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March 9, 2016
Following the series of “sting videos” aimed at Planned Parenthood and produced by the Center for Medical Progress, state legislatures and the House of Representatives opened a series of investigations targeting Planned Parenthood. While the investigations have found no wrongdoing on the part of Planned Parenthood, CMP’s videos have had a profound effect on legislation: […]
March 8, 2016
Pregnancy can take a real toll on the body. As a woman’s hormones start to change, she may feel nausea, fatigue, dizziness, and mood swings, not to mention the anxiety and possible fear that can occur in the weeks leading up to actual childbirth. So how bad would it be to take the edge off […]
February 9, 2016
Fertility can be a complex, confusing, many-headed beast. For something that seems like it should be relatively simple — after all, it is the basis for the perpetuation of the entire human race — there are a lot of different factors that go into being fertile, and that can cause problems with fertility. You’re probably […]
February 7, 2016
In San Antonio, local health care professionals are preparing for potential cases of Zika virus originating from travel to affected areas outside the United States, and possible local outbreaks in South Texas. The following is from a Jan. 27, 2016 news release from the Univeristy of Texas Health Science Center. Patrick S. Ramsey, M.D., M.S.P.H., […]
February 4, 2016
The World Health Organization has declared Zika and its suspected link to birth defects a global health emergency. More than 20 countries in Latin America have reported an outbreak and a rare case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex has been reported here in Texas. Listen to the full story at Texas Public Radio
January 27, 2016
Directors of the nation’s 69 National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Centers, including the Cancer Therapy & Research Institute of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, have called for all children and young adults to be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV).
