“Mom, what does a migraine feel like?” That was the question 12-year-old Luc Wehby asked his mother, Jacquie Wehby, last May after a long day at school. Jacquie told Luc that their family didn’t have a history of migraines, but she did explain the basic symptoms and gave Luc an ibuprofen before bed. The next [Continue Reading]
The Lumpless Breast Cancer You Should Know About
One of the most aggressive and deadliest forms of breast cancer is often mistaken by women as a rash or skin infection. Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) is rare, accounting for only 1 to 5 percent of all new breast cancer cases in the United States, but it is also one of the hardest to diagnose. [Continue Reading]
Back in the Saddle After Surviving Two Heart Attacks
An American suffers a heart attack every 40 seconds according to the American Heart Association. Texas rancher Clifford Vacek, 70, fell victim to this statistic not once, but twice. In 2004, Vacek had started his job as the Honorable Clifford Vacek, judge of the 400th district court in Fort Bend County. New to the bench, [Continue Reading]
Getting Student Athletes Back in the Game After ACL Tears
For Ilijah Doucet, 17, football has been his sport of choice for over 10 years. Growing up, he played in outside leagues until middle school and high school, where he landed a spot on the Terry High School football team, playing running back, receiver and cornerback. His game plan changed when he tore his ACL [Continue Reading]
What it Means to be a Magnet-Recognized Hospital
Earlier this year, nurses, physicians and campus leadership at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital gathered in a conference room and huddled around a single telephone, anxiously awaiting an announcement that had been years in the making. The phone call would place the hospital among an elite group of facilities nationwide, joining Memorial Hermann Memorial City [Continue Reading]
After Years of Excessive Sweating, Teen Starts High School with Confidence and a Handshake
When 14-year-old Alex Malgarejo first met Dr. Matthew Harting, he didn’t greet him with a handshake. Instead, he sat through the consultation, constantly rubbing his hands on the tops of his thighs – a technique he used often. Malgarejo was suffering from a condition called hyperhidrosis, which caused persistent, excessive sweating in his palms. The [Continue Reading]
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