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Mass casualty drill prepares next generation of front-line health care responders

Houston Fire Department’s Val Jahnke Fire Training Facility was host to the eighth UTHealth Houston Mass Casualty Incident Training on Friday, Nov. 17 — a unique and critical training event begun by Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston to bring together students from various health science disciplines at the university to face simulated disaster scenarios.

Colin Hills, BSN, RN, a 2020 graduate, worked in a hospital emergency department before working as a health maintenance systems operations and developing processes and procedures for the International Space Station. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Cizik School of Nursing faculty and alumni talk about the shifting landscape in nursing profession opportunities

The ratio of men to women in the nursing profession has remained stubbornly low for decades, but male faculty and alumni of Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston see that changing.

Following vagus nerve stimulation therapy, Sofia Speir underwent a successful laser ablation procedure for her epilepsy in fall 2021. (Photo courtesy of Megan Speir)

At the Bedside: Young patient nearly seizure-free, thanks to VNS, laser ablation at UTHealth Houston

When Megan Speir’s 18-month-old daughter, Sofia, started drooling on one side of her mouth during bath time, Megan initially thought Sofia was playing with her. But as Sofia’s eyes glazed over and the right side of her body went limp, Megan realized something was wrong. She called her husband, who suspected Sofia was having a seizure.

Adriana Pérez, PhD, professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston researcher receives NIH subcontract to study effects of integrated palliative care on Parkinson’s, related dementia

As part of a five-year, $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Adriana Pérez, PhD, professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin, received a $1.9 million subcontract to determine the scope and drivers of low-value and unequal care for patients with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s disease dementia.






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