February 6, 2019

Pregnant women face a much greater risk of having a fatal, but less common, type of stroke caused by bleeding into the brain, according to results of two studies presented by UTHealth at the International Stroke Conference 2019.

February 4, 2019

Only 1 in 20 U.S. adolescents is meeting national recommendations for sleeping, physical activity, and screen time, according to new research by UTHealth.

February 1, 2019

The Houston Emergency Response Opioid Engagement System (HEROES) was recently awarded two grants that will help fund the opioid intervention program through the end of 2020.

January 31, 2019

When Jan Ives, 87, was hospitalized with irritability and confusion after a fall in 2015, she was admitted to the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) unit at a local hospital, where she was diagnosed with broken spinal bones.

January 30, 2019

When it comes to preventing cervical cancer, the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine is a game-changer that reduces risk.

January 25, 2019

The first U.S. patient to participate in a global study of a stem cell therapy injected directly into the brain to treat stroke disability was enrolled in the clinical trial this week at UTHealth.

January 22, 2019

UTHealthCares and UT Physicians will team up for the second annual UTHealthCares Community Health Fair on Saturday, Jan. 26, at UT Physicians Multispecialty – Jensen.

January 17, 2019

Absalon D. Gutierrez, MD, and Nirav C. Thosani, MD, are among the first physician-researchers in the country to assess the safety and effectiveness of The Revita™ System, designed to help improve blood sugar levels without the need for additional medications.

January 8, 2019

Getting the flu vaccine is not only your best shot at beating the virus — it could help in other ways you may never have realized.

January 4, 2019

Crisp air, blue skies — and a view many may never see. At 59 years of age, Steve Dome looked out at the world from Africa’s highest peak atop Mount Kilimanjaro.