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Make Your Holidays Merry, Safe & Healthy

Happy holidays!  It is that most wonderful time of the year – a time to celebrate the season with family and friends, appreciate the wonderment and awe on children’s faces and of course, enjoy some good food.   Hopefully, we can also slow down a bit to appreciate what we have.  The key to fully enjoying

Live Better, Live Longer: Quit Smoking for Good

Smoking is really bad for you.  But you knew that already. Most people — smokers included — are well aware of the devastating toll smoking takes.  Despite this knowledge, the highly addictive nature of smoking makes it difficult for many smokers to quit.  That’s why smoking remains a serious health threat in the United States

Managing Pain

What is the most common reason that people seek medical treatment?  Pain.  Pain affects more people than heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined.  It is also the leading cause of disability and a significant driver of health care spending.  Pain is a byproduct of numerous injuries, diseases and conditions we could potentially experience in our

Inflammation

Understanding Inflammation

You’ve probably heard of inflammation – but what is it, exactly? Put simply, inflammation is part of the body’s immune response. When our immune system detects an injury – like a cut on your arm – or an intruder, such as bacteria or a virus, it dispatches inflammatory cells to deal with the threat. These

Introducing the New TxHealthCare.com

Welcome to our new website! Privia Medical Group North Texas (PMGNTX) – Texas Health Care has completely revamped our website to better serve patients. “At Privia/Texas Health Care, our patients come first.  That’s why our physician members wanted to create a new website that was built with our patients’ needs and convenience in mind,” explains

Record 62 Privia Physicians Named to Fort Worth Magazine’s “Top Doctors” List

A record 62 Privia Medical Group North Texas (PMGNTX) physicians have been recognized as “Top Doctors” in Fort Worth Magazine’s annual rankings that highlight some of the most respected and accomplished physicians in North Texas.   The 2022 list, published in the magazine’s April issue, includes more PMGNTX physicians than ever before.  The group’s previous

What Causes Sneezes

What Causes…Hiccups, Sneezes & More

Do you ever wonder why you sneeze? Or hiccup? Or cry?  The human body takes it upon itself to do a variety of things to help keep us healthy. Let’s take a look at some of those things our bodies do and why. What Causes Sneezing? Think of your nose as an air filter for

Cervical Cancer

Cervical Health Awareness

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight a very important aspect of women’s health.  A lot of progress has been made in the fight against both cervical cancer and its main cause, the human papillomavirus (HPV).  Decades ago, cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer death for American women.  Fortunately, thanks