Heart-Brain program offers ‘closed-loop’ continuum of care to patients with PFO-associated stroke
中风病人可能有关a hole in the heart that didn’t close properly now have a place to go to see both a neurologist and cardiologist: the Heart-Brain Program at The University of Texas Health…
Dyer, Burnett honored for lifelong contributions combatting elder mistreatment
Jason Burnett, PhD, and the late Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD, were recognized nationally for their contributions to the field of elder mistreatment and Adult Protective Services practice by the National Adult Protective Services Association (NAPSA). Burnett is co-director of the…
Researchers of CONTAIN study say convalescent plasma likely had benefit in early days of COVID-19; could be used early in next pandemic
COVID-19 convalescent plasma showed a likely benefit for patients early in the pandemic before remdesivir and corticosteroids were in use, according to results of a landmark study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine that included physician-scientists at The University of Texas…
Houston area long-hauler is on the road to recovery thanks to UTHealth COVID-19 Center of Excellence
Lying in his isolation bed in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Anthony Garcia could not believe he was one of the thousands of Houstonians that ended up in the hospital battling COVID-19. The husband, father…
What is The Current Opioid Epidemic in Houston? An Expert Assures that The Situation is Worrying
Jonatan Gioia, MD, spoke to Univision Houston Channel 45 about the INTEGRA study being led by UTHealth Houston and how it is testing the ability to provide people with HIV prevention and treatment services, plus treatment for opioid use, using…
New Study Contradicts Findings That Link Moderate Alcohol Consumption to Health Benefits
John Higgins, MD, spoke to FOX 26 News about a study that found lower mortality in people who abstain from alcohol. November 16, 2021
Personalized medicine research focuses on Hispanics with diabetes in South Texas
A team of researchers studying genetic data to identify hormone responses in a population of Mexican Americans with prediabetes, Type 2 diabetes, and obesity recently received a $3.5 million grant to fund a five-year study set to begin in late…
Doctor recommends children receive COVID-19 vaccine before the holidays
Luis Ostrosky, MD, was interviewed by KRGV-TV Channel 5 in the Rio Grande Valley about why he believes children over the age of 5 should be vaccinated against COVID-19 now that they are eligible. November 4, 2021
CDC Expands Booster Eligibility, Recommends 4th Shot for Some
Rodrigo Hasbun, MD, MPH, spoke to FOX 26 News about the CDC’s latest recommendation for severely immunocompromised individuals to receive a fourth COVID-19 booster shot. November 3, 2021
Hospitals in Houston Receive Vaccines for Children Following Final CDC Approval
Luis Ostrosky, MD, talked to Univision Houston Channel 45 about why a CDC panel recommended and approved the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. November 2, 2021