Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Whether your family gathering will be large or small over the holidays, Dr. John Griswold, trauma surgeon and Texas Tech Physician, says two words could save a life or prevent a lifelong injury: slow down.
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Dr. Michelle Tarbox, a Dermatologist and Texas Tech Physician, says stress, in general, can take its toll on hair, but if hair loss is severe, don’t assume it’s just fate.
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In Texas, we tend to worry more about heat-related illnesses, but nationally, more people die from the cold.
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Earlier we told you that former Texas Tech football coach Mike Leach donated his organs after a fatal heart attack on Sunday. That was not just a decision by the family. Mike Leach made it known long ago that he was a big supporter of organ donation.
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It was nearly 4 years ago that Lucrisha McCutcheon was treated for walking pneumonia. When that infection turned into sepsis, her organs began to fail and blood was not circulating to her extremities. After the Lubbock woman fell into a coma, doctors were forced to amputate both hands and feet to save her life.
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The lottery is just a game to some people. Others may even give tickets away in birthday cards or Christmas presents. So, when does the fun turn into a potential problem?
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It is estimated that more than 6 million people in this country are living with Alzheimer’s Disease and that number is expected to climb to 13 million by 2050. November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month.
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The West Texas ALS Support Group is hosting two fundraisers to help raise money for people in the area who are diagnosed with ALS
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Now that we are a couple months into the school year, this is a perfect time to do a well check on your own kids, not physically, but mentally.
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Dr. Glenn Boris was intent on helping people, even when his own health was ailing.
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It’s time again to wear jeans for a Children’s Miracle Network fundraiser, but we’re not calling this ‘Miracle Jeans Day’ anymore.
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Mental Health America provides an online depression screening in English and in Spanish that is easy to take in the privacy of your own home.
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Every year in this country, as many as 160,000 people learn they have colorectal cancer, and about 50,000 deaths every year are blamed on that kind of cancer.
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If you or someone you know is suffering from grief, Dr. Alan Wolfelt is coming to Lubbock next week to provide a free 2-day seminar. He has written more than 75 books on grief and healing and owns the Center for Loss out of Denver, Colorado.
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Today, Richard Engel announced that his 6-year-old son, Henry, has died after a long struggle with Rett's Syndrome.
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Jean Hoover is well into her 80s and we think she may have discovered the secret to staying young... but it may not be what you think.
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Thanks to the generosity of the Scottish Rite Masons, hundreds of students with dyslexia have benefitted from free help in reading, handwriting and spelling.
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We’ve all seen the commercials about women in a rush for the restroom because of an overactive bladder. Did you know that a lot of men have their eye on the bathroom, too? But for a different reason, an enlarged prostate.
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You don’t have to wait for an annual exam or a free screening to check for skin cancer.
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