W Giles Allen MD FCCP

Local heart surgeon creates program to teach kids how to prevent heart disease

Through the Heart Healthy Academy at Bon Secours, Dr. Robert Lancey teaches young people about the lifestyle choices that cause heart disease so they don’t end up on his operating table.

Is It Indigestion or A Heart Attack?

The holiday season can sometimes lead to unhealthy behaviors. We indulge at holiday buffets, enjoy an extra cocktail, skip our regular exercise and stress about everything that needs to be done. Perhaps that’s why there’s an increase in heart-related deaths during the holiday season. After analyzing 25 years of data and 53-million U.S. death certificates, researchers discovered the correlation, with heart-breaking numbers peaking on Christmas, the…

12 Things You Should Know Before Getting A Gel Manicure

Understand Your Risk Factors

Be prepared to speak with your doctor by writing your questions down and bringing them with you to your appointment. Use the list below as a guide. What is my overall risk for heart disease? What lifestyle changes can I start making to improve my heart health? What tests should I have to monitor my risk factors for developing heart disease or other …

20 Delicious Ways to Eat Heart-Healthy Fats

Eating for a healthy heart isn't just about avoiding the wrong foods. Incorporating healthy fats can protect against cardiovascular disease.

14 Ways Cardiologists Keep Their Own Hearts Healthy

You've heard for years about the healthy habits that keep your ticker ticking: Watch your weight, eat a balanced diet, make sure to exercise, and stay away from cigarettes. But it's not always easy to play by these rules in real life, when stress and crazy schedules get in the way. That's why we went to some of the most overworked, overstressed people we know—cardiologists—to find out what they do personally to keep their hearts healthy and sneak good-for-you habits into their lives.

Veteran Sarah Allen is ‘trying to do what God wants me to do’

Experiment explores innate visual behavior in mice

When you're a tiny mouse in the wild, spotting aerial predators - like hawks and owls - is essential to your survival.

Tape That Allen Wrench to the Bottom of Whatever It Came With

There’s never an Allen wrench around when you need one, which is why they come with nearly every Ikea item. But years down the line, when you need to disassemble that TÄRENDÖ or even tighten a few bolts, it’s disappeared again.

Why Veterans and Military Spouses Choose Booz Allen

More than 6,500 veterans, reservists, and military spouses have found a career at Booz Allen. Why are these candidates choosing Booz Allen?

4 things every parent should know about MD Anderson

The MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Center may be the best-kept secret in Houston, but Jennifer Robinson is out to change that. Her daughter Elise was treated there for osteosarcoma in 2014, and that’s when she learned what sets MD Anderson apart.

Readers Write: How to Sell to MD Anderson

It's That Time Of Year: MD&M Time!

February is MD&M time! This year we are very much looking forward to visiting with many of our medical device clients and consultants at the show.

Why I chose MD Anderson for my breast cancer treatment

Lesley Zentz’s breast cancer diagnosis was delayed due to another medical condition. But once she received it, she knew exactly where to go for treatment: MD Anderson.

Improv Classes for Booz Allen Engineer Make Him a Better Leader

We spoke with Kevin Weinstein to discuss his career at Booz Allen and how he’s learned to use humor as a leadership tool.

OMK! Kalen Allen Is the Life Coach We Never Knew We Needed

This week, Kalen Allen is blessing us with life advice in Kalen's Korner. From relationship tips to how to live your best life, Kalen is dropping some gems. Schedule your appointments now and enjoy this hilarious coaching session with our in-house life guru, and don't forget to watch new episodes of OMKalen every SaturKay!