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Argyrios Stampas, MD, MS, leads the Houston site of a clinical trial investigating a modified herpes virus that targets spinal cord nerve cells to treat neurogenic bladder in people with spinal cord injury. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

New clinical trial at UTHealth Houston tests gene therapy vector that delivers drug aimed at stopping overactive bladder in patients with spinal cord injury

A modified herpes virus that targets spinal cord nerve cells to treat neurogenic bladder in people with spinal cord injury is underway in a first-in-human clinical trial by UTHealth Houston at TIRR Memorial Hermann.

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The Many Faces of UTHealth Houston: Michelle Barratt, MD, MPH

As a fourth grader, Michelle Barratt, MD, MPH, dreamt of becoming a teacher, but those dreams were nearly dashed when her best friend’s mom told her she was not patient enough to teach children.

UTHealth Houston cardiologist Jagat Narula, MD, PhD,  is also president of the World Heart Federation and executive vice president and chief academic officer at UTHealth Houston.

Renowned UTHealth Houston researcher discusses what 4,000-year-old mummies tell us about heart disease, and why it’s preventable

An unhealthy diet, lack of exercise, and smoking – considered to be a relatively recent societal curse – are all risk factors to heart disease. But if that is the case, did heart disease exist thousands of years ago? 

The university-wide institute, one of the first in the nation,  will serve as a multidisciplinary center for research, education, and patient care. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston establishes Fetal Institute focused on clinical care, research discovery, and education to advance fetal medicine

Five years after the first groundbreaking fetoscopic spina bifida repair surgery using an innovative patch pioneered by researchers at UTHealth Houston, the fetal medicine team is celebrating the milestone of more than 100 procedures performed by the physicians and the launch of the UTHealth Houston Fetal Institute.



Grant addresses need for follow-up after cervical cancer screenings

Juana Espino, San Juana Gonzalez, Natalia Williams, and Shanice Johnson provide health education and community resources at UT Physicians Multispecialty — Rosenberg for Houston PAP Project attendees. (Photo by Mary Beth Robinson, UTHealth Houston)

A new $1.5 million grant will enable UTHealth Houston to improve cervical cancer screening follow-ups and early treatment for this vulnerable population. Awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), this significant funding can help bridge the gap in health care access, ensuring that more women receive the critical follow-up care they need after screenings.




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