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Health Topics
Nov 9, 2020
By now, we’re all aware of the importance of wearing a face mask to protect ourselves and those around us from COVID-19. Covering both your mouth and nose is the most effective way to help prevent the spread of respiratory...
As we all continue to navigate the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, holiday celebrations may still look a bit different this year. These winter months that are usually filled with excitement and anticipation may not feel quite the same for many of...
Nov 5, 2020
Since we are still smack-dab in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s hard to know what this holiday season will look like. Even if you’re someone who has hosted the same holiday party for the last 10 years, this...
Nov 2, 2020
Since the beginning of the pandemic, it has been widely known that fever, cough and breathing difficulties are the most common symptoms of COVID-19. However, with the advent of “COVID toes,” the skin has also been moved to the center of...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), visits to hospital emergency departments nationwide dropped 42 percent in April at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, from a mean of 2.1 million a week in 2019 to 1.2...
Oct 26, 2020
It’s time to throw on your favorite jersey and get ready for some football! Whether you’re cheering on your kids under the Friday night lights, rooting for your alma mater or hoping your favorite professional team takes the win, doing...
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a tradition truly unlike any other. Beyond its façade of delicious candy skulls, colorful and intricate face paintings, music, dancing, vibrant parades (and not to mention, the two-day long celebration),...
Oct 23, 2020
With Election Day fast approaching and early voting already begun in Texas, it’s time to make your plans to cast your vote. But in light of COVID-19, many people have questions — Is it safe to vote in person? When...
Oct 15, 2020
It’s officially spooky season! You know what that means — colder weather, scary movies, pumpkin carving, candy and everything in between. Though traditional holiday celebrations may look slightly different this year, we’ve got a few tips and tricks up our sleeve to...
Oct 5, 2020
During the fall and winter seasons, infectious diseases begin to emerge such as strep throat, influenza, rhinovirus, adenovirus, the common cold and, this year, COVID-19. Viral infections like the flu can cause muscle soreness called myalgias, often referred to as...
Sep 28, 2020
There is no doubt this school year is unusual — not only for students in classrooms, but also for those student athletes participating in sports. If your child or teen plans to participate in sports, it is important to limit the...
Sep 21, 2020
So many things have changed in 2020. Work and school look different for many of us, celebrations are unconventional and raising children now comes with a few new responsibilities.Watching my child grow and develop amid a worldwide pandemic comes with...
Sep 17, 2020
As COVID-19 continues to be an ever-present concern, we are on the cusp of another more familiar virus that will soon be vying for our attention—influenza.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over the past five years,...
Sep 16, 2020
A team of therapists at Baylor University Medical Center is innovating the landscape of therapy, creating a telehealth strategy to provide early rehabilitative intervention for COVID-19 patients.When the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 entered the Dallas-Fort Worth area, interdisciplinary members of the...
Sep 1, 2020
As some children begin to return to back to school, parents may feel apprehensive about how to keep their family well while the COVID-19 virus is still at large. Safety precautions — like wearing a face mask, thorough hand washing,...
Aug 27, 2020
This past Christmas Eve, I received an extra special gift — a positive pregnancy test! Our family of three would soon become a family of four. But as my pregnancy progressed, this looming word in the news kept coming up:...
Aug 21, 2020
With an impending due date or scheduled delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, you probably have a laundry list of questions about what to expect and how to prepare. You’re likely already aware of the need for COVID-19 testing, either prior...
Dear mommas and dads-to-be,This isn’t how we thought pregnancy would go, is it? Who could have predicted that we would have to add a pandemic to our (already long) list of pregnancy worries and questions? And yet, here we are...
Aug 17, 2020
Over the course of the last five months, our world has faced the challenges and changes brought on by COVID-19. There is no doubt that family units across the board have experienced shifts in their day-to-day routines, having no choice but...
Aug 7, 2020
Just one day after the initiative was launched by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baylor Scott & White Research Institute enrolled the first patient in the world for the ACTIV-3 clinical trial. A second patient was enrolled the following day.The...