By Heather Sessions At 56-years old, Ginger Hanson was enjoying life – spending time with her family and two grown sons, visiting her lake house, and running her antique shop. But, life as she knew it suddenly changed when she received unsettling news: stage 3 breast cancer. On top of her unexpected diagnosis, Hanson found [Continue Reading]
On the Frontlines of COVID: “We are all in this together”
By Salil Bhandari, MD I thought I had taken care of patients with every emergency imaginable until we saw the surge of patients suspected or confirmed with COVID-19. When I serve as the rapid treatment physician, my job for the next eight hours is to screen patients with any respiratory illness before they enter the [Continue Reading]
Breast Cancer Patient’s Fight Continues Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
By Heather Sessions When Chealci Eddins found a lump in her breast during a self-exam in the shower last September, she wasn’t too worried. A young wife and mother, she had just finished her master’s degree and had plans to earn her Ph.D. She never dreamed at age 27 she would be diagnosed with stage [Continue Reading]
On the Frontlines of COVID: “Our frontline nurses are heroes”
I became a nurse 22 years ago because I love being able to help people when they are in need. I’m a single mom with two kids, and I transferred from Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center to Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center almost a year ago for a shorter commute and a better work-life balance. [Continue Reading]
Learning More About Antibodies in the Fight Against COVID-19
As stay-at-home orders continue amid the COVID-19 crisis, discussions are beginning about how and when the economy can safely begin to reopen. Health officials believe those decisions must be based on data of infection rates in the population and are looking at antibody tests to help determine who has been infected, recovered and perhaps developed [Continue Reading]
Officials Now Recommend Masks in Fight Against COVID-19
Federal health officials now recommend people wear a face mask when out in public to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The new guideline follows a previous recommendation, issued in the early days of the outbreak, and comes as officials learn more about the disease and how it spreads. In Texas, residents are now required [Continue Reading]