Ben Taub Hospital has been re-verified as a Level I trauma center, one of two in Harris County. It provides essential trauma care and trains future healthcare professionals in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine. Upcoming events include a trauma conference on May 21 and a survivor celebration on May 30.

Houston is home to some of the best doctors in the world, and some of those doctors have incredible talent outside the operating room. On May 3rd, the 'Doctor's in Recital' concert is happening at the River Oaks Theater, benefiting UTHealth's pediatric surgery burn program. Today we met some of the doctors/musicians who will be on stage.

Texas hospital patients will be asked if they’re in the U.S. legally starting Friday.

Health psychologist, Dr. Glenda Demas, discusses the mental aspect for patients and families affected by the pause of Memorial Hermann Hospital's liver and kidney transplant programs.

The CDC continues to track B.A.2.86. The new COVID variant has been detected in several countries, including the United States. Local doctors say the Houston area is seeing an uptick in patients with the COVID virus.

New Zealanders this week have been debating a thorny health care issue — whether ethnicity should be a factor in determining when patients get surgery.

Orbit, the Houston Astros mascot, and the Shooting Stars Cheerleaders visited patients at Texas Children’s Hospital Cancer and Hematology Center at the end of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

Dispatch Health is a perfect option for your family without even having to leave your home.

We continue to track the number of COVID-19 cases across the greater Houston area.

A surge in COVID-19 patients, due to the highly contagious Delta variant, is creating problems for hospitals all across Texas.

HOUSTON – Houston area hospitals and clinics that offer COVID-19 vaccinations are currently evaluating how to prioritize patients who qualify to receive a vaccine under Phase 1B of the state’s rollout. “Phase 1B can be interpreted differently by different people. Houston Methodist said Thursday certain patients will soon start getting notifications to schedule appointments for their coronavirus shot. Officials said they will soon start notifying patients via a text message in the following order:Patients who are 75 or older. On Wednesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services said vaccine providers can begin administering the vaccine to people in Phase 1B.