New Employee
We are pleased to have hired a new nurse Amber Allen. Amber was born in Oakland, California and raised in the Bay area. She moved to Texas in 1990. Amber graduated from St. Philips Nursing School in 2010. Prior to…
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Stress Testing
Stress testing may be useful to screen for heart disease, assess exercise tolerance and blood pressure response to exercise, but the American College of Cardiology does not recommend doing it in patients at low risk for coronary artery disease because…
Flu Vaccine
Most patients have received their flu vaccine by now. Unfortunately, it’s not a great match with the strain that is circulating now as the following article from Journal Watch outlines, but it is all we have available and offers some…
New Associate: Dr. Jennifer Wallace
When I opened this practice 12 years ago, I designed the space for two physicians. I felt confident that I would locate someone who would be a good match. That didn’t happen, I got used to the quiet along with…
New Pneumonia Vaccine Guidelines for Patients Over 65
These recommendations have been in the works for a long time. What the CDC didn’t mention is that Medicare hasn’t decided whether to pay for the PCV13 vaccine or not. Patients anxious to get the vaccine are getting confusing information…