Raaga Bean, D.O., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern; she specializes in palliative care.

Is colon cancer screening necessary? A study out of the U.K. published in The BMJ suggests average-risk patients age 50-79 might not need a colonoscopy if they have low risk-score. But UT Southwestern disagrees when it comes to U.S. patients. Find out why in this MedBlog.

Jason Fleming, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern; he specializes in pancreatic cancer surgery.

What women should know about thyroid disease symptoms, how thyroid problems affect family planning, and how to take thyroid medication correctly.

Oladipupo Olafiranye, M.D., M.S., is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern; he specializes in general and interventional cardiology.

For women who have an infectious disease and are pregnant, early intervention is important.

Zehra Tekin, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center; she specializes in endocrinology.

Young patients may worry that having colon surgery will require them to wear a colostomy bag. But UT Southwestern says 80-90% of patients won't need one. Learn more.

Ernesto Llano, M.D., is an Instructor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center; he specializes in inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer.

UT Southwestern demystifies women's health conditions for the Muslim community in Texas.