Posted: October 31, 2018
In its first year, an innovative virtual program has substantially increased mistreated elderly Texans’ access to elder mistreatment and geriatric experts with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Read full articlePosted: March 15, 2018
The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund has awarded $2.6 million to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) for a technology-supported program for patients with unmet post-Harvey behavioral health needs.
Read full articlePosted: December 11, 2017
Five outstanding faculty from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) received honors during the 2017 President’s Scholar Awards ceremony and luncheon held Thursday, Dec. 7, at the Denton A. Cooley, MD and Ralph C. Cooley, DDS University Life Center.
Read full articlePosted: November 14, 2017
During the holidays, throwing together a dozen (or 50) assorted personalities is already stressful enough. Add to that the desire to make it picture-perfect and Pinterest-worthy and things really get tough. UTHealth experts can tell you how to survive
Read full articlePosted: October 10, 2017
McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and Texas Adult Protective Services combine to create a statewide forensic program to assist the elderly - the first of its kind in the country.
Read full articlePosted: June 15, 2017
Geriatric medicine specialists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are providing the critical forensic assessments for a new collaborative center focusing on physical and financial elder abuse.
Read full articlePosted: January 23, 2017
Members of the Consortium on Aging at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are leading the work on a two-year planning grant to identify and prevent elder mistreatment, including abuse and neglect.
Read full articlePosted: January 11, 2017
In 1969 Dr. Cheves Smythe moved his family to Houston to become the founding dean of the new University of Texas Medical School at Houston, now McGovern Medical School.
Read full articlePosted: October 6, 2016
Geriatrics is one of the newer specialties in American medicine devoted to the health care of elderly and is not to be confused with gerontology – the study of the aging process itself.
Read full articlePosted: August 16, 2016
I recently was perusing the morning paper when a word in the employment section caught my attention: RESILIENCE. The headline read, “Resilience can make difference between success, failure.”
Read full articlePosted: August 8, 2016
Carmel Dyer, M.D., is proud of the network she’s helped build at Harris Health System’s Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) Hospital. As chief of staff at the hospital and the associate dean for Harris County Programs, she’s witnessed growth from those around her.
Read full articlePosted: August 3, 2016
Two assistant professors in the Department of Neurology at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth have been awarded research grants from the Alzheimer's Association.
Read full articlePosted: June 27, 2016
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation will support development of an innovative interprofessional curriculum on mobile and connected health technologies by Dr. Jing Wang (pictured at left) with a two-year award announced today. The foundation has selected only five scientists from around the country for its sixth class of Macy Faculty Scholars.
Read full articlePosted: May 17, 2016
The late CBS journalist and commentator, Andy Rooney, once said, “It's paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone.”
Read full articlePosted: May 9, 2016
Developing an innovative geriatric hospital and a full system of care is the next step in answering health care needs for the growing population of aging Americans, according to a presentation by Carmel B. Dyer, M.D., at The University of Texas System Chancellor’s Council Annual Meeting and Symposium.
Read full articlePosted: October 2, 2016
Many people have difficulty communicating following a stroke. In this interview with Doug Pike, the host of KPRC Radio's Fifty+ show, Lynn Maher, Ph.D., of the UTHealth Consortium on Aging discussed available treatments.
Read full articlePosted: September 18, 2016
Carmel Dyer, M.D., was on KPRC Radio's Fifty + program this weekend to discuss how to prepare for surgery.
Read full articlePosted: February 21, 2016
Carmel Dyer, M.D., discussed romance late in life in an appearance on KPRC Radio's Fifty + show.
Read full articlePosted: December 18, 2015
Carmel Dyer, M.D., was quoted in a Houston Chronicle editorial about end-of-life discussions.
Read full articlePosted: October 25, 2015
Carmel Dyer, M.D., shared tips on how seniors can stay mentally sharp on KPRC Radio's Fifty + show.
Read full articlePosted: June 28, 2015
Carmel Dyer, M.D., was a guest on KPRC Radio's Fifty Plus program to discuss clinical depression in older Americans.
Read full articlePosted: February 23, 2015
Carmel Dyer, M.D., was included in an Erickson Tribune story about the differences in health as men and women age.
Read full articlePosted: January 23, 2015
A recent UT Matters blog post about women leaders includes UTHealth's Carmel Dyer, M.D., and Joan Hernandez-McClain, the new administrative director of the Consortium on Aging.
Read full articlePosted: June 12, 2014
This week in HealthLEADER, read about a special program to enhance the quality of life of nursing home residents.
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