The medical name for this condition is premature ventricular contractions (PVC) or premature atrial contractions (PAC). This is a cardiac rhythm in which a normal beat is followed by a premature beat either from the top chamber of the heart or the lower chamber of the heart. The condition is benign if you are otherwise healthy.

Kandice Fogle, 43, had just moved to Houston when she began experiencing pain in her back and groin. After undergoing a CT scan, doctors found a large mass in her liver. A biopsy confirmed that she had intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, more commonly known as bile duct cancer.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded UH health education professor Norma Olvera $297,385 to train the next generation of Hispanic obesity educators. It’s a good pick. Olvera has spent decades working to reduce obesity-related diseases among underserved communities in Houston.

Rice University scientists who say biological sensors aren’t sensitive enough are doing something about it.

Infection with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the cause of infectious mononucleosis, has been associated with subsequent development of systemic lupus erythematosus and other chronic autoimmune illnesses, but the mechanisms behind this association have been unclear.

A 2014 federal change that limited the dispensing of hydrocodone products may be indirectly contributing to the illegal use of some of those drugs, a study by University of Texas Medical Branch researchers has found.

A landmark 2016 Cleveland Clinic study of widely used pain-relieving drugs showed that celecoxib (Celebrex) was associated with comparable cardiovascular safety and better gastrointestinal (GI) and kidney safety when compared with either naproxen (Naprosyn) and ibuprofen (Motrin).

The Boykin family – Paula Jo and Robert (Bob) Boykin and Kristina and John (Jack) Boykin – made their gift in honor of Bob and Jack’s mother, Audrey M. Boykin, who passed away from cancer in 1990.

The skin presents a formidable barrier to life-saving defibrillators, but a team of students from Rice University believes it has found a way around that problem.

In Fall 2013, Carter Tomsu was a Rice University freshman in the middle of his first round of finals when he began experiencing unusual bowel movements. The then-18-year-old had to use the restroom nearly 30 times a day, excreting mostly blood or mucus, and dropped more than 20 pounds in a few weeks.

One day after head injury (left), bright dye along the edge of the brain suggests damage to the meninges, or the brain’s protective lining. After 35 days (right), the dye no longer appears, indicating the meninges may have healed.Larry Latour, Ph.D., NINDS.

Cyberbullying, dissatisfaction with family relationships, and unmet medical needs are major contributors to the high rates of depressive symptoms seen among adolescents who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning their sexual orientation, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their new study on sexual minority youth now appears in Pediatrics.

Former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush, a citizen of Houston and the world, a champion of literacy and the wife and mother to United States presidents, died on Tuesday, April 17. She was 92.

Members of the UI Health Ophthalmology Team were critical to a patient receiving prompt stroke treatment at recently.

You’ve heard it from kindergarten teachers, self-help books, and significant others: You’re one of a kind. Unique from head to toe.

NIH-funded study finds omega-3 fails to yield beneficial results in the clinic.

Brain imaging after one night of sleep deprivation revealed beta-amyloid accumulation in the hippocampus and thalamus, regions affected by Alzheimer’s disease; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In a move that underscores the increasingly important role of genomics in medicine, UC San Francisco has appointed Aleksandar Rajkovic, MD, PhD, as the first Chief Genomics Officer (CGO) of UCSF Health. His appointment, which follows a national search, is effective May 1.

5 Things to Know About Hearing LossAbout 48 million Americans (20%) report some degree of hearing loss, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America.

The American Heart Association joins the nation in mourning the loss of former First Lady Barbara Bush. Mrs. Bush passed away this evening after reports that she had chosen comfort care over further medical treatment for her failing health.