What May Be Causing Your Chronic Pelvic Pain
Understanding Pelvic Venous Disorder & a New Treatment That Offers Relief By John Hogg, MD, DABR, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS, RVT, RVS Founder, Medical Vein Clinic You’ve been to your gynecologist. Maybe more than once. You’ve described the pain: the constant ache in your pelvis, the sharp stabs that take your breath away, […]
The Woman’s Guide to Vascular Health
What I Learn from My Patients Every Day By John Hogg, MD, DABR, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS, RVT, RVS Founder, Medical Vein Clinic In late September, we hosted free vascular screening events at our Stone Oak and Alamo Ranch clinics as part of National Vascular Disease Awareness Month. The experience reminded me […]
Threads of Strength
Threads of Strength and a Message of Hope By Michelle Vasquez | Photography by Suzanne Pack Cancer is never just a medical diagnosis. It is a story that reshapes lives, challenges identities, and tests the boundaries of courage. For three Texas women, Julie Hudson, Terry Weilbacher, and Brenda Nelson, the journeys […]
Breast Reconstructive Surgeons
Breast Reconstructive Surgeons’ Partnership Has Roots in Their Mentor-Mentee Past By Paul J. Watkins Lauren Whipple, MD, is a microsurgeon at PRMA Plastic Surgery in San Antonio. PRMA is a member of the Advanced Reconstructive Surgery Alliance (ARSA), the nation’s largest private network of reconstructive surgical experts designed to advance access to life-changing microsurgical […]
Menopause and Mental Health
Lifting the Mask on Menopause and Mental Health By M. Jeanette Quiroga, MD They called it “the change of life.” My mother and her sisters whispered about it while fanning themselves with dish towels and magazines. They joked about the hot flashes, the forgetfulness, and the exhaustion, and as a teenager in […]