Every time you’ve seen a new doctor, they have likely asked you about your family medical history, from your grandfather's diabetes to your aunt's depression. You can expect to get that same question ...

Your family’s medical history is one of the most important indicators of your future health and is valuable information for your doctor. Thanksgiving is National Family History day and is a great time ...

When I began my own private practice in 1989, an oral surgeon offered his office to me for rent on Wednesdays when he was not there. I realized that I needed some type of intake questionnaire form. I ...

When you go to the doctor, the first thing you’re asked is, “Do you have a family history of X?” Do you know the answer? Understanding your family medical history might seem excessive, but it can play ...

Every two or three years, I have a colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer. That’s a far more stringent schedule than the current guidelines outlined by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, ...

HOUSTON — If you want a better picture of your health, you need to know both your personal and family health history. Dr. Shira Goldstein, a family physician with UT Physicians, said her new patients ...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and there are plenty of topics of conversation — from politics to finances to the super-personal (i.e., “When are you getting married and/or having a baby?”) — ...

For the first 18 years of my life, my family history was a complete mystery. I was adopted as a baby, and while at times that reality has been painful, I was extremely fortunate to have been raised by ...

I’ve always known that my family has a history of heart-related health problems. My maternal grandmother had high blood pressure, as do other relatives on my mom’s side. Some also have heart rhythm ...

Ashley Dedmon’s parents always told her knowledge is power. Discussions about health, she says, were the norm growing up. “They were educators,” Dedmon says of her parents. “They were always wanting ...

Jade Wexler was a teenager when she first realized her experience at the doctor’s office was different from that of her peers. Sitting in her pediatrician’s waiting room, she was handed a standard ...