SURGERY

The Houston Astros said right-hand pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. will be out for the remainder of the 2023 season after having surgery on his right forearm.

During a spine surgery last year, Albert Garcia’s vocal cords were accidentally paralyzed.

The Texas Medical Board has ordered two Houston residents to stop practicing medicine. Both were accused of performing unlicensed cosmetic procedures.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is alerting the public and healthcare professionals about suspected cases of fungal meningitis among Texas residents who got surgery in Matamoros, Mexico.

Christopher Baty said looking back he remembers aches, pains, even blood in his urine but he pushed through his Ironman training without mentioning the symptoms to a doctor.

A young boy with a brain tumor had to be operated on while he was awake.

Every year we pay billions of dollars to companies for acid reflux treatment.

Ciara Behrens said she competes in barrel racing almost every weekend. She’s been riding horses since she was a toddler, and as much as she loves it, she thinks that might be how her hip pain started.

Using an invasive operation, the doctor at Texas Orthopedic Hospital was able to fix a patient's spine in a way that reduces pain and time.

Imagine shopping online for a colonoscopy or heart surgery just like we shop for airline tickets. You type in what procedure you need and you get a list of prices from hospitals that show what you would pay with and without insurance. That is the idea behind the Hospital Price Transparency Rule. The federal law that took effect in January says hospitals must release pricing information before providing service.

Robert Powell says he woke up with two black eyes, a split lip and a bruised jaw.

Snoring, irritability, and morning headaches are symptoms of sleep apnea. They may seem benign, but without treatment, the condition can lead to several health complications, including high blood pressure, diabetes, and liver problems.

HOUSTON – Some hospitals in Harris County are continuing business as usual despite an order from the governor’s office Thursday to halt elective procedures. The Texas Hospital Association basically says, determining whether a hospital has the capacity to continue elective procedures is up to the individual hospital. We contacted all area hospitals for a statement regarding elective procedures. Many elective procedures are done in an outpatient setting, meaning they do not require admission to an inpatient bed. That means that caring for these patients does not impact a hospital’s capacity to care for COVID-19 patients.