Amidst the excitement of heading back to school, football season and pumpkin spice-flavored everything, it is easy to forget that fall is also the recommended time for several vaccines.
This year, it seems like there are more vaccine recommendations than ever before, including an updated COVID-19 vaccine, the 2023 flu shot and a newly approved vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV.)
We asked Ad Interim Chief...
If it feels challenging to keep up with seemingly ever-changing vaccination recommendations, you are not alone.
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An advance directive is a written legal document that allows you to communicate your wishes for your health care in the event you are no longer able to make medical decisions for yourself.
Social work counselor Mark Anderson has years of experience working with patients on advance care planning, which includes advance directives. Here, he dispels six common myths about advance directives.
Myth #1: The Living Will and Medical...
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It’s pitch black at 2 a.m. when John Dunsmoir gets in his car to make the drive from Austin every Friday to volunteer.
When he...
Growing up in Clear Lake, Texas, I used to dream of one day working in the Texas Medical Center, with its towering buildings full of exciting...