Entries by MacArthur Medical Center

Take Two Apps and Call Me in the Morning

Will doctors recommend health apps to patients? There has been an explosion in health apps. Patients are using them for weight loss, calorie counting, exercise monitoring, ovulation calculation and for many other health needs. But to truly integrate the concept of health apps in the health care system healthcare providers will need to get involved. […]

Social Media Savvy Doctors

Doctor-patient relationships no longer stop at exam room walls. Medical communication is being transformed. Doctors are tweeting. Patients are posting to medical practices’ Facebook walls. Medicine has entered the world of social media. Dr. Jeff Livingston at MacArthur OB-GYN in Irving, Texas, uses Facebook and Twitter to share the latest health news with his patients. […]

Resolutions: Making a Plan

We have been very busy getting our new satellite office up and running in the last couple of weeks. If you have not seen it, the office is located at 307 Euless Westpark Way. This time I’m going to talk about the next section in our healthy dietary change resolution for 2010. Once you make […]

Resolutions: To Achieve or Not to Achieve

This week’s tip for a successful resolution is: Make your resolutions achievable Losing 15 pounds in the next 3 weeks to fit into that bathing suit for your vacation to Mexico is not very realistic however, losing 1-2 pounds per week for the next 3 months is. Don’t bite off more than you can chew […]