In honor of National Nurses Week we celebrate Norma Salahshour, who has worked at The Methodist Hospital since 1961. This summer she will complete her fifth decade as a nurse at the same hospital, which is quite an accomplishment.
Football players need to get acclimated to the heat before practice begins in August to avoid serious injury or even death. 40 kids have died on the football field since 1995 from heat-related illnesses.
Results from the first year of a two-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial show that Avastin®, a drug approved to treat some cancers and is commonly used off-label to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is as effective as the more expensive FDA-approved drug Lucentis® for treating AMD.
Much like moving oil through a pipeline, the heart must pump blood through the body. Both systems need clean, well-functioning pipes (or blood vessels), free of blockages or corrosion, to function efficiently. Both industries - medicine and energy - also are crucial to our nation’s economy and future.
As the nation’s population ages, so do the tens of thousands of caregivers for those stricken with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Experts say it’s just as important to take care of yourself as it is to give Alzheimer’s support to a loved one.
Fatty liver disease is one of the best markers of coronary artery disease. It can also lead to cirrhosis, fibrosis and liver failutre.
Patient’s own stem cells may supercharge cardiac bypass surgery.
U.S. News & World Report named four hospitals within The Methodist Hospital System to its inaugural Best Metro Area Hospitals list, with The Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center taking the top spot in the Houston metropolitan area.
Eugene C. Lai, M.D., Ph.D., recently joined the Methodist Neurological Institute and holds the Robert W. Hervey Distinguished Endowed Chair for Parkinson’s Disease Research and Treatment.
A 65-year-old woman with Parkinson’s disease became the first patient in the United States to receive a new device for deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy.
Many people get fooled into thinking a package that has the label "free" is completely free of fat, sodium, etc. when it is not.
Stuttering expert at The Methodist Hospital in Houston tells what the Academy Award-nominated film got right - and could have done better.
Physicians in Houston implanted a heart valve through a small puncture hole in the patient's leg, as an alternative to open heart surgery.
Physician and former NASA Astronaut Scott Parazynski has been named Chief Medical Officer and Chief Technology Officer of The Methodist Hospital Research Institute.
Super Bowl injuries do not only happen on the field of play...they can actually happen at home.
A 35,000 square-foot interactive, simulation-based surgical training center opens today in Houston. It was created to help practicing physicians acquire new high-tech skills including image-guided therapies, surgical robotics and new techniques.
Physicians will replace diseased cardiac valves through a single, tiny puncture hole in the patient's groin, as part of a research study.
Methodist ranks No. 19 in annual FORTUNE rankings
Jim Nantz is putting his star power behind a new Alzheimer's center at The Methodist Hospital in Houston in honor of his father, Jim Nantz Jr., who died of the disease after a 13-year battle.
The National Institutes of Health recently awarded a $6.78 million to extend a 23-year-old large-scale, community-based study of heart disease, the nation's number one killer.
Breaking down your weight loss resolution into small tasks will bring success.
In a rare feat for any hospital in the United States, Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston has not recorded a hospital-acquired infection in the top three at-risk areas for 14 consecutive months.
Scientists and engineers from two of the nation’s largest industries – medicine and energy – came together this week to explore the synergies in moving oil and pumping blood.
People at high risk of type 2 diabetes can make their situation worse by eating too much during the holidays.
The children of a distinguished Houston philanthropist and oilman made a $10 million gift this week to the Methodist Transplant Center in honor of their late father who received a heart transplant at Methodist 20 years ago.
Changing your focus from dieting to living healthy during the holidays boosts the chances of maintaining your perfect weight.
Compulsive eating gets worse around the holidays.
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute® (TMHRI) today opened a 12-story, 440,000 square foot research facility dedicated solely to research and equipped with the world’s most advanced technology to help research scientists, physicians and engineers cure diseases that afflict today’s patients.
A rare blood disorder amyloidosis can severely damage the heart, liver and other vital organs in the body.
Large doses of B-complex vitamins could reduce the rate of brain shrinkage by half in elderly people with memory problems and slow the progression of dementia.
A 50 million old snake undergoes a CT scan at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. Paleontologist Hussam Zaher from Brazil wants to determine where the snake fits in to the evolution of snakes in North America.
Surgeons perform multiple cardiac vessel bypasses through a single, small incision in the patient’s side, reducing pain, recovery time and risk for infection.
Dr. Jenny C. Chang, an internationally acclaimed breast cancer researcher and clinician, has been named director of the Methodist Cancer Center. She begins her new role on Oct. 1.
Taking a dietary supplement of organic zinc and the enzyme phytase four days before receiving botulinum toxin injections made the toxin more effective in 93 percent of patients tested in a recent study at The Methodist Hospital in Houston.
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) awarded the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation a $5.4 million grant to support the expansion of translational research to find treatments for military men and women with spinal cord injuries.
Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D, an internationally recognized leader, collaborator and scientist specializing in biomedical nanotechnology, was named President and CEO of The Methodist Hospital Research Institute today.
Tips on how to avoid heat illness during this heat wave.
The Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center today opened the country’s most advanced hybrid, robotic operating room. The new suite integrates advanced robotics, imaging and navigation with surgery to offer patients the least invasive and safest surgical and interventional treatments for cardiovascular disease.
A 13-member surgical team from the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center completed the first phase of training to implant a new total artificial heart designed to completely replace the heart’s function while the patient waits for a heart transplant. Methodist will be the first hospital in Texas to offer this total heart replacement.
A portable heart/lung machine helps move critically ill patients easily and safely to different areas of the hospital for medical tests or from outlying hospitals to the medical center for specialized treatment.
New research shows that sepsis is 10 times more common and more lethal than other more well-known surgical complications including heart attacks and blood clots.
How taking care of your knee joints now might help you avoid arthritis and a knee replacement later.
New research shows that using robotics reduces blood vessel trauma during minimally invasive procedures to repair diseased arteries. Research results were presented at the Society for Vascular Surgery‘s 2010 Vascular Annual Meeting in Boston.
Surgeons are studying a new way to make kidney donation safer, less invasive and almost scar free for women by using a new technique that removes kidneys transvaginally.
Three stories related to health and hurricanes.
A Phase III trial of a drug used for the treatment of vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) and macular hole (MH) revealed key findings for patients diagnosed with these severe conditions which can lead to significant vision impairment.
Sports drinks as well as water will help you get through exercising in the heat.
A new surgery that can get people with foot drop out of a brace and walking normally.
As you work on stories related to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, please keep in mind the following medical experts from The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Not having anyone in your life can lead you straight to the pantry.
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