January 4, 2024
Every year, thousands of people choose to cut back on alcohol and take part in Dry January, a month-long sobriety commitment that has shown health benefits like improved quality of sleep and more energy. Alcohol-free drink options can go beyond water and tea to beverages that are colorful and fun. Diana Guevara, RD, a registered dietitian with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, shared three tasty and healthy mocktail recipes to try this month.
December 22, 2023
Young patients and their families at a UTHealth Houston subspecialty clinic for children with developmental differences will soon experience the benefits of Reach Out and Read Texas, which is part of a national program that incorporates books into pediatric care for children from 6 months to 5 years old.
December 8, 2023
When Kinsley Westbrook was born in January 2017, she not only had a third nostril, but also webbed fingers on her small, underdeveloped left hand. Shortly after her birth in Nacogdoches, Texas, the newborn was transferred to Houston, where she was sent to the NICU.
December 5, 2023
An innovative lifestyle program offering free cooking classes, along with nutrition, exercise, and mindfulness education, for people at risk for chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease is open for enrollment at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
November 28, 2023
A five-year, $2 million grant to study the pharmacological effects of the areca nut, commonly known as the betel nut, was awarded to a UTHealth Houston researcher by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
November 15, 2023
When Megan Speir’s 18-month-old daughter, Sofia, started drooling on one side of her mouth during bath time, Megan initially thought Sofia was playing with her. But as Sofia’s eyes glazed over and the right side of her body went limp, Megan realized something was wrong. She called her husband, who suspected Sofia was having a seizure.
November 14, 2023
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston reached a funding landmark with 15 faculty members awarded 16 different grants totaling more than $31 million between August and October 2023. Each grant has a focus on medical artificial intelligence (AI) innovations and advancements in research or health care.
November 13, 2023
El Paso Nutrition and Healthy Weight Clinic of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has opened its doors to help patients and providers in the Paso del Norte region with comprehensive clinical weight loss support through evidence-based medical treatments and training.
November 13, 2023
With his little single crutch and sweet smile, Tiny Tim has been stealing our hearts year after year in “A Christmas Carol,” the quintessential holiday story written by Charles Dickens and published in 1843. Dickens never reveals what ails Tiny Tim, so we asked three UTHealth Houston experts for their opinion.
November 9, 2023
A four-year, $2.6 million grant to study circadian rhythm and novel therapies to protect the heart during a heart attack or cardiac surgery has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.
