6th Annual absolutely! The Best Reader’s Choice of Brazos’ Favorites

This fall, we invited readers to our website to take an online survey to tell us who their favorites are in Brazos in nine different categories: • FOOD • SHOPPING • ENTERTAINMENT • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES • SCHOOLS • PETS • HEALTHCARE • AUTO • HOME IMPROVEMENTS And boy, did they come through!...

A Pediatrician’s Tips For Protecting Your Kids When They Go Back to School

BRAZOS | Cover Story – These are scary times – especially if you face sending your unvaccinated children back to in-person school or daycare while COVID-19’s Delta variant lurks. You’ll do what’s best for your children. But what might that be? “Children who went back to school in person were...

Rebuilding the Knee at Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Sugar Land

COVER STORY  |  Photos by Kelley Sweet Photography – Complex multi-ligament injuries used to be devastating. Today, specialists at Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at Sugar Land help both athletes and weekend warriors regain the strength and function they need. Siji Afolayan’s...

Feeling Like a First-Time Mom … Again At Houston Methodist Childbirth Center at Sugar Land

COVER STORY |Photos by Alisa Murray Photography – Quinisha Johnson vowed that this time would be different. When Johnson found out she was expecting her son Jaxson in December 2019, her thoughts immediately turned to her previous delivery, where a poor experience left her feeling frustrated and...

OakBend Medical Center’s Modern-Day Heroes Battle COVID-19 on a Collaborative Front

COVER STORY | By M.G. Angulo  | Photos by Alisa Murray Photography – When asked to leave a message for those who will undoubtedly study the coronavirus pandemic decades from now, OakBend Medical Center CEO Joe Freudenberger, offers a rare one — it comes from the perspective of both an everyday...

Ideal Carpet and Flooring, Inc.: The Dream Team of Flooring Professionals for Over 20 Years

COVER STORY  | Photos by Kelley Sweet Photography – Remember the days when someone asked, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Honestly, back then the founders of the family-owned Ideal Carpet and Flooring, Inc. (ICF) thought five years was unimaginable. Now, 20 years later, they are...

When Baby Comes Early

BRAZOS | COVER STORY – Houston Methodist Childbirth Center at Sugar Land Offers Outstanding Care for High-Risk Pregnancies and Premature Babies Pregnancy is supposed to be a wonderful time for moms-to-be. Planning for your baby’s arrival – and dreaming of the day your little bundle of joy is born...

Don’t Let COVID-19 Fear Postpone Your Cancer Screening The hospital is safe, and coming in for a screening can save your life.

Cover Story – Cancer has not stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what has come to a stop – almost completely – is regular cancer screening. One study, from the electronic medical records system Epic, found that screening mammograms across the U.S. dropped 94 percent in March when concerns...

Your Health is Essential Physicians Offer Tips on How to Live a Healthier, Happier Life

BRAZOS | COVER STORY – The COVID-19 crisis has been a wake-up call, causing us to reexamine our lifestyles and to redefine what’s truly important. Many of us want our “new normal” to be better than our pre-COVID normal. And we’re resolving to take better care of ourselves and to live our lives...

Planning for a Healthy Future: Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Continues Growth in Facilities, Services, Outreach

Focus Cover – Looking around the expansive Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital campus, it’s difficult to imagine that today’s regional medical center began as a small community hospital – with just 22 beds and 160 employees. That was 1998, when the hospital welcomed its first patients. The...