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TIRR Memorial Hermann hosted a send-off event for paralympians heading to Paris for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.

Mark Barr, an anesthesiologist at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, is heading to the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.

Students in the inaugural class of the Health Education and Leadership (HEAL) High School started school, marking the first step in their journey to rewarding careers in health care.

Dr. Linda Yancey, Director of Infection Prevention for Memorial Hermann, discusses some of the big questions people may have when trying to differentiate whether the symptoms they are experiencing are just a cold, or possibly COVID.

Memorial Hermann Life Flight visited The Health Education and Learning High School, or HEAL High School, in order to educate students on tourniquet safety and 'stopping the bleed.'

As Hurricane Beryl left millions in Houston without power, people turn to generators to power their homes. This leads to a substantial increase in carbon monoxide poisoning cases across the city, and Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center is best equipped to treat these patients.

Dr. Benedict Ifedi, primary care physician with Memorial Hermann Medical Group, gives plenty of tips in advance of the July 4th holiday. While primary safety tips are related to fireworks safety, Dr. Ifedi also touches on grilling safety, water safety and heat safety.

Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital recently hosted junior and senior high school students for a summer camp that allowed them to explore careers in healthcare. Campers were able to learn about a day in the life for particular roles, with stations including CPR, respiratory therapy and even a tou...

Francis Mugwanya, knows first-hand what it's like to crawl and be looked down upon. After polio diagnosis at a young age, his life was forever changed when he was given his first wheelchair at the age of 12.

Jessi Crane, pediatric critical care transport nurse, and her mother, Rosemarie Crane, a NICU nurse at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, speak about the importance of nursing and how both were inspired to get into the profession by family members who were nurses.

Women have long been involved in Memorial Hermann Life Flight®. Marguerite Badger helped start the program with Dr. Red Duke in 1976. She was affectionately called the “First Lady of Life Flight."

During spring break, kids still enjoyed some reading time, thanks to volunteers from Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital. This week, doctors and staff dedicated their time to reading to children at the Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center as part of National Reading Month. On Tuesday kids gathe...

When Travis Davidson took the stage to perform at the ReelMusic Festival in Houston on February 22, it was a triumphant and profound celebration of life after his near-death experience. Travis admits he once was headed down a self-destructive life path.

When Travis Davidson took the stage to perform at the ReelMusic Festival in Houston on February 22, it was a triumphant and profound celebration of life after his near-death experience. Travis admits he once was headed down a self-destructive life path.

Dexter, Pilot and Declan, the facility dogs at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, delivered Valentine's Day cards and interacted with patients at Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital on the special day. The participated in card-creating activities and allowed patients to pet and interact. In a...

Memorial Hermann's partners at Athlete Training and Health are assisting in training athletes for the NFL Combine and university Pro Days in advance of the 2024 NFL Draft. This package contains b-roll of our athletes going through training, interviews with the athletes as well as an interview wit...

Dr. Carrie Bakunas, Medical Director of the Emergency Department at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, gives all the tips Houston families need to know about carbon monoxide poisoning, as well as cold weather preparedness information. During Houston's freeze in 2021, Memorial Hermann-Texas Me...

Karly Mendez, human performance specialist with Memorial Hermann | Rockets Sports Medicine Institute, speaks about work-out resolutions and does an at-home workout demonstration.

Meredith Parmley, registered sports dietitian with Memorial Hermann | Rockets Sports Medicine Institute, speaks about dieting and nutrition resolutions.

Dr. Jason Balette, bariatric surgeon affiliated with Memorial Hermann, speaks about what patients should know if they are considering weight loss surgery in the new year.

The Fertitta Family and the Houston Rockets partnered with Memorial Hermann Health System and the City of Houston for renovations at Highland Park basketball court.

The Security team at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center organized their first ever toy drive. Over 60 security guards participated and brought in hundreds of toys that were then distributed to patients at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Getting through the holidays can be extremely tough when your child or family member is hospitalized. To make the burden easier on families at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, a pop-up shop is organized so families can come and pick out gifts for our patients.

Santa and The Grinch paid a special visit to NICU patients and newborns at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital. They posed with some of our smallest patients in the NICU, but also visited the some of our newborns, including a set of new twins!

Dr. Alexis Monique Javier, pediatrician with Children's Memorial Hermann Pediatrics, gives safety tips for holiday toys in 2023. Toys with small batteries that can easily be accessed should be avoided, as swallowing one of these small batteries can be fatal. We also see a lot of injuries from sma...

Dr. Alexis Monique Javier, pediatrician with Children's Memorial Hermann Pediatrics, gives safety tips for children using electric bikes or scooters.

Dr. Alexis Monique Javier, pediatrician with Children's Memorial Hermann Pediatrics, speaks about some ways to keep you and your family safe if traveling during the holiday season.

Sarah Wagner, registered dietitian with Memorial Hermann, speaks about how to make smart meal choices at Thanksgiving.

A member of the TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital staff took the lead in donating some old hospital beds to a clinic in Guatemala.

Dr. Christa Filak, pediatrician with Children's Memorial Hermann Pediatrics, speaks about flu, RSV, strep and everything else going around this season. Dr. Filak describes the signs and symptoms of each viral disease, as well as what you should do if you think you or your child has COVID.

Staff at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital celebrate a WWII US Air Force veteran on Veteran's Day. 101-year-old Frank Levy was a patient at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital who was discharged on Veterans' Day. Before being discharged, staff at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital had a celebr...

Dr. Majid Basit, interventional cardiologist with Memorial Hermann, speaks about how Daylight Saving Time can affect heart health and heart attack likelihood.

Every year it's worth revisiting the most common tips and tricks to keep you and your children safe during the Halloween season.

Every year it's worth revisiting the most common tips and tricks to keep you and your children safe during the Halloween season.