“There have been days when I didn’t feel like I would make it through,” says Jarrell Bryant, a formerpatient at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center who was admitted through the hospital’s Red Duke Trauma Institute. “I went through the ‘why me’s,’ but I got past it. My wife and I have an eight-year-old daughter I have [Continue Reading]
Air Force Veteran Defies the Odds and Survives a Ruptured Brain Aneurysm
As a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Danisha Henry is trained to handle high pressure, high stress situations. What she didn’t realize was the life-threatening situation she’d have to battle through after putting the combat zone behind her. “Back in March, I was in the kitchen, and the next thing I remember is being [Continue Reading]
From a Traumatic Brain Injury Patient to a Memorial Hermann Employee
By Barre Morris, PMP,CSM, ITIL Becoming Universal Studio’s biggest franchise of all time, the Fast and the Furious is a series of action films about illegal street racing. Driving on the highways and roads of Houston sometimes seems no different from being among the fast and furious either. Houston’s population growth and suburban sprawl has [Continue Reading]
“Four seconds is all it takes: The day my daughter nearly drowned.”
By Elizabeth Nuño, mom of four and wife to ABC sportscaster David Nuño On Monday, July 14, 2014, my daughter almost drowned. That evening, we were at our backyard neighbors’ house for a BBQ and swimming. Our then 6-year-old twin boys knew how to swim and had one season of swim team under their belts. [Continue Reading]
Tips for a Healthy – and Happy – Spring Break
Spring Break can be a time for students and their families to kick back, relax and unwind at home or on vacation. Physicians with the Memorial Hermann Medical Group hope everyone will keep safety in mind when planning their Spring Break activities. “The last thing you want to do is end up sick or injured [Continue Reading]
Are Your Kids Safe from Fido’s Pills?
Pet pills that help keep your furry friends healthy may not be as harmless as you think when it comes to other members of your family. A new study found that medications intended for dogs and cats are now posing risks to children, with one poison control center in central Ohio logging hundreds of calls [Continue Reading]