Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth)
February 19, 2019
A screening tool designed specifically to assess for human trafficking was more likely to identify sexual and labor exploitation of youth, as well as the risk factors, than a commonly used assessment, reported researchers from UTHealth and Baylor College of Medicine.
February 18, 2019
Outcomes in patients treated with mechanical clot removal, results from the only mobile stroke unit in the country using rendezvous transfers, and data on predictors of post-stroke depression and anxiety were among the highlights of activity by investigators from UTHealth at the International Stroke Conference 2019.
February 18, 2019
Jennifer Deegan has been named vice president for health policy and systems strategy at UTHealth.
February 12, 2019
Aortic aneurysm patient Keith Isbell described himself as a “walking time bomb” and is alive today thanks to an open heat procedure performed by Anthony Estrera, MD, of UTHealth.
February 12, 2019
A new project focusing on HIV prevention among youth who are homeless, led by Diane M. Santa Maria, DrPH, MSN, RN, of UTHealth, has been funded with a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health.
February 8, 2019
The Leadership Institutes at UTHealth are three leadership programs designed to meet the needs of employees at all stages of their career.
February 8, 2019
The International Stroke Conference (ISC) attracts thousands of neurologists each year to network with fellow experts and watch compelling presentations on the very latest advances in clinical care, science, and education.
February 7, 2019
A team of surgeons is working to identify the most effective strategy to treat acute pain after injury while minimizing the amount of opioids prescribed to trauma patients, building on a previous project that decreased use of the highly addictive class of drugs by 40 percent.
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.
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