Study shows rapid return of respiratory viruses after COVID-19 restrictions relaxed

A new Houston Methodist study shows a rapid return of seasonal respiratory viruses after COVID-19 restrictions were relaxed in Texas, demonstrating the apparent effectiveness of masking, distancing and other precautionary measures at stopping the...
4-Jun-2021 5:55 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New findings offer improved therapy of early-stage, BRCA mutation-associated breast cancer

Results were released this week on a new treatment with the potential to improve the outcomes for patients with hereditary BRCA mutations and high-risk, early-stage breast cancer. These results represent the first time a drug that blocks cancer...
4-Jun-2021 10:35 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Houston Methodist and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services partner to expand access to COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment

Houston Methodist announced today, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), that it has expanded access to COVID-19 monoclonal antibody therapy (mAb) in the Greater Houston area. The promising treatment has been...
27-May-2021 11:20 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Houston Methodist among largest providers of monoclonal antibody treatment for Covid-19

Among the nation’s largest providers of monoclonal antibodies for Covid-19, Houston Methodist has infused nearly 4,000 patients. The hospital system was able to quickly ramp up its program by leveraging numerous resources through...
1-Apr-2021 2:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Houston Methodist study reveals COVID-19 UK variant cases doubling weekly in Houston

Houston Methodist infectious disease pathologists have discovered new COVID-19 cases caused by the SARS-CoV-2 UK B.1.1.7 variant are doubling weekly. By mid-March the number increased sharply to 648 cases from 305 just a week earlier. The findings...
31-Mar-2021 6:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Houston Methodist finds multiple cases of significant coronavirus mutations, including Brazil strain

Houston Methodist has sequenced more than 20,000 of Houston’s coronavirus genomes since the start of the pandemic and leads the SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing efforts in the U.S. In the most recent batches of genomes, the U.K., South Africa, Brazil,...
2-Mar-2021 3:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Houston Methodist study finds males of all ages more affected by COVID-19 than females

A new Houston Methodist study found males are more likely to test positive for COVID-19, have complications and die from the virus than females, independent of age. The peer-reviewed observational study appears in PLOS ONE, a multidisciplinary...
15-Jan-2021 8:20 AM EST Add to Favorites

Internationally-recognized leader in MRI joins Houston Methodist

Diego Martin, M.D., Ph.D., has joined Houston Methodist Hospital as Chair of the Department of Radiology.
2-Dec-2020 10:35 AM EST Add to Favorites