All things considered, it’s not a bad time to be a baby. The newborn mortality rate in the U.S. has plummeted from nearly 20 per 1,000 births in the 1960s to the current rate of less than four per 1,000, according to the March of Dimes. But the first month of life, when newborns are [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]
Early Detection Matters When It Comes To Breast Cancer
By: Dr. Jessica Jones, oncologist with Memorial Hermann Cancer Center Before you read this blog, I need you to know that this isn’t going to be your run-of-the-mill “go get your mammogram” post. No ma’am. I will talk about more than just mammograms, which are critically important. I will also delve into breast MRI and [Continue Reading]
Three Things You Need to Know about the Flu and Pregnancy
While contracting COVID-19 is still a concern for communities nationwide, health experts are also expecting to see more winter flu cases. Severe illness from the flu can present itself in certain individuals, including the elderly, immunocompromised, and women who are pregnant. In fact, pregnant women have a much higher risk for developing complications from the [Continue Reading]
A Tale of Twos: How Two Heroic Security Officers Helped Deliver Two Babies Outside Two Memorial Hermann Hospitals Late Last Year
Memorial Hermann Health System delivers thousands of Houston-area babies each year, but rarely do those deliveries happen just outside the hospital walls. Late last year, however, and in two separate occurrences, two heroic Memorial Hermann security officers stepped in to help deliver two healthy baby girls in the parking lots outside Memorial Hermann Sugar Land [Continue Reading]
Five Things Families Need to Know about the COVID-19 Vaccines
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]
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