May 6, 2024
Katie Breece was a healthy, active 27-year-old professional from Seattle starting her career, living life, and never expected it to be upended by a stroke. She woke up one morning and began her day like any other when suddenly her life changed forever. What began as a transient ischemic attack (TIA) while in the bathroom getting ready for work quickly escalated to a full-blown stroke, leaving her facing a challenging road to recovery.
May 2, 2024
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) selected UTHealth Houston to participate in the Age-Friendly System-Wide Spread Collaborative.
April 29, 2024
The new Center for Health Promotion at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry is a first-of-its-kind clinic offering a patient-centered comprehensive approach to oral care. The center aims to identify and manage oral and systemic risk factors, emphasizing patient education and interprofessional care.
April 15, 2024
UTHealth Houston’s Center for Interprofessional Collaboration held its annual large-scale mass casualty simulation Thursday, April 11, an effort to train students in responding to mass casualty incidents.
April 11, 2024
Kristen Valenzuela, RDH, BSDH, a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene candidate at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, has a heart for teaching others that made an impact closer to home when she convinced her reluctant grandfather, a Vietnam War veteran, to visit Give Vets a Smile and, in addition to a cleaning, get his dentures properly fitted.
April 8, 2024
The Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston recently achieved accreditation from the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) as a Center of Excellence. This accreditation recognizes the department’s commitment and high standard of patient care and safety.
March 28, 2024
Smiling children with teddy bears in tow were a common scene at the UTHealth Houston Cares health fair on Saturday, March 9. This no-cost community event, held for the fifth year at UT Physicians Multispecialty – Jensen, provided a warm and friendly environment for children and their families.
March 28, 2024
Second-year medical student Karina Samsuhadi’s path to medicine is woven with threads of fortitude and gratitude after she struggled with housing instability.
March 25, 2024
In the two years since the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston opened its doors in collaboration with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), it has helped relieve the overall wait times for Texans needing mental health care and provided a resource closer to home for patients.
March 18, 2024
Kristina D. Mena, PhD, MSPH, has been named UTHealth Houston’s first vice president of civic and business engagement. In this role, Mena will lead efforts to promote public health priorities and improve lives through increased partnerships with public and private businesses and entrepreneurs.
