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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

Health Insurance: Find the Right Plan for You

Health insurance is one of the most important things we can have in place to protect our health – and our finances.  At the same time, health insurance can be extremely confusing, and it may feel overwhelming trying to make sense of it.    The health care providers of Privia Medical Group North Texas want

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

Health Care at the Right Time and Right Place

Have you visited home lately – your medical home, that is?  If you have seen your primary care provider (PCP) recently, then yes, you most likely have been to your medical home.  After all, your PCP is where you go to receive most of your health care needs, which is one of the key attributes

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

Vaccines

Vaccines: Make Sure the Kids (and You) Are Protected!

Even though it is still 100+ degrees outside, the start of the school year is once again upon us. As the kids enjoy the last days of their summer break, sleeping in and hanging out with friends, now is the time for parents to make sure their children’s vaccines are up to date. This is

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