Pecan waffles
Your children will jump right out of bed for these delicious oatmeal pecan waffles or pancakes. For waffles: 1 cup whole-wheat flour 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon sugar…
Keeping patients safe
New findings from a national study aimed at reducing hospital-acquired infections found that a two-step process reduced the risk of ICU patients becoming colonized with a serious common bacterium by…
A wish come true
You might remember when we introduced you to Matthew Parker, a 6-year-old who has suffered from kidney disease for most of his young life. The other interesting thing about Matthew?…
Swimming in sweetness
So how much sugar is lurking in the things you eat and drink? It adds up. That popular sports drink, for example, has five teaspoons of sugar. That orange soda…
Hearing the sound of birds again
Few medical advances are important enough to get their own day. But International Cochlear Implant Day is celebrated Feb. 25, and it’s worth taking a minute to understand why many…
Healing with art
The idea was that art can promote healing and hope. And when University Health System made the decision to incorporate art into every facet of the new million-square-foot Sky Tower…
Providing health coverage to more Texans
A statewide task force of healthcare leaders is recommending that Texas “expand health insurance coverage through a negotiated alternative to Medicaid expansion” under the Affordable Care Act. Those recommendations complement…
Too many trauma centers?
While having multiple level I trauma centers capable of taking care of the most seriously injured patients might seem like a good thing, some places are seeing an oversupply — mainly because trauma…