HOUSTON (February 15, 2023)
Dr. Andrew Barreto, an associate professor of neurology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston affiliated with Memorial Hermann, Dr. James Grotta, director of stroke research with the Clinical Institute for Research and Innovation at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Dr. Abhijee...
HOUSTON (February 6, 2023)
Dr. Sudha Tallavajhula, associate professor of neurology with UTHealth Houston and medical director of the TIRR Memorial Hermann Neurological Sleep Medicine Center, spoke with Livestrong about why you might regularly wake up right before your alarm goes off.
HOUSTON (February 1, 2023)
Actor Bob Saget lost his life after a head injury a little more than a year ago. A man from Houston suffered a similar problem but survived, following a six-month hospital stay. Dr. Mark Dannenbaum, a neurosurgeon with UTHealth Houston and Memorial Hermann, spoke about the patient’s road to...
HOUSTON (August 13, 2022)
Dr. Claudia Martinez had to put medical school on hold a few years ago when she developed a Chiari malformation and had a stroke that left her paralyzed from the neck down. She made a miraculous recovery at TIRR Memorial Hermann and is now a doctor seeing patients at TIRR.
HOUSTON (August 11, 2022)
Dr. Claudia Martinez had to put medical school on hold a few years ago when she developed a Chiari malformation and had a stroke that left her paralyzed from the neck down. She made a miraculous recovery at TIRR Memorial Hermann and is now a doctor seeing patients at TIRR.
HOUSTON (August 7, 2022)
Dr. Claudia Martinez had to put medical school on hold a few years ago when she developed a Chiari malformation and had a stroke that left her paralyzed from the neck down. She made a miraculous recovery at TIRR Memorial Hermann and is now a doctor seeing patients at TIRR.
HOUSTON (June 23, 2022)
Dr. Sheng Li, a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and Director of Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Research at TIRR Memorial Hermann, spoke to the Houston Chronicle about a patient who suffers with ...
HOUSTON (June 15, 2022)
Dr. Afton McNierney, Emergency Medicine Specialist, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, Dr. Sam Javedan, a neurosurgeon with Mischer Neuroscience Associates at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center and Amanda Wirt, occupational therapist with TIRR Memorial Hermann-The Woodlands...
HOUSTON (June 1, 2022) Dr. Sunil Sheth, an assistant professor of neurology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and affiliated with Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Associates, talks about cerebrovascular disease.
HOUSTON (May 16, 2022) Dr. Gerard Francisco, Chief Medical Officer, TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital and Chairman And Professor of the Department Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, spoke with about spasticity after stroke.
HOUSTON (April 21, 2022)
Dr. Nitin Tandon, a UTHealth Houston Neurosciences affiliated with Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute, along with his patient - Chasity Roberts, talk about surgical options to treat epilepsy and how he was able to help Chasity become seizure-free.
HOUSTON (March 16, 2022)
Dr. Allison Boyle, a neurologist with Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, talks about how deep brain stimulation can be a game-changer for Parkinson’s patients.
HOUSTON (July 2, 2021)
Dr. George Al-Shamy, a neurosurgeon with Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center, reunites with a patient who had a traumatic brain injury after a bike accident.
HOUSTON (March 24, 2021)
Dr. Manish Shah saves the life of a University of Texas at Austin student after discovering a blood clot the size of an apple in his skull.
HOUSTON (January 15, 2021)
How music therapy helped U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords find her voice after being shot.
HOUSTON (May 21, 2020)
Dr. Ankit Patel, Stroke Medical Director at Memorial Hermann Katy, discusses signs of a stroke and what you can do to help reduce your risk of having one. For more information on Memorial Hermann and their stroke centers, call 713-704-7100 or visit memorialhermann.org/stroke.
HOUSTON (May 7, 2020)
Did you know that stroke is the nation’s fifth leading cause of death? While covid-19 may be on everyone's mind, May is Stroke Awareness Month, so we're dispelling common stroke myths and sharing what you can do to reduce risks.
HOUSTON (December 31, 2018)
To meet the needs of spine and neurosurgery patients, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center developed the Memorial Hermann Orthopedic & Spine Hospital.
HOUSTON (December 1, 2018)
Walmart said it selected the approved facilities, including Memorial Hermann and all known in health care as designated "centers of excellence," for their demonstrated expertise in high-risk procedures.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS (July 6, 2018)
Camp Berryman was taken to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center where a carotid dissection was discovered. Later, a stent was placed in his carotid artery by neuro interventionist Gary Spiegel, MD.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS (June 14, 2018)
A Baytown teen who suffered from a gunshot wound due to an accidental shooting was able to walk the stage with his senior class.
HOUSTON (June 7, 2018)
Dr. Ashley Amsbaugh with Mischer Neuroscience Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center discusses treatment for SI Joint Dysfunction.
HOUSTON (April 2, 2018)
Doctors at a Houston hospital shared video of a woman playing the flute while on the operating table during a brain surgery procedure. The Texas Medical Center said Anna Henry, 63, was undergoing a procedure known as "deep brain stimulation" in the hopes of treating a condition known as essential...
HOUSTON (February 15, 2018)
There are now 12 sites around the country used by Walmart, with marquee names like Mayo and Johns Hopkins. Last May Memorial Hermann's Mischer Neuroscience Institute was added to the roster.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS (January 29, 2018)
As part of Hellard’s recovery plan, he was referred to TIRR Memorial Hermann-The Woodlands for inpatient rehabilitation. During treatment, Hellard was referred to an interventional cardiologist/heart disease specialist.
HOUSTON (July 26, 2017)
One second you're fine, the next moment you're crying hysterically. Then just as suddenly, the crying stops, and you're laughing uncontrollably. That’s what it’s like for people with PseudoBulbar Affect (or PBA), a condition that causes uncontrollable crying and/or laughing.
HOUSTON (April 27, 2017)
Carol Ruiz was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) when she was 32 years old. It's been a swift change of life in two years.
HOUSTON (February 2, 2017)
The two most powerful men on the sidelines during the Super Bowl on Sunday might not be the ones calling plays. Two Houston doctors will have the authority to stop play. Pull a player out of the game. Tell him he can't return.
HOUSTON (March 11, 2016)
During the first two days after everyone springs forward one hour for daylight saving time, research shows the rate for a common type of stroke is eight percent higher.
HOUSTON (January 15, 2016)
Paralyzed from the neck down, 20-year-old Louis Tontodonato has enrolled in the first clinical trial testing the ability of stem cells to repair spinal cord injuries and restore sensation and movement in quadriplegics.
HOUSTON (October 21, 2015)
Guillain-Barré syndrome missed three times in woman until she was reffered to Philip Blum, a neurologist at Patient Centered Neurology in Houston.
KYLE, TEXAS (July 15, 2014)
A Kyle woman tackles a brain disorder. An act of kindness that led the family to Texas has paid off in finding a surgeon.
HOUSTON (April 6, 2014)
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School, in partnership with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC), is proud to announce that the UTHealth Mobile Stroke Unit has successfully transported and helped save the life of its very first patient.
HOUSTON (February 7, 2013)
Sixty-eight-year-old Jeffrey Day underwent an operation at Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute, where doctors place electrodes in the brain to fight “misfiring cells” that cause Parkinson’s symptoms, with a higher frequency.