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When it comes to choosing the best sunscreen, take the same approach to healthy eating: Read the label! UT Southwestern says the label should list three specific factors that indicate optimal sun protection. Learn more.

If family travel plans include hiking or relaxing in nature, take precautions against tick bites that can cause Lyme disease. In this week’s Your Pregnancy Matters blog, UT Southwestern offers tips to reduce the risk.

Exercise is vital to healthy living as we age, and dancing can help seniors in a variety of ways. From improving muscle tone and strength to social interaction and reducing dementia risk, dancing can help seniors live independently longer and with a higher quality of life.

Nearly 80 percent of people in the U.S. use some type of vision correction. But UT Southwestern says advances in vision-correction surgery could someday lead to a world without glasses or contacts. Learn more.

Heart disease, and more specifically coronary artery disease, is common in the U.S. Learn how PCI can relieve chronic chest pain.

Standing desks have become popular in recent years and are marketed as a solution for back pain and lagging productivity. Though sitting for long periods of time can cause back pain, standing desks aren’t a cure-all and can cause additional pain if not used properly.

Should pregnant women give up coffee? Skip sushi night? Avoid deli meats? JUT Southwestern discusses common food concerns and offers tips for avoiding foodborne illness during pregnancy.

Diabetic foot ulcers are nothing to mess around with. Notoriously difficult to heal, UT Southwestern offers treatments, which range from antibiotics, standard wound care, and surgery to leading-edge therapies such as the application of a wound dressing made of cryopreserved human placental tissue to help heal wounds.

In the U.S., rates of suicide have skyrocketed since 1999. In this week’s blog, UT Southwestern discusses why it’s important for pregnant women and those who love them to be aware of the symptoms of mental health conditions such as depression and how to get help.

The notion that the postpartum visit signals the end of a patient/doctor relationship is outdated. Instead, postpartum care should be treated as an opportunity to optimize a woman’s health for years to come. Learn more.