Heart Disease in Texas: Everything You Need To Know
Heart disease is one of the most prevalent illnesses — particularly in the state of Texas. In 2019, heart disease claimed the lives of approximately 45,000 people in Texas alone. Here’s how to manage it.
How to Find the Best Family Doctor in Texas
If you’re just starting your search for a primary care doctor in the Houston area, it’s important to take the time to discover which one is right for you. Here are our recommendations on how to begin your search.
The Basics of Understanding and Managing High Blood Pressure
If you’re reading this blog post, it’s probably because, at one point or another, you’ve been told that you have high blood pressure. That sounds scary—so first, what is your blood pressure all about?
Texans: Understanding Allergies vs. the Common Cold
Allergy season is already well underway, and we’re just now starting to wrap up the Common Cold season. But we get asked this a lot: do I have allergies? Or is it just the common cold?
Here’s our guide to decipher between the two.
Texans: Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Type 2 Diabetes
34 million Americans have diabetes. And how much of that are cases of Type 2 Diabetes, you might ask? 90 and 95 percent. In Texas alone, 5.8 percent of our population was diagnosed with diabetes in 1994. As of 2016, that percentage has doubled to 10.9 percent of our total population.
New COVID-19 Variants
A viral variant is when a small change is introduced to a virus’s DNA. But when it comes to vaccines and COVID-19 variants, there’s still a lot we need to learn.
COVID-19 Tests: Everything You Need to Know
The U.S. has currently conducted more tests than any other country — but how is testing for COVID-19 going in Houston, TX?
2021 Update: The Best Masks to Deal with COVID-19
By now, you’ve probably been wearing masks for a while. Still, there’s plenty of debate and confusion around mask-wearing, so here’s what you need to know.
COVID-19 Vaccine: Everything You Need to Know
As of the time of writing, there are two different brands of COVID-19 vaccines available in Texas, and both require two separate doses to work most effectively. Here’s everything you need to know.
Texas: Here’s How to Deal with Cold and Flu Season
It affects your respiratory system, tackling your throat, your nose, and your lungs. It’s the flu, and it changes constantly, making it nearly impossible to eradicate.