By Kelsey English, M.D., Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician, Amanecia Health If you live in Dallas-Fort Worth and you have tried to get timely care from a doctor who actually knows you, you already understand the problem. The Metroplex has excellent hospitals and no shortage of clinics. What it does not have is easy access. A […]
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By Lauren Leavitt, M.D., Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician and Co-Founder, Amanecia Health Patients have been asking us about peptides for years. The questions used to come quietly, usually toward the end of an appointment. They came in louder over the last twelve months, and louder still in the last few weeks. The reason is straightforward. Twelve
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By Ann Czarnik, M.D., Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician and Co-Founder, Amanecia Health For the past two years, GLP-1 medications have changed the way physicians approach weight management. Semaglutide and tirzepatide, delivered as weekly injections, have helped millions of patients achieve meaningful, sustained weight loss under medical supervision. Now there is a new chapter. Two oral
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By Lauren Leavitt, M.D., Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician and Co-Founder, Amanecia Health If you live in Houston, TX and you have ever tried to get in to see a good doctor quickly, you already know the problem. The city has one of the largest medical centers in the world, but that does not mean access
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By Lauren Leavitt, M.D., Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician and Co-Founder, Amanecia Health If you are researching medical weight loss in Houston, two medication names keep coming up: semaglutide and tirzepatide. You probably know them better by their brand names. Ozempic and Wegovy are semaglutide. Mounjaro and Zepbound are tirzepatide. And the question I hear most
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By the physicians of Amanecia Health | March 2026 NPR reported this week on what many patients and clinicians have been waiting for: the government is moving closer to lifting restrictions on some of the most widely used peptide therapies. The piece confirmed what we covered in detail last month in our breakdown of the FDA peptide
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By Ann Czarnik, M.D., Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician and Co-Founder, Amanecia Health Not long ago, getting a GLP-1 prescription often meant navigating insurance, finding a specialist, and waiting weeks for an appointment. Today, medications like semaglutide and tirzepatide are easier to access than ever before. You can obtain them from med spas, telehealth apps, online
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By Ann Czarnik, M.D., Board-Certified Emergency Medicine Physician and Co-Founder, Amanecia Health If you’ve heard the term concierge medicine but aren’t exactly sure what it means, you’re not alone. In Austin, the phrase is used to describe everything from traditional membership practices to telehealth apps that promise direct access to a doctor. Concierge medicine refers
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By the physicians of Amanecia Health | Updated April 27, 2026 Related: Read our follow-up on the NPR report on peptide restrictions and what it means for patients. On February 27, 2026, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly addressed FDA action on a group of peptide substances that had been on the FDA’s Category