New TMA Chart, Podcast Assess the COVID Risks of Various Holiday Activities
How risky is traveling over the river and through the woods to grandmother ’s house during a pandemic? Physicians of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) COVID-19 Task Force and TMA Committee on Infectious Diseases announce two new tools to help Texans enjoy holiday activities while avoiding things that pose the greatest risk of spreading COVID-19: A new infographic and podcast. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - November 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Texas Physicians Getting Millions of Masks to Fight COVID-19
Bottom line: The Texas Medical Association has shipped millions of protective masks acquired from the state to physicians so they can care for patients. Box by box, Texas physicians are getting the protective gear they need to safely care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) and county medical societies’ distribution of millions of state-acquired masks. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - November 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More than Ever, Flu Shots are Critical to a Healthy Texas
2020 has been a hard year. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed our loved ones, made many Texans sick, and upended our lives. Now we ’re facing another big threat – flu season. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - October 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Texas Physicians Getting Millions of Masks to Fight COVID-19
Bottom line: The Texas Medical Association has shipped millions of protective masks acquired from the state to physicians so they can care for patients. Box by box, Texas physicians are getting the protective gear they need to safely care for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA’s) and county medical societies’ distribution of millions of state-acquired masks. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - October 28, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More than ever, flu shots are critical to a healthy Texas
2020 has been a hard year. The COVID-19 pandemic has killed our loved ones, made many Texans sick, and upended our lives. Now we ’re facing another big threat – flu season. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - October 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TPHC: Don ’t Cut Public Health Funding During Pandemic
Please attribute this statement to Texas Public Health Coalition Chair Jason V. Terk, MD, in response to Texas Department of State Health Services ’ 2022-23 Legislative Appropriation Request. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - October 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vote, but Vote Safely, Physicians Urge
Early voting starts in Texas this week. Physicians urge all Texans to play it safe as they fulfill their civic duty, reminding everyone that it is possible to vote safely during a pandemic. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - October 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dallas Physician Receives TMA ’s Young at Heart Award
Dallas nephrologist Steven R. Hays, MD, is the 2020 Texas Medical Association (TMA) Young at Heart Award recipient. Doctors from the TMA Young Physician Section (YPS) announced the award during TMA ’s House of Delegates meeting, held virtually last month. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - October 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TMA Honors Houston Physician, Medical Student
Texas physicians and medical students honored a Houston physician and a medical student for helping develop the people who practice medicine, and for helping the community. Family physician Khoa V. Pham, MD, received the Texas Medical Association Resident and Fellow Section J.T. “Lamar” McNew, MD, Award, for his service to physicians-in-training, or medical residents. Natalie Topolski, a medical student at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), received the TMA Medical Student Section Student of the Year Award. The awards were announ...
Source: TMA News Room - October 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Texas Medical Students Honor Lubbock Physician
Texas medical students recognized Lubbock pulmonologist Cynthia A. Jumper, MD, with the 2020 C. Frank Webber, MD, Award, for her commitment to mentoring medical students. The Texas Medical Association (TMA) Medical Student Section announced the award during TMA ’s House of Delegates meeting, held virtually earlier this month. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - October 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UTHealth San Antonio Long School of Medicine Wins TMA ’s Med Student Chapter of Year Award
The UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine has received the Texas Medical Association Medical Student Section (TMA-MSS) 2019-20 Chapter of the Year Award. TMA ’s House of Delegates policymaking body announced the award during its virtual meeting earlier this month. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - October 1, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TMA: Fair Telemedicine Payments will Ensure Patients ’ Care Continues
Statement by Texas Medical Association (TMA) President Diana L. Fite, MD, regarding Gov. Greg Abbott ’s announcement today that Texas’ state-regulated health plans will continue to pay physicians and health care providers the same rate for patients’ telemedicine care as for in-person care, through the end 2020. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - September 25, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
TMA Names Paris Physician Distinguished Service Award Honoree
The Texas Medical Association (TMA) presented its highest physician honor to someone who didn ’t even start her health care career, more than 50 years ago, as a doctor. Josie R. Williams, MD, of Paris, Texas – who first was a registered nurse before becoming a successful Texas physician – became TMA’s 2020 Distinguished Service Award recipient during a video presentation before the TMA House of Delegates virtual meeting on Saturday. (Source: TMA News Room)
Source: TMA News Room - September 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
