The Texas Attorney General’s Office is accusing Houston Methodist hospitals of potentially denying patients organ transplants if they have not received a COVID-19 vaccine, which would violate a new state law.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/10/13/533232/houston-methodist-potential-covid-19-vaccination-discrimination-texas-attorney-general/

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Temperatures in the 40s are expected on Sunday for the start of the annual Chevron Houston Marathon. There also could be windy conditions.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/01/15/510853/cold-windy-weather-expected-for-2025-houston-marathon/

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A Houston Methodist doctor has been temporarily suspended after cocaine was allegedly found in his system back in October. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2025/01/08/510137/houston-methodist-doctor-temporarily-suspended-after-testing-positive-for-cocaine/

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The case of Porsha Ngumezi, a 35-year-old woman from the Houston area, raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/11/26/507153/a-third-woman-died-under-texas-abortion-ban-as-doctors-reach-for-riskier-miscarriage-treatments/

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A former Houston nurse was arrested, charged and accused of stealing opioids including fentanyl intended for Houston Methodist Hospital patients.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2024/01/03/473353/bond-set-at-45000-for-houston-nurse-accused-of-stealing-hospital-drugs/

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Beginner Workout Routine: How to Start Exercising in 4 Easy-to-Follow Steps

https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2021/dec/beginner-workout-routine-how-to-start-exercising-in-4-easy-to-follow-steps/?utm_cmpid=5_22_137_1000_123_104_01_2022-12-29&utm_campaign=con-mktg_towne-lake_pricare_enewsletter_org_nur_f1_2022-12-29&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ohblog&utm_content=beginner_workout&mkt_tok=NDkwLUJVVi05NTkAAAGI_UjOtdhyz66UwwUQ4VMx7EaX27YYZfPfj8kfPcb-XhQQ6F--0VwxJuXkzVuAQasB8t14LVqzGtoI6rHm9nta6MMFhoYbDpcL56vfE2447w

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