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Summer in Houston is a bit of a trade-off. You finally have long evenings and more time to be outside. The downside is that you have to share it with mosquitoes. And this year, those tiny pests are showing up in bigger numbers than usual. They also tend to stick around into the fall, so …
Category Archives: Family Medicine
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Ask Dr. Malvika Kumar what she loves about working at Legacy Pasadena Southmore, and her answer is whoever walks through the door that day. One patient might need help managing diabetes, the next brings in a newborn, and the next is ready to talk about their mental health. “I really like the variety of patients …
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New shoes, fresh notebooks, and a backpack that still smells like the store. Most families have a running supply list this time of year, and it grows by the day. One thing doesn’t always make the list, and it’s the thing that keeps everything else moving. Your child’s health. Why does a checkup belong on …
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(L to R): AmeriCorps Maternal and Child Health Program Specialist Lena Elmubarak, AmeriCorps Program Director Ashley Harris-Land, and AmeriCorps Maternal and Child Health Program Specialist Dominique Lombard Dominique Lombard became more interested in maternal health after listening to a college professor describe how alone she felt after giving birth. The story stuck with her, …
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Legacy Community Health cares for more than 200,000 people across Houston and Beaumont every year. That number might include a second-grader who is getting her ears checked in a clinic built inside her own school. A man whose pharmacist is calling to make sure his blood pressure medication made it to the front door. And …
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At Legacy Community Health, we’ve always believed that real health goes far beyond what happens inside the exam room. Comprehensive care means seeing the full picture of a person’s life, because factors like what you eat, where you live, and what resources you can access all shape your health just as much as any diagnosis …
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Feeding a new baby can be one of the most special parts of early parenthood. It can also be exhausting, painful, and confusing. For parents who choose to breastfeed, many never get enough support, and that gap is where a good lactation consultant changes everything. At Legacy Community Health, that person is often Lactation Consultant …
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When Legacy Community Health talks about “Health Beyond Care,” we mean it’s what we’ve been doing for decades. Legacy has always been about more than clinical visits. We show up in classrooms and at community gatherings. We meet Texas families where they are. Then we partner with them through every stage of life. One of …
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Texas already has one of the highest tuberculosis rates in the country, and Harris County’s is higher still. A recent Harris County Public Health report shows 5.5 active TB cases per 100,000 people in 2024, compared with 4.1 across Texas and 3.1 nationally that same year. With a new school year on the horizon and …
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Twelve physicians-in-training now call Legacy Pasadena Southmore their clinical home, seeing patients, building relationships, and learning what it means to practice medicine in one of Houston’s most underserved communities. Behind that program is Dr. Kelly Gabler, and she has been working toward this moment for nearly two decades. A native Houstonian who grew up in …
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