An annual physical is a scheduled preventive appointment where your provider checks your overall health, reviews your vital signs, performs a physical examination, discusses appropriate...

A man can feel completely healthy while his blood pressure, cholesterol, or blood sugar is already drifting in the wrong direction. That’s the awkward part...

Many women rely on their OB/GYN for most of their healthcare. That makes sense during pregnancy or when something gynecologic comes up. But years can...

A patient called my office on a Monday morning, apologizing before she’d even explained why. Over the weekend, her son spiked a fever, so she...

When you wake up with a sore throat and a low fever, or you get a lab result you don’t understand, the first question is...

Most adults in Texas see a doctor when something hurts, when a symptom won’t go away, or when life forces the issue. It’s an understandable...