Category Archives: OB/GYN & Maternity

What Does ā€œDriving Healthy Change in Our Communitiesā€ Look Like?

Both in and out of the exam room, Legacy Community Health had an impact on our patients and communities we served in the last year.

KPRC Channel 2 Visits Legacy Community Health to Bust Flu Myths

KPRC Channel 2’s Health Reporter Haley Hernandez sat down with Legacy Community Health to discuss flu season.

Texas Remains Vigilant as First Local Transmission of Zika in the United States Consumes Florida

By: Brianna DAlessio South, Marketing Specialist In a historic move, the Centers for Disease Control advised pregnant women yesterday not to travel to a neighborhood outside of Miami because of the Zika virus. That neighborhood has seen 14 cases of locally transmitted cases of the virus, a first in the United States. The 500+ other …

Legacy Patient Worried about Zika Virus

One of Legacy’s pregnant patients speaks with NBC about Zika fears and precautions.

Amid Congressional Inaction, Legacy Confirms More Patients Testing Positive for Zika Virus

Three additional patients, pregnant moms, are testing positive for the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

Text Messaging Allows Expectant Mothers to Stay Ahead of Their Pregnancy

We just read this and wanted to pass along. From Kaiser Health News: Free text-messaging service for pregnant women Health advocates say it’s important to tailor digital health technologies to lower-income people not only to be fair, but because they’re more likely to have chronic illnesses, like diabetes, that are expensive to treat…For now, experiments …

Public Health Takes Back Seat to Partisan Politics on Zika

The biggest health care battle in D.C. has now officially become a stalemate. Badly needed legislation providing states the funding they need to wrestle down the Zika virus failed yesterday.