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Know Your Limits: Alcohol Awareness

If you like to enjoy a beer, glass of wine or cocktail at dinner or when socializing, you are not alone.  Two-thirds of American adults have consumed alcohol in the last year, according to 2024 data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).  Many people are able to enjoy alcohol responsibly, but

Congratulations to our 2026 “Top Doctors!”

Forty-three Privia Medical Group North Texas (PMGNTX) physicians have been named a “Top Doctor” in the April 2026 issue of Fort Worth Magazine. The magazine’s annual recognition of the Tarrant County area’s top physicians is highly anticipated in the medical community and serves as a respected resource for patients.  “Our focus is on the patient,

Medical Homes & More

We have a lot of options when it comes to health care.  That’s a good thing, but you always want to make sure you have a home – a medical home.    Patients have several health care options in addition to their medical home: urgent care clinics, free-standing emergency rooms and hospitals.  These facilities can

Colorectal Cancer Awareness

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time to focus on the importance of proactive screening and early detection of cancers of the colon and rectum.  Colorectal cancer is one of the more common cancers: among non-skin cancers, it is the fourth most common cancer in men and women and is the fourth leading cause

Keep Your Heart in the Game

The heart is the engine that makes the human body go.  It pumps blood from head to toe, powering our organs and circulating oxygen throughout our body.  The blood the heart sends to our brain allows us to think and solve problems.  The heart does all this repeatedly, day in, day out.  In fact, the

Hypertension: The Silent Killer

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is often called the “silent killer.” Why the sinister nickname?  It’s silent because it almost never produces any noticeable symptoms.  And it’s a killer because hypertension is a leading cause of heart disease – and heart disease is the top cause of death among American women and men. 

Eating Better in 2026

Happy New Year! January offers us a chance to reset and chart a fresh course for the year ahead. Some people choose to do that in the form of a New Year’s resolution while others simply want to set some new goals. Perhaps you want to build on the success you had the previous year.  No

Let’s Get Moving!

So, do you want to get 2026 off to a great start? Then let’s get moving! We’re not talking about a New Year’s resolution to work out more or join a gym, although that’s great if you want to go that route. What is most important is that we all get a healthy amount of

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Lower Body Orthopedic Injuries: Prevention and Treatment

The human body makes thousands of movements a day.  Think about the first few minutes after you wake up each day: you engage your legs and back to get out of bed, you bend your knees to put on pants and bend your back as you tie your shoes.  We probably never think about these