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Houston Methodist Hospital named to the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll

Houston Methodist Hospital was named to U.S. News & World Report’s Honor Roll (best hospitals in the country) for the ninth time and is the No. 1 hospital in Texas, marking the 14th consecutive year at the top. This also is the 33rd year in a row that Houston Methodist Hospital was ranked in at least one specialty. Read more.

Renowned cancer physician and researcher Dr. Daniela Matei to lead Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center

Dr. Daniela Matei, a nationally recognized cancer clinician and translational scientist, will become the next director of the Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer Center following a national search. She begins in April. Read more

Houston Methodist researchers find antibiotics aid recovery from traumatic brain injury

In a new study published in Nature Communications BiologyHouston Methodist researchers led by Sonia Villapol, Ph.D., found that short-term antibiotic treatment significantly reduced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration following traumatic brain injury (TBI) by altering the gut microbiome in animal models. Read more