Many breastfeeding parents need to feed their babies with bottles at times. However, many have concerns about choosing a bottle that the baby will accept but that will not interfere with their breastfeeding relationship.

I took a short break from my weekly updates to attend a recent conference on breastfeeding medicine, but I am back this week with another update!

There has been a lot of public debate about COVID-19 death statistics after recent posts on social media claiming that only 6% of the CDC's reported deaths were actually due to COVID-19. In reality, what was reported was that in 6% of deaths

The seasonal flu vaccine is given every year during flu season to reduce the risk of serious illness and hospitalization due to the flu. The flu vaccine is different each year as researchers adjust it to try to best protect

As you may have heard, this week the CDC updated some of their guidelines regarding COVID-19 testing. Previously, their recommendations indicated that those who are in close contact with someone with COVID-19

We were honored to be recently featured in a Houston Chronicle article highlighting how Direct Primary Care practices have allowed patients to continue to…

This week, August 25-31, is Black Breastfeeding Week. This week we are focused on how we can make the changes to the healthcare system that we need to better support Black women to breastfeed.

I have received several questions about the flu vaccine in the last week. The flu vaccine is important every year, but this year it will play an especially important role as we enter flu season while still having significant…

So you're feeling sick and need to see a doctor- where should you go? The emergency room? An urgent care? Schedule an appointment with your primary care doctor?

The Texas Medical Center Coronavirus portal has undergone some major changes over the last few weeks. They have included this new graphic that indicates three statistics to monitor our control of the pandemic locally.

The 4th trimester is the 3 month period after giving birth. Mothers and their babies are still very much interconnected during this time, just as much as they were when baby was in the womb.

Phase 3 of vaccine trials for COVID-19 has begun! This phase of research will investigate whether the vaccine under study can prevent symptomatic COVID-19 infection in adults.

World Breastfeeding Weeks is celebrated the first week of August each year to celebrate the signing of the Innocenti Declaration. This declaration was signed by WHO, UNICEF, and…

I feel I must address the viral video from "America's Frontline Doctors" that was widely circulated earlier this week prior to being removed from social media

Even though we are living in a pandemic, the need for routine health maintenance has not gone away! Screening for sexually transmitted diseases

I am writing with this week's local health update.

Since my last update, the CDC has updated their guidelines for ending home isolation after being diagnosed with or having symptoms of COVID-19 which differs slightly from what I reported in my last update.

This week, many safety net primary care clinics including the Harris Health System and the Houston Health Department have been forced to temporarily suspend or significantly reduce in-person visits due to staffing shortages caused by the surge in hospitalizations from the COVID-19 pandemic.

I am writing with this week's local health update.

I wanted to share a new resource that I have come across- a local epidemiologist at the UT School of Public Health has a Facebook page in which she reports and provides a fact-based analysis of local and statewide data.

The 12 week period after a child is born is known as the "4th trimester." The 4th trimester is a critical period for new parents and their newborns.

I am writing with this week's local health update.

We are still seeing increasing numbers of patients admitted to the hospital and ICU with COVID-19, but over the last few days the rate of increase is starting to slow. However, my local physician colleagues working in hospitals…