Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
October 11, 2019
An elder abuse team at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is partnering with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, district attorneys, law enforcement agencies, and forensic accounting professionals to make it easier to identify and prosecute individuals who prey on senior citizens to exploit them financially.
October 3, 2019
UTHealth is launching a new academic institute to advance clinical care, provide innovative solutions, and improve outcomes for patients of all ages with pediatric and congenital heart defects. Formed in close collaboration with Memorial Hermann Health System, the institute will leverage the expertise of faculty within UTHealth’s six schools as well as its medical practice, UT Physicians.
October 1, 2019
A program developed to encourage healthy relationships and reduce dating violence was effective among early middle school students, according to results of a study published in the American Journal of Public Health by researchers at UTHealth.
October 1, 2019
Following a national search, Dean Barbara J. Stoll, MD, of McGovern Medical School at UTHealth has named Mary Aitken, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Pediatrics, effective Oct. 1, 2019.
September 29, 2019
More than twenty students from the Houston area participated in the 24-hour event that was held at UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics on Sept. 24 and 25.
September 27, 2019
Former Texas State Rep. John Zerwas, MD, spoke to students at The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) about on the importance of becoming involved in the politics of medicine at the state level during a recent visit to the campus.
September 26, 2019
As a visionary pioneer in psychiatric medicine, Louis A. Faillace, MD, made contributions to his field that are immeasurable. But for his children, it is his role as a loving, supportive father that has been the most precious.
September 26, 2019
An innovative strategy called Teens Against Tobacco Use showed promise as an effective strategy to deter tobacco use in middle and high school students, according to a research study by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health.
August 20, 2019
The American Public Health Association awarded UTHealth School of Public Health student Anisha Somani the 2019 Excellence in Public Health Award for her commitment to advocacy, effective policy, and enriching the learning environments of the academic institutions she has attended.
August 16, 2019
The American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) has named Joy Cornthwaite, RD, as the 2019 Texas Diabetes Educator of the Year. Cornthwaite, a registered dietitian at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and a certified diabetes educator at UT Physicians Women’s Centers, received the award Friday, Aug. 9, at the 2019 AADE Conference in Houston.
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