Free Colorectal Cancer Awareness Seminar and Screening Kit

According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States.  “Because of screening tests, colorectal cancer can be caught early, increasing the survival rate for those diagnosed with...

Houston Methodist Primary Care Group Welcomes Vandana Khera, MD

Houston Methodist Primary Care Group is pleased to welcome internal medicine physician Dr. Vandana Khera to the new Riverstone location. Khera joins Dr. Deepshika Sharda at the practice located at 18717 South University Boulevard, Suite 105, where they will continue to provide quality primary care to...

Love Yourself This Month with High-Tech Medical Imaging

By Trish Johnson – There is just no other month better to be in love than February. February 14th – St. Valentine’s Day – is known as the day of love as folks shower each other with candy, cards and flowers. But a couple of other days in February also make it the best time to love a very...

OakBend Medical Center Announces 2015 Physician of the Year

Dr. Ed Uthman, OakBend’s Laboratory Medical Director, has been named OakBend Medical Center’s 2015 Physician of the Year. The presentation was made at the annual physician party held at the home of Dr. Amitabh Shukla. The Physician of the Year award, OakBend’s highest recognition, is presented annually...

Leading Cardiology Groups Merge to Create New Fort Bend “Super Practice”

Two of Fort Bend’s leading cardiology practices have come together to form Houston Methodist Cardiology Associates. The new practice includes eight of the area’s most experienced and highly skilled heart specialists – working in concert with Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital’s new Heart &...

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Is First in Fort Bend to Offer Unique Pain-Control Procedure for Breast Cancer Surgery

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital recently performed Fort Bend’s first PECS II block, a procedure to minimize the pain of breast cancer surgery. PECS II is a relatively new pre-surgery approach to pain management. Using ultrasound technology, the anesthesiologist identifies the exact location of two...