Health & Fitness

Multiple-stage event takes place Sept. 21 Woodforest National Bank will host the 14th Annual Woodforest Bank Charity Run at Heritage Park in downtown Conroe on Saturday, September 21. This year’s race will include a 10K run / walk sponsored by Insperity Invitational and a 5K run / walk spons

The Montgomery County Hospital District Board of Directors voted to drop the tax rate for the 22nd consecutive year. By adopting a rate of $0.0497 per $100 valuation

Haris Kamal, MD, a stroke specialist and neurointerventional surgeon with board certifications in general neurology, vascular neurology and neurocritical care, has joined Memorial Hermann’s

As Joseph Prihoda and his wife, Debbie, drove to church on a Wednesday last May, they had no idea how their seemingly uneventful day would turn out. During his wife’s choir practice,

Ten Memorial Hermann hospitals have received American Heart Association (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Quality Achievement Awards for their commitment to offering stroke patients

Montgomery County Hospital District is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Mike DePasquale as Associate Medical Director for MCHD Emergency Medical Services (EMS).

St. Luke’s Health-Lakeside Hospital has received accreditation from the Joint Commission for its Advanced Total Hip and Knee Replacement program.

St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance

St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital has received two Get With The Guidelines® – Coronary Artery Disease achievement awards from the American Heart Association

This summer has seen extreme heat linger over a large swath of the country. As student athletes begin to prepare for the upcoming fall season, coaches are reminded that heat and humidity can be especially hazardous for their young players.

Blood donors needed as record breaking heat disrupts blood drives nationwide The American Red Cross faces an emergency blood shortage after its national blood inventory plummeted more than 25 percent in July. This summer’s record-setting heat is a significant contributor to recent blood collection challenges impacting almost

This week, we officially hit temperatures in excess of 100 degrees – extremely exacerbated by the accompanying heat index pushing them up to as high as 110 – and we still have a month and a half until summer officially closes. As we learned from Hurr

Memorial Hermann Auxiliary Donates $46K+ Back Through Wish List The Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center’s Auxiliary awarded the Fiscal Year ’24

Hurricane Beryl left millions without power and first aid, and meteorologists expect the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season will continue to be remarkably active. Near record-high ocean temperatures and a La Niña weather pattern have led the National Oce

Cancer patients experience a deep mix of emotions along their journey: shock, fear, anxiety, sadness, and many more. These feelings can exacerbate

As athletic seasons approach with the new school year, Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine The Woodlands is

The American Heart Association presents the Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold achievement award for proven dedication to ensuring access to best practices a Montgomery County Hospital District EMS has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold achievement award

First-in-human novel valveless artificial heart implanted in a patient with end-stage heart failure as a bridge to heart transplant Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, part of CommonSpirit Health, is home to the successful first-in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH)

Montgomery County Hospital District (MCHD) is proud to announce a remarkable achievement: the qualification of its Collaborative Just Culture® Program,

U.S. News & World Report named Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital the No. 8 hospital in Texas and No. 5 hospital in the Houston area.