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The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. But many parents, grandparents guardians still have questions about safety, side effects and other topics. Methodist Physicians Clinic R…

Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center (MECC) has been nationally recognized as an approved NPF Pancreatic Cancer Center by the National Pancreas Foundation. NPF Centers are awarded after a rigorous audit review to determine that an institution’s focus is on multidisciplinary treatment of pancreatic canc…

When it comes to cancer care, radiation oncologist Max Chiu, MD, is proud to be part of Methodist’s multidisciplinary team of experts that gives patients the opportunity to be “drivers of their own care.” “My role is to provide my patients with all of the information at hand, as well as my treatmen…

When it comes to cancer, it’s normal for everything to feel scary – especially treatment. Many patients seem to be somewhat familiar with surgery and chemotherapy, but radiation therapy – or the use of radiation outside or inside the body to treat cancer and some benign conditions – seems to insti…

  Impact of head and neck surgery When faced with the reality of having cancer, your first thought is often, “cut it out.” But when it’s cancer of the head and neck, you’re talking about an area with a lot of what I call “high-end real estate.”  Surgery for cancers of the head and nec…

Booster shots. Third doses. Mix and match vaccines. If you’re confused about who should get what COVID-19 vaccine booster and when, you’re probably not alone. Jessica Jones, MD, an infectious diseases physician with Methodist Health System, said sorting through the options and recommendations shou…

The Jennie Edmundson Foundation will honor four people during its virtual Spirit of Courage Gala on Nov. 6. Donna Elliff, Deb Potter, Jake Powers and Kevin Rutland will be honored in a video program webcast at 6 p.m. in the annual fundraiser for the Spirit of Courage Cancer Center Charitable Patien…

 Pediatrician Natalie Fleming, MD With the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months to 5 years, millions of parents are breathing a sigh of relief as their children are now eligible for vaccination.Still, many parents have questions or doubts. Wi…

It was a moment William Nester, MD, will never forget. The cardiologist was running errands when a former patient approached him. “He thanked me for saving his life,” said Dr. Nester, who has joined the staff at Methodist Physicians Clinic. “He had been very sick, and seeing him with his family, li…

Vaccine advisers for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have voted to recommend the Pfizer vaccine for kids ages five to eleven. Dr. Natalie Fleming, a pediatrician with Methodist Physicians Clinic, says they're ready to hit the ground running. She says the vaccines could be ready…