What May Be Causing Your Chronic Pelvic Pain

Abdominal Pain Patient Woman Having Medical Exam With Doctor On

    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, […]

A New Advance in Knee Pain Relief

Woman with Knee Pain

  A New Advance in Knee Pain Relief: Genicular Artery Embolization By John Hogg, MD, DABR, DABVLM, RPVI, RPhS, RVT, RVS Founder, Medical Vein Clinic   If chronic knee pain is compromising your life, making it hard to climb stairs, enjoy your morning walks, or get comfortable at night, I want you to know there’s […]

The Woman’s Guide to Vascular Health

Young Businesswoman Suffering From Leg Pain Because Of Shoes

    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

Brenda Nelson

      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

Whipple & Carpenter Surgery

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 […]