Active senior bounces back from major surgery
July 30, 2020
Three days after her 68th birthday, Leslie Barnings-Joyce from Houston took a tumble that would later earn her the nickname of “Superwoman.”
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Crane receives grant to improve symptom reporting for kids with cancer
July 28, 2020
Stacey Crane, PhD, RN, will use a new grant from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to pilot test a web-based interface designed to make it easier for kids with cancer and their parents to report symptoms in real time with the ultimate goal of improving kids’ outcomes. Crane is an assistant professor in the Department of Research at Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Flu vaccine may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease, new study shows
July 27, 2020
People who received at least one flu vaccination were 17% less likely to get Alzheimer’s disease over the course of a lifetime, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Review report outlines rehabilitation strategies for COVID-19 patients
July 22, 2020
Early rehabilitation of COVID-19 survivors is important to reduce long-term complications, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Maternal depression increases odds of depression in offspring, study shows
July 21, 2020
Depression in mothers during and after pregnancy increased the odds of depression in offspring during adolescence and adulthood by 70%, according to a new study by researchers at UTHealth.
Despite shortened year, UTHealth dental van provides thousands of treatments in East Texas
July 20, 2020
A good portion of the 107,000 miles on The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Dentistry's adult dental van were logged on the highways between Houston and East Texas, regularly taking dental and dental hygiene students and faculty to treat patients in rural communities – an area where most residents do not have access to dental care.
COVID-19 patient at LBJ Hospital recovers after convalescent plasma transfusion
July 17, 2020
A Harris Health LBJ patient credits a century-old treatment now being used to help coronavirus patients fight off the infection – convalescent blood plasma transfusions – with helping her recover.
Sharrief named to citywide COVID-19 response team
July 14, 2020
Anjail Sharrief, MD, MPH, was appointed to a citywide COVID-19 response task force.
Researchers study whether vadadustat, an investigational therapy, could mitigate acute lung injury in COVID-19 patients
July 14, 2020
Physicians are studying whether vadadustat, an investigational therapy, could protect the lungs of COVID-19 patients by triggering the body’s protective response to low oxygen levels in a randomized Phase II clinical trial at UTHealth.
UTHealth awarded $3.8 million to increase colorectal cancer screening for most vulnerable Texans
July 13, 2020
To accelerate colorectal cancer screening for the most vulnerable Texans, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Colorectal Cancer Control Program has awarded The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health a $3.8 million grant.
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