Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
November 8, 2019
When we left Forrest five months ago, he was days away from his first surgery to repair his cleft lip. His parents, Erin and Kyle Tweed, had been prepping him for this day since before he was born.
October 28, 2019
Medical first responders in a North Texas community are playing a part in combating the nationwide problem of underreported elder abuse, thanks to a tool that’s helping them identify and report potential cases of abuse while on emergency calls for older adults.
October 28, 2019
Patients gathered outside a simple concrete structure that serves as the community medical clinic in the remote region of Ladakh, India, nestled in the Great Himalayan mountain chain at 12,000 feet elevation.
October 26, 2019
Halloween is a fun-filled night that children look forward to every year, but it can be full of fright for some parents. While children may only focus on the joy of candy and dressing up, parents can sometimes worry about the safety aspect of the night. No fear! UT Physicians and the UTHealth School of Dentistry have teamed up to create a comprehensive safety guide for Halloween night.
October 24, 2019
In a surgical procedure performed at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, otorhinolaryngologist Ron Karni, MD, and gastroenterologist Nirav Thosani, MD, opened a complete esophageal stenosis for patient Bennie Richardson.
October 17, 2019
A collaborative team of UTHealth investigators used a naturally found molecule to fortify mitochondrial respiration in skeletal muscle in order to promote healthy aging against metabolic challenges.
October 11, 2019
An elder abuse team at 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 11, 2019
Ryan Logan’s teammates dubbed him “Bullet” for his lightning-quick jukes and his trailblazing speed — the 11-year-old’s athleticism on the football field was unparalleled.
October 10, 2019
Still newlyweds, Jasmine and Andre Hicks, couldn’t be more excited to find out they were expecting their first child. However, nothing could prepare them when Jasmine started experiencing symptoms of labor at just 21 weeks.
October 8, 2019
Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug believed to help rewire the brain, is now being studied to relieve treatment-resistant depression at UTHealth as part of a global Phase II clinical trial.
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