Surgeons at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center have completed the first fully robotic heart transplant, a breakthrough procedure that could transform the future of heart surgery.

"I'm quite optimistic that over the next several years we should be able to understand the causes of diabetes better through this approach and hopefully classify diabetes in a way that's much more helpful to clinicians and to physicians," Dr. Ashok Balasubramanyam, said.

The hospital price transparency law requires hospitals to list the cash prices for procedures on their websites, requiring them to be easily accessible and allow patients to compare cash prices with insurance.

HOUSTON – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is partnering with Texas Southern University to hold a coronavirus vaccine clinic located at the TSU campus in Houston’s Third Ward. According to Vanessa Astros, spokeswoman for St. Luke’s Health, the appointment-only clinic is expected to be fully operational by Monday. People who qualify to receive the vaccine under the current guidelines can join the St. Luke’s waiting list at stlukeshealth.org. Those who sign up and are qualified to receive the vaccine will be contacted about making an appointment, Astros said. St. Luke’s Health is not offering walk-in vaccinations at any location.

When you add what is a typical flu season you get concerned about overwhelming the medical system, Dr. Bigler said. If kids do well with COVID, is flu season any different for them this year? Standard flu symptoms include fever, muscle aches, coughing, shortness of breath and fatigue. Make sure to time the vaccine just right in order to have protection the entire flu season. Dr. Regan said 50% of kids who die from flu complications didnt get a flu shot and those deaths could be prevented.