For many cancer survivors, every day is a celebration of life, but the first Sunday in June marks a worldwide celebration: National Cancer Survivors Day®. The annual event held by the nonprofit National Cancer Survivors
*With recent news of a case of Zika virus transmitted sexually in Dallas, we asked Dr. Hardesty for an update to this post. “Sexual contact or an exchange of blood and/or bodily fluids with
The good news: North Texas has seen a slow start to the West Nile virus season. The not-so-good news: Dallas County’s first human case of the virus has been confirmed by the Department of Health
If you got your flu shot as recommended, you might be discouraged by the latest news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): This year’s flu shot isn’t as effective as experts had
By late September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that almost 300 cases of rapidly spreading enterovirus-D68 had been confirmed in the United States, with 10 of those in Dallas County. Should
A new Texas law requires all newborns to be screened for critical congenital heart defects before leaving the hospital. This simple heart health screening — called pulse oximetry — is performed at the mother’s bedside,
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