December 2, 2020

By the time first responders rushed the patient to Red Duke Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, life was already slipping away through a stab wound in the neck. The steady drum of the patient’s heart faded as the trauma team roared into action. Their goal: resuscitate and transfer the patient to the operating room, where Laura J. Moore, MD, with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), would reconstruct his severed blood vessels.

December 1, 2020

Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, a day to unite in the fight to end the HIV epidemic, support people living with HIV, and honor those who have lost their lives. Fittingly, it’s also Arduino’s 30^th anniversary at UTHealth, where he serves as professor of infectious diseases at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. He is also the site leader for the National Institutes of Health-funded Houston AIDS Research Team, which participates in two HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks at Thomas Street Health Center. The team conducts clinical trials to assess the efficacy of new drugs for people with HIV, as well as test methods to prevent HIV transmission and community spread. The Houston AIDS Research Team has been continuously funded by the NIH for 20 years, bringing in more than $29 million in grants to serve the community.

November 20, 2020

Even in a non-traditional setting, there are opportunities to find meaning and connect with loved ones, to remember the “thanks” part of Thanksgiving.

November 17, 2020

National Injury Prevention Day, Nov. 18, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of injury prevention among children. To mark this day, Sandra McKay, MD, pediatrician with UT Physicians, highlights the top five tips to keep your kids safe in everyday life.

November 11, 2020

As part of its vision to improve oral health in order to improve overall health, the School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has partnered with Harris Health System to serve the dental care needs of Harris County residents at the system’s six dental care sites.

November 9, 2020

We are fortunate to count military veterans and uniformed service members among our many faces of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). On Veterans Day and every day, we stand united in honor of our students, educators, clinical providers, researchers, and administrative personnel who have served in the military. We do this through our ongoing commitment to promote a diverse, inclusive, and supportive environment at UTHealth and through service to active military personnel and veterans in our community.

November 6, 2020

More than 65 U.S. military veterans received free urgent, palliative, therapeutic, and/or preventive dental care during the sixth annual “Give Vets a Smile” event Friday, Nov. 6, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry. 

November 3, 2020

The new members join a dedicated community of more than 160 business executives, health care leaders, and innovators on the UTHealth Development Board. Development Board members are nominated by their peers to serve and help increase public awareness and philanthropic support for UTHealth.

November 2, 2020

In 2017, faculty member and alumna Shreela Sharma, PhD, RDN, along with her husband Vibhu Sharma, established the scholarship endowment, which was matched by university funds dollar-per-dollar through the UTHealth Game Changers initiative. The fellowship program is administered through the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, part of the School of Public Health.

October 30, 2020

The President’s Awards for Leadership were established in 2006 in honor of the late Michael Jimenez, former vice president and chief human resources officer at UTHealth, based on the qualities of leadership he embodied: consistent demonstration of leadership through service, compassion, and ethical standards.