Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
July 1, 2022
Young adults living with HIV often have trouble transitioning from pediatric to adult care, and a new study from UTHealth Houston looks at whether and how telehealth can help.
June 30, 2022
Researchers at UTHealth School of Public Health have been selected to receive $1 million from a $3.4 million grant to address the opioid epidemic and identify overdose patterns.
June 29, 2022
Along with educating students, residents, and fellows in the most advanced lifesaving therapies on Earth, UTHealth Houston Department of Emergency Medicine is helping to prepare members of the Polaris Dawn crew to handle medical emergencies in space. The Department of Emergency Medicine, which has been training NASA astronauts in emergency medical care for more than 10 years, recently welcomed Polaris Dawn’s medical officer Anna Menon and mission specialist Sarah Gillis for a week-long space medicine training session.
June 29, 2022
Younger adults living in the U.S. are less likely to be screened for colorectal cancer than older U.S. adults, despite now being eligible under new screening guidelines, and face greater disparities than older U.S. adults who are eligible for screening, according to research from UTHealth Houston.
June 29, 2022
Providing caregivers easy access to produce and flexible resources can lead to improvements in kids’ diets in a short time, according to a new study co-authored by researchers with UTHealth School of Public Health together with researchers from Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.
June 28, 2022
As a stay-at-home father of three, Jordan Gonzales was determined to tackle his Type 2 diabetes to be a healthy and present parent.
June 28, 2022
A large multicenter, randomized clinical trial revealed no difference in the risk of endotracheal intubation requirement at 30 days between awake prone positioning and standard positioning for patients with COVID-19 who suffered from acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, according to research published in JAMA by researchers at UTHealth Houston.
June 24, 2022
People who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers to develop Alzheimer’s disease over the course of four years, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston.
June 22, 2022
Daily use of a mushroom extract supported the immune system in clearing human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston. The study was published today in Frontiers in Oncology.
June 17, 2022
In 2014, a dysautonomia diagnosis led 6-year-old Hannah Haisler of Belton, Texas, to Mohammed T. Numan, MD, with the Dysautonomia Center for Excellence at UTHealth Houston. Today, the 14-year-old is playing competitive volleyball and bungee jumping, thanks to the care she received.
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