Methodist Dallas Medical Center

08/28/2025

Methodist Mansfield making news for keeping student-athletes healthier.

As part of our collaboration with Mansfield ISD, we provided professional-grade tackle wheels to every high school and middle school in the district.

This technology is designed to reduce concussions and keep young athletes safe. Thank you to CBS News Texas for covering!

As football season approaches, Mansfield ISD is rolling out new equipment designed to help players hit hard without risking head injuries.

08/26/2025

A fall from one of her beloved horses started a chain of medical issues that led to a frightening breast cancer diagnosis for this Wise County woman.

Her treatment at Methodist Southlake and hugs from her adorable daughter have this survivor back in the saddle.

Watch her inspiring journey to recovery at Shine Online.

Nothing can shake Brooke Jayo's love of horses, not even a devastating riding accident or the breast cancer diagnosis that followed her fall.

08/20/2025

Great to see Methodist Midlothian featured on FOX 4 News on this scorching hot day!

They interviewed ER staff who help educate Midlothian public works crews about proper hydration and the dangers of heat stroke.

It's a free class we offer to City of Midlothian, Texas - City Hall - Government workers to help keep them safe in these triple digits.

A new class in North Texas was designed to help keep workers safe when they have to do their jobs outdoors.

08/13/2025

When a painful case of shingles led to a dangerous blood clot, this Waxahachie woman barely had the energy to get out of bed, let alone walk her emotional support dog, Patches.⁠
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It turned out she had DVT (deep vein thombosis) in her leg and needed surgery. ⁠
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At Shine Online, read how the vascular team at Methodist Midlothian went to work and got her all patched up and home to Patches.

When a case of shingles confined her to bed, this Waxahachie woman had to overcome a case of deep vein thrombosis and a dangerous blood clot.

08/12/2025

It's that time again! Many North Texas students are headed back to school this week.🚌📚️⁠
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Here are some important reminders of how to keep your kid in class and out of the school nurse's office from Shine Online.

From hygiene to vaccines, parents have their hands full keeping kids healthy this school year as they get back to class.

08/06/2025

This Amarillo woman received a double organ transplant that changed her life immeasurably.

Ivy received a new kidney and a new pancreas during a complicated surgery at Methodist Dallas.

She had been battling type 1 diabetes since she was a little girl.

At Shine Online, watch Ivy and her surgeon discuss her emotional journey thanks to the generosity of her donor.

This Amarillo native traveled 300 miles to Methodist Dallas for a dual transplant that she had been waiting for since 2018.

08/03/2025

"No one would have guessed the guy who works out every day would be the one having a heart attack.”

This Prosper man collapsed at his house after a "widow maker" heart attack.

Fortunately for him, Methodist Celina had just opened and help was a short ride away.

Why his family calls our newest hospital a lifesaver at Shine Online.

When a Collin County man suffered a "widow maker" heart attack, he got help at the newest hospital in town: Methodist Celina Medical Center.

07/30/2025

This executive from Parker battled digestive problems for years, but last Christmas, those stomach issues turned into an emergency.

She spent 51 days at Methodist Richardson recovering after doctors discovered holes in her colon and stomach.

The story of a determined surgeon who found a novel way of fixing her digestive tract at Shine Online.

This Parker woman spent 51 days in the hospital after her digestive tract ruptured and required emergency lifesaving surgery.

07/28/2025

A marketing blitz targeting middle-aged men with lagging energy or low libido has inspired many to ask their doctors: “Can you check my testosterone?”

Men diagnosed with low-T often turn to hormone therapy, which can be very expensive and may not always work.

For men with low-T who aren't sold on hormones, Shine Online has 5 ways to naturally boost testosterone levels.

While some patients may benefit from hormone replacement therapy, many men may want to try these natural ways to regulate testosterone.

07/22/2025

Harvey and Henry are double trouble and as cute as can be!💙💙

Their parents put together a detailed birth plan with the team at Methodist Midlothian.

