Sneezing Through It

Why Some People Are Safe from This Awful Allergy Season

Not everyone gets seasonal allergies. And, yeah, it’s not fair.

04/14/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Always On Call

The Chaotic but Rewarding Life of a Houston Rodeo Veterinarian

Being in charge of the care for thousands of animals is not easy.

03/17/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Wing Watch

In Houston, Bird Flu Is More than an Avian Farmer Problem

The Houston Zoo and other keepers have been taking precautions to protect animals against the fast-spreading virus.

03/10/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Best Medicine

In Houston, Art and Medicine Work Together

A city powered by both the sciences and the arts has led to medical professionals pursuing both career paths.

02/13/2025 By Meredith Nudo

Vitamin M

Texas Medical Center Orchestra Prescribes Music for the Heart and Mind

Houston is both a medical city and a music city, and since 2000 this organization has proven that it’s possible to hold both careers simultaneously.

02/07/2025 By Jef Rouner

Staying Healthy

How Bad Has Norovirus Actually Been in Houston?

The winter illness gives your stomach all sorts of problems, from diarrhea to vomiting.

01/22/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Bayougraphy

Dr. Peter Hotez’s Fight for Vaccines Is Not Just in the Lab

The Houston-based scientist talks about his accomplishments, political culture wars, and his battle on misinformation.

01/06/2025 By Uvie Bikomo

Top Doctors

Houston's Top Doctors

Here are the city’s best doctors, according to their peers.

05/09/2022 By Houstonia Staff

More money more scrubs

Houston Based Medical Uniform Retailer Wins $25,000 Grant at Pitch Competition

The award was presented by the National Urban League and Courvoisier Cognac.

10/11/2021 By Craig Hayes Edited by Shelby Stewart

Code Covid

Life on the Frontlines: The Nurses Fighting for Your Lives During the Pandemic

Health care workers speak about the challenges of working in a world ravaged by COVID-19.

05/25/2020 Photography by Arturo Olmos By Timothy Malcolm and Emma Schkloven

And they're always glad you came

Get Concierge Service at This Mom-and-Pop River Oaks Pharmacy

At Apteek Pharmacy, find a Cheers atmosphere.

04/29/2020 By Krupali Laxmidas

Coronavirus

Coughing at This Houston Restaurant? You're Out.

Jenni's Noodle House is demonstrating something of a zero-tolerance policy.

03/06/2020 By Timothy Malcolm

Top Doctors

5 Incredible Medical Breakthroughs That Happened Right Here in Houston

At the Texas Medical Center, near-miracles happen every day.

07/22/2019 Edited by Dianna Wray

Top Doctors

At Houston Methodist, an Attempt to Reverse Aging on a Cellular Level

Dr. John Cooke is pioneering a treatment that could slow, and possibly reverse, progeria.

07/22/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp

Top Doctors

At MD Anderson, Revolutionizing Complex Surgery Via 3D Printing

3D printing allowed Dr. Justin Bird to save one patient's knee.

07/22/2019 By Abby Ledoux

Top Doctors

At Texas Children's, a Novel Endoscopic Epilepsy Procedure

Dr. Sandi Lam is performing precise endoscopic brain surgeries on patients with epilepsy, which helps them heal faster.

07/22/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Top Doctors

At UTHealth, a Pioneering Prostate Cancer Treatment

Dr. Steven Canfield is conducting clinical trials on a procedure that could revolutionize prostate cancer treatment in the next decade.

07/22/2019 By Timothy Malcolm

Top Doctors

At Baylor College of Medicine, a Cure for Blindness

Dr. Timothy Stout and his team are helping children see again.

07/22/2019 By Dianna Wray

Ace of Hearts

This World-Renowned Heart Surgeon Has a Few Tricks Up His Sleeve

Magic tricks, that is.

06/25/2019 By Jeff Balke

News

Can This New Research Program Teach Houston How to Tackle Opioid Abuse?

The opioid crisis hasn’t hit Texas as hard as other states. But opioid abuse is still a problem here, one that Dr. James Langabeer believes is more widespread than has been acknowledged.

04/25/2019 By Gwendolyn Knapp