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Category Archives: Pediatrics
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Jun
Jun
Recently, The Legacy Community Health Bissonnet clinic completed a three-month Healthy Lifestyles pilot program for children, a first of its kind at Legacy. The goal of the program was to educate families of our young at-risk patients about the disease process of obesity and how to make sustainable changes in their nutritional behaviors and physical activity.
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May
May
The public debate regarding transgender health continues with a focus on youth and schools. This week’s episode features a number of stories and interviews with people directly connected to supporting transgender health. In one of those interviews, we are joined by Dr. Jennifer Feldmann, a pediatrician specializing in transgender care at Legacy Community Health, to expand upon her previous …
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May
May
Top Texas doctor specializing in transgender care: ‘I don’t want my patients pushed into even higher-risk categories.’
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Apr
Apr
To appreciate teenagers for all their marvelous qualities, it is helpful to consider the developmental tasks they are instinctually accomplishing.
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Apr
Apr
We must continue to vaccinate every child to enjoy the protection that vaccines can provide.
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Mar
Mar
Autism spectrum disorder is a lack of social interaction, combined with problems in communication, speech and non-verbal means, as well as problems with needing things to be routinized—expressing order, sameness or routines as part of their daily structure.
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Mar
Mar
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book!” – Dr. Seuss At Legacy, we believe kids should be healthy in body and mind, and our pediatric providers are treating both when our youngest patients (6 months – 5 years old) come in for well- child visits. …