But when the twins were ready to meet the world, well, Harvey and Henry didn't care too much about the plan. More adorable pictures at Shine Online.

Having a detailed birth plan is important for expecting mothers, but sometime life throws you curveballs -- and sometimes two at a time.

07/18/2025

Each year, more than 100,000 American women are diagnosed with a form of gynecological cancer, and their prognoses are improving with each new treatment that becomes available.

Here's a look at 3 significant advancements: robot-assisted surgery to shorten the recovery time, proton therapy to reduce side effects caused by less-precise radiation, and precision medicine, which often harnesses the body’s immune system to fight cancer.

Details from a gynecological oncologist at Shine Online.

The future of gynecological cancer care is now, with robotics, proton therapy, and immunotherapy allowing for tailor-made treatments.

07/15/2025

This Southlake man uses his harp to make beautiful music, but it was his heart that was out of rhythm.

His heart actually stopped a few times in the ambulance and even once he got to Methodist Southlake. But the cardiac team was able to save him.

A moving story of music and miracles at Shine Online.

Only one in 10 patients survive a cardiac arrest outside a hospital, so Rod Milton beat the odds when his heart stopped five times in a matter of days last May. Now he’s back to playing the harp and teaching his Sunday school class. “I was sitting on the sofa talking to my wife, Leah, […]

02/05/2024

11/16/2023

For decades, heart disease has been the No. 1 cause of death for both men and women, but did you know women are significantly more likely to die or suffer heart failure after a first heart attack than men?

A female cardiologist at Methodist Dallas explains the possible reasons at Shine Online.

Women tend to die or suffer heart failure disproportionately after a heart attack — a gender gap that could be closed by improving awareness.

10/09/2023

We continue to celebrate survivors during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Early detection saves lives, and this Dallas woman says she is living proof.

She found a lump during a self-exam when she was just 43, and it was already stage 2. She had no other symptoms!

Her message to all women at Shine Online.

Innocente Escamilla found a lump in her breast the first time she ever performed a self-exam, and that was her only warning of breast cancer.

09/27/2023

Weight loss may be the primary motivation for bariatric surgery, but it’s only the beginning of the potentially life-changing health benefits.

From diabetes to heart disease, there are a host of chronic conditions that weight-loss surgery can help correct — and these metabolic effects often show up nearly immediately.

6 benefits of weight-loss surgery beyond shedding pounds at Shine Online.

The health benefits of weight-loss surgery go well beyond losing weight, with patients seeing results before they lose their first pound.

09/20/2023

First, a Dallas woman received the gift of life from her sister at Methodist Dallas.

So it's only fitting she returned to the same hospital to bring a new life into the world just 3 years after her kidney transplant.

Meet her precious daughter and learn why pregnancy after transplant is becoming more common in some young patients at Shine Online.

Three years after her transplant, an expecting mother returned to Methodist Dallas Medical Center to give birth to a healthy baby girl.

08/10/2023

Dallas ISD started school today, and other area districts aren't far behind!

No back-to-school checklist is complete without a box of tissues and a lesson on good hygiene.

Ways to keep your kid healthy in class and out of the school nurse's office at Shine Online.

From hygiene to vaccines, parents have their hands full keeping kids healthy this school year as they get back to class.

08/07/2023

The summer heatwave is making everyone miserable, but your heart may suffer the most when temperatures hit triple digits.

When the thermometer approaches 110 degrees, the weather can stress your heart. The risk of dying from heart disease can increase dramatically.

Some ways to protect yourself and your loved ones at Shine Online.

How does your heart handle the summer temperatures? A cardiologist explains how the heat wave can worsen heart problems.

08/01/2023

From a coma to college, this young woman's story of recovery at Methodist Dallas is one you have to see to believe.

A car wreck 3 years ago left her with a brain bleed and a fractured skull and spine. Remarkably, she just graduated from college and is getting ready for grad school.

Watch and read Rachel's survival story at Shine Online. https://shineonlinehealth.com/teen-crash-coma-to-college-grad/