Methodist Dallas Medical Center

11/28/2025

Sleep apnea is a significant problem for millions of Americans.

This 76-year-old North Texas man had tried mouthpieces and a cumbersome CPAP machine to silence his snoring. Nothing worked.

How he finally found a solution with an implant at Methodist Southlake. Details at Shine Online.

Sleep apnea became a job hazard for this over-the-road driver, until an implant ended his sleepless nights and even helped him lose weight.

11/27/2025

11/26/2025

Many of us will be spending a lot of tomorrow in the kitchen preparing our Thanksgiving feasts!👩‍🍳👨‍🍳🦃

Every year, our ERs see amateur chefs with significant burn injuries.

Alexander Majidian, MD, plastic and burn surgeon on the medical staff at the new Burn Center at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, has some basic tips to keep your celebrations safe.

11/24/2025

It’s been two years since this cutie spent 109 days--and her first Thanksgiving--in the NICU at Methodist Mansfield. ⁠
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She keeps giving her parents so much to be thankful for!⁠
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More precious pictures and details of her survival story at Shine Online.

This Cedar Hill family considers the Methodist Mansfield staff a second family after they kept tabs on baby Rhea's every breath for months.

11/22/2025

This Celina woman is back in the saddle again after she fell off her beloved mustang and shattered her wrist.⁠
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Luckily for her, Methodist Celina had just opened a few miles away. ⁠
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How a surgery at her new hometown hospital got her back on her horse at Shine Online. https://shineonlinehealth.com/video-back-in-the-saddle-after-catastrophic-fall-in-celina/

11/20/2025

Poppy is one of the tiniest babies ever born at Methodist Richardson, and you'd never know it. ⁠
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After 117 days of the TLC in the NICU, there's no sign of her fragile start to life.⁠
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More adorable pics of Poppy at home today at Shine Online. https://shineonlinehealth.com/video-preemie-named-poppy-weighed-a-pound-at-birth/

11/19/2025

Women in Texas now have access to the first at-home alternative to a Pap smear, the Teal Wand, billed as a more comfortable and convenient way to screen for cervical cancer.

Details on the potentially game-changing at-home test at Shine Online.

The Teal Wand is 95% effective at detecting HPV and is billed as a more comfortable and convenient way to screen for cervical cancer at home.

11/14/2025

When you turn 50, you deserve a great party... and that's exactly what Methodist Charlton got!🥳⁠
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The hospital celebrated 50 Golden Years of Service to Southwest Dallas County and beyond with the DeSoto High School Drumline, a 1970s lounge in the lobby, and a fancy anniversary dinner in the beautifully decorated auditorium.⁠
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We thank all of the mayors and other community leaders who showed up to celebrate with us. Here's to the next 50 years!💙

11/11/2025

We celebrate Veterans Day with a special story of survival!

Eric Zimmerman is a Navy vet who was in a horrendous motorcycle crash. He spent weeks in the Neuro ICU at Methodist Mansfield. That's where he met a fellow vet, a Navy doctor, who is also a trauma surgeon at the hospital.

The two bonded immediately and realized they had served in the same war zones.

Happy Veterans to all who have served and those who continue to in so many ways!🇺🇸

11/11/2025

You've heard of the common warning signs of a stroke--like slurred speech, drooping of the face, and loss of balance. ⁠
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But this woman experience a much rarer symptom: hearing loss.

How recognizing this unusual symptom could save your life when seconds count at Shine Online.

Cynthia Granados got the quick care she needed after a stroke first manifested itself in an unexpected way, with hearing loss in one ear.

11/09/2025

Methodist Midlothian opened 5 years ago today. We caught up with our very first patient. ⁠
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We're happy to report both Brock and Methodist Midlothian are thriving!💙⁠
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Thanks for the adorable birthday message!

11/06/2025

It's a big week at Methodist Midlothian!

Hospital leaders and City of Midlothian, Texas - City Hall - Government officials came together to celebrate the hospital's 5th anniversary AND to break ground on an emergency room expansion.

The ER is adding 16 new exams rooms and an additional trauma room.

This week's celebration was especially meaningful because the hospital opened during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic so we all couldn't get together for that occasion.

Happy 5th Anniversary, Methodist Midlothian!💙

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/