If you think you might need a hysterectomy or if one has been recommended for you or someone you love, there are many things to consider. Dr. Harsh Adhyaru, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist at UT Health East Texas Physicians in Jacksonville, shares and answers some of the top questions he has received from his patients…

Have you ever walked into your doctor’s office and wondered why they are so concerned with your blood pressure and what the numbers mean? After all, aren’t we all “under enough pressure?” Blood pressure is a measure of how hard your blood is pushing against the walls of your arteries—blood vessels running away from your…

UT Health Tyler recently completed its 250th TAVR procedure, marking a milestone for the groundbreaking procedure.   Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure to replace a worn-out aortic valve in people with aortic valve stenosis. Aortic valve stenosis (aortic stenosis) occurs when the heart’s aortic valve thickens and calcifies. This prevents…

It’s not too late! There is still plenty of time to get your child caught up on vaccines as school starts. With the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents have missed their child’s annual pediatric visit, which may have led to missed immunizations. Texas schools cannot require your child to get the COVID-19 vaccine,…