It’s not always obvious where to turn when you get sick. Sometimes you’ll head for an emergency room, other times to an urgent care center. However, sometimes you don’t need to go to either. Memorial Hermann’s Nurse Health Line is a free telephone triage service, available in any language, which can help you determine the [Continue Reading]
Spring Break and Sexual Assault: How to Reduce Your Risk
Spring break can be a time to let loose and unwind from the rigors of the academic year. But it can also increase the risk of sexual assault for young people, who aren’t always on guard against danger in the midst of a party. Over half of women and almost a third of men in [Continue Reading]
Coping with Loss at the Holidays
The holidays can be a difficult time, especially for anyone who has recently — or not so recently — lost a loved one. Missing someone is always hard, but the loss can feel even more glaring when you’re surrounded by holiday gatherings and celebrations. And while grief and loneliness can strike at any time, the [Continue Reading]
Alcohol Abuse and the Holidays: Warning Signs and How to Seek Help
By Alexandra Becker The holiday season is a time for merriment and celebration, but it can also be marked by stress and grief, especially this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic casts a shadow over customary gatherings and traditions. As such, many people who turn to alcohol—either for added cheer or to cope with loss—find themselves [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]
Deep Vein Thrombosis Can Quickly Put a Damper on Your Holiday Plans
COVID-19 has put the kibosh on travel plans for some, but for others they are still going to hop in the car or get on an airplane and head over the river and through the woods to grandma’s house for holiday fun. While most will think to remember their iPad, pillows, books, etc. to keep [Continue Reading]
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