By Barrett White If youāre unsure how HIV is spread, or how to prevent it, youāre not alone. Is AIDS the same thing as HIV? Is there a cure for AIDS? We took these common questions, beliefs, and misconceptions into consideration and created this handy mythbusters guide to HIV/AIDS with the help of Legacyās …
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By Barrett White Have you signed up for health insurance for 2019 through the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) yet? December 15 is the last day to enroll in a health care plan on the marketplace.Ā Ā Marketplace insurance is for those who donāt already have insurance through their employer, Medicaid, Medicare, or the Childrenās Health …
By Kevin Nix Legacy Community Health has announced the groundbreaking ceremony for its new clinic in the Gulfton/southwest area of Houston. The 33,500 sq. ft. campus replaces the health centerās existing location that specializes in OB/GYN and pediatrics. āThe demand for quality, affordable health care in southwest Houston is very high,ā said Katy Caldwell, CEO …
By Barrett White Millennials, the generation born roughly between the late 1980s and new millennia, are not kids anymore. As young adults however, a trend has emerged among them suggesting that many millennials without a chronic condition are opting not to stick with their familyās primary care physician. Every generation has evaded primary care in …
A patient who is educated about their health is the best advocate for their own care. That is why we work with individuals, health care providers and communities to improve health outcomes. We are able to accomplish this through our education classes at many of our clinics and at community locations across Southeast Texas. Here …
By Carolina Boyd The flu is more dangerous than the common cold for children. Thatās why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a yearly flu vaccination for all children six months and older. Last yearās flu season was one of the deadliest. More than 2,150 people died from the flu in the …
By Barrett White According to the CDC, nearly one quarter of all new HIV diagnoses in the United States were among Latino individuals, and yet Latino people make up only 3% of those receiving PrEP, the pill to prevent HIV, according to the CDCās current estimates. Launched in 2009, Greater Than AIDS is an organization …
By Barrett White In a study led by Zachary Most, MD, of the Pediatric Infectious Disease department at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, it was revealed that in adolescent patients living with HIV, there were a significant number of MOEs, or āmissed opportunity encountersā. These MOEs mean that these patients could have …
By Carolina Boyd As Breast Cancer Awareness Month kicks off for 2018, progress is being made in the battle against the disease. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS) breast cancer related deaths in the United States dropped 39 percent between 1989 and 2015. This good news is credited to increasingly stable incidence rates, improved …
By Carolina Boyd, Communications Associate Hurricane Harvey was deeply traumatizing for those who lived through the monster storm.Ā The National Hurricane Center estimates Harvey caused $125 billion in damages, but the human cost is still being calculated. A year later, many have moved on and rebuilt both their homes and lives while others are still …