Forest bathers walk in the woods bringing peace and healing to the Houston region

When Diana Markuson steps into the forest, she feels better. “It’s just my happy place,” the Conroe resident said. The retired psychiatric nurse wanted to share that feeling with others.…

A legacy of racism in the health care system is hurting patients, new Houston research shows

Iliana Oberkircher can’t quite recall how old she was. Maybe 10? But she clearly remembers holding an orange pill bottle, doing her best to translate the prescription from English to…

How Houston woman is calming pandemic anxiety in dogs through massage

The pandemic may have seemed like a nightmare for many of us — but for our pets, it was a dream come true. Suddenly, canine companions no longer faced a…