Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
February 21, 2019
FOX 26 News
In observance of American Heart Month, this morning at FOX 26 News, John Higgins, MD, commented on research showing that the number of pushups someone can do is an indication of heart health. Internal medicine residents Robin Jacob, MD, Krishna Pabba, MD, and Farzan Husain, MD, demonstrated the different types of pushups.
February 19, 2019
MedPage Today
Salman Arain, MD, and H. Vernon Anderson, MD, were included in MedPage Today and Healio stories about how doctors are changing the way they treat completely blocked arteries in patients who are not candidates for bypass surgery or who have failed bypass surgery.
February 18, 2019
FOX 26 News
Amy Herbert, DDS, was interviewed by FOX 26 News about the diagnosis and treatment of "baby bottle tooth decay."
February 17, 2019
KPRC Radio
Ralph Cooley, DDS, busted popular dental myths on KPRC Radio's Fifty+ show.
February 16, 2019
Univision Houston Channel 45
Absalon D. Gutierrez, MD, was interviewed on Univision Houston Channel 45 about a new potential treatment for Type 2 diabetes.
February 15, 2019
KTRK-TV Channel 13
Sudhakar Selvaraj, MD, PhD, and a patient were interviewed by KTRK-TV Channel 13 for a story about transcranial magnetic stimulation for people with treatment-resistant depression. The story also ran on the station's website.
February 15, 2019
The Katy Rancher
The Katy Rancher ran a story on the care Imran Dar, MD, provided to a woman whose heartburn turned out to be a heart attack.
February 14, 2019
Houston Chronicle
UTHealth was included in a Houston Chronicle story on higher education budget requests at yesterday's Texas Senate Finance Committee hearing. The article mentioned the university's requests for funding the UTHealth Women's Health Education and Research Center and a comprehensive care system for victims of child sex trafficking.
February 14, 2019
KTRH Radio
Michael Chang, MD, told KTRH Radio listeners yesterday that the flu shot won't make your children sick after a study revealed half of parents think it does.
February 14, 2019
Houston Chronicle
Stacy Nayes, MD, was featured in a Houston Chronicle story about how a scholarship from RodeoHouston helped her become a physician.