Read about the summer-2018 opening of the Paula and Joseph C. “Rusty” Walter III Tower, which will offer world-class operating rooms and state-of-the-art technology; new blood pressure guidelines issued by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association; advances in breast cancer research using computer modeling; a new, more affordable method for making nanoparticles that could lead to a whole new way of delivering biotherapeutic drugs; treatment options for people with advanced heart failure; Houston Methodist Hospital’s 1000th heart transplant; the facts about joint replacement surgery; reducing the risk of stroke; and basic safety tips to avoid illness and injury when engaging in summertime fun.
