By Alexandra Becker Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to two vaccines for COVID-19—the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. Both use a well-established mRNA technology to combat the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 disease, and both require two doses administered weeks apart to deliver maximum [Continue Reading]
A COVID-19 Patient Finds Peace after Being Baptized at Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
by: Alexandra Becker Robin Broxson received the call in early August. COVID-19 was still surging in Houston, and Broxson, a chaplain with Memorial Hermann Health System, was doing all she could to help her patients, and their families, hold on to hope. As Broxson listened, the voice on the other end told her about a [Continue Reading]
In Sickness and In Health: Therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Lift Spirits with a Surprise Anniversary Fiesta
By Alexandra Becker On July 26, 2020, David Fields’ eyes were focused on the hill ahead of him, his feet fixed to the pedals of his bike. He was less than a mile away from his home in Grand Cane, La., training hard for his third deployment to Iraq just a few short months away. [Continue Reading]
Memorial Hermann Foundation’s “Feeding the Frontlines” Campaign Supports Clinicians and Restaurants this Holiday Season
By Alexandra Becker On the morning of Friday, Dec. 11, more than 800 breakfast meals awaited hospital staff at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center as they arrived for their day shifts or departed their evening shifts. Provided by The Toasted Yolk Café The Woodlands, the meals wrapped up the latest round of Memorial Hermann [Continue Reading]
“Different Than Anything in My Career”
Amabir Mattewal, M.D., Medical Director of the ICU, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, Describes His Life Treating Patients During COVID-19 Working in the ICU I thought I had seen everything. However, when COVID-19 hit Houston extremely hard in mid-June, it was nothing like anything I have experienced in my career. We were fortunate by [Continue Reading]
“More Important Than Ever” Memorial Hermann infectious disease experts say getting flu shot is critical this year
by: George Kovacik Covid-19 has been with us since March and it doesn’t appear like it wants to leave anytime soon. I’m sure we would all happily buy it a one-way plane ticket into the abyss if we could, but as we know, life is not that simple. The fact is that it will probably [Continue Reading]
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