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Weight loss journey strengthens confidence and completely changes lifestyle

Photo of Susan Bell helping lift up a wall frame at a Habitat for Humanity home build. (Photo by Kim Kham, UT Physicians Marketing & Communications)

May 17, 2021

The stress of college, late nights, bad diets, and dorm food resulted in out-of-control weight gain for Susan Bell. After suffering complications from a bariatric procedure she reached out to a bariatric surgeon with UTHealth who has not only helped her maintain her weigh loss but her positive personality. 




Pfizer vaccine receives emergency use authorization for children ages 12 to 15

On Thursday, 14-year-old Allison received her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at UT Physicians. (Photo credit: Melissa McDonald, UT Physicians).

May 13, 2021

On May 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency use authorization (EUA) of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 years old. The Texas Health and Human Services department has also given their approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for this age range.






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