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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of regular breast cancer screenings and the steps women can take to reduce their risk for this disease. Breast cancer is, unfortunately, quite common.  One out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and nearly 4 million American women are currently

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Women’s Health

With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s a good time to look at other important women’s health issues.  Women have many unique health care considerations, and the physicians of Privia Medical Group North Texas (PMGNTX) are here to address all aspects of women’s health care, regardless of age. “As women, we often fulfill the

Doctors Who Teach: PMGNTX Trains the Next Generation of Physicians

Did you know that our doctors are also teachers?  Many doctors who are part of Privia Medical Group North Texas (PMGNTX) lend their time, knowledge and experience to aspiring physicians.  PMGNTX doctors are on faculty at our region’s medical schools.  They also supervise residents at area teaching hospitals and provide fellowships in their own practice,

It’s Time to Get Your Flu Shot!

As fall approaches, the kids are back in school, football is back on TV and the temperatures will (hopefully) come down soon.  Unfortunately, fall also means flu season is upon us once again.   Flu is a serious illness that will make you sick for at least a week – fever, aches, chills, congestion, sore throat

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Online Health Information: What’s Reliable & What’s Not

When you have a question about your health or need some medical information, where do you first turn? For most of us, the answer is likely the same as where we go when we need information about anything – the internet. With smartphones in our pockets or purses every waking moment, getting instant information –

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Check Your Gut: A Look at Digestive Health

What is your gut telling you? It is normal for everyone’s stomach to feel unsettled from time to time, but if your gut is giving you problems frequently – gas, bloating, cramping, nausea – it’s time to head to your doctor’s office to get checked out.  You don’t have to live with frequent discomfort in

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Longevity: Stay Healthy, Live Longer!

No one lives forever – Father Time will come for all of us someday.  But is it possible to live longer than you otherwise would?  Is it possible to extend our lives past the point of when the statistics say we should pass on?  Yes, it is possible! So, what’s the secret to living a

Vaccines: Now More Than Ever

The new school year is just around the corner, which means it is time to make an appointment with your pediatrician to make sure your child’s vaccines are up to date.  This is important every year – but especially in 2025.  At the dawn of the new millennium – just 25 years ago – the

Managing Pain

Everyone experiences pain from time to time.  Pain serves an important purpose by letting us know something is wrong with our body.  But when pain is persistent and won’t go away, that means it’s time to get checked out.  Pain is the most common reason people see a doctor, affecting more people than heart disease,