This Memorial Day, we would like to showcase a couple of Houston Methodist’s veterans. In the early 1940s, Dr. Michael DeBakey took a leave of absence from the Tulane faculty and volunteered for military service, joining the Surgeon General's staff and rising to Colonel and Chief of the Surgical Consultants Division. This led to the development of Mobile Auxiliary Surgical … [Read more...]

On May 26, many of our Buddhist colleagues will observe a major festival, Vesak or Buddha Day. This is the commemoration of the birth, enlightenment, and death of Buddha. Buddha day is observed on two levels:  On one hand, it’s a celebratory occasion, much like Christmas, when our Buddhist colleagues celebrate the appearance of Enlightenment in the world. At the same time, it … [Read more...]