New program at UTHealth Houston will honor Carmel B. Dyer, MD
January 5, 2023
The legacy of Carmel Bitondo Dyer, MD, lives on in the same communities she sought to impact throughout her career.
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UT Physicians doctor shares how to break up with alcohol for Dry January
January 3, 2023
Dry January can help regular drinkers start the new year with a cleaner slate of health, according to Carman H. Whiting, MD, medical director for UT Physicians Multispecialty – Sienna and assistant professor of family medicine with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
Choucair carves out 30-year career at UTHealth Houston
December 23, 2022
Bassel Choucair, associate vice president of IT user experience and support at UTHealth Houston, recently celebrated a significant milestone: 30 years with the university. It has been his first and only place of employment after graduating from Boston University with a degree in biomedical engineering.
Study finds link between patient satisfaction and likelihood of bariatric surgery
December 19, 2022
Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless of racial or ethnic group, according to a study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston.
After 20 years of service, School of Dentistry unveils a new Mobile Dental Van
December 15, 2022
After hundreds of thousands of miles and 20 years of service, UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry has a new set of wheels for its Mobile Dental Van program to continue providing care to underserved communities.
Houstonian shares his story for HIV Awareness Month
December 12, 2022
HIV is a virus that targets the body’s immune system, and the late stage of this infection becomes AIDS. Thanks to advanced medicine, however, people with HIV can live functional and healthy lives. Jay, 49, is living proof.
Diet changes free UT Physicians patient of chronic acid reflux
December 7, 2022
Brian Blackburne, a 49-year-old Houston native, lived with chronic digestive problems until Oct. 3, 2022. That was the day he met Pritesh Mutha, MD, gastroenterologist with UT Physicians and associate professor of gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.
Infectious disease expert weighs in on how physicians can effectively identify meningitis infection for best treatment
December 6, 2022
A new risk score could help clinicians differentiate viral meningitis from community-acquired bacterial meningitis (CABM), according to a review article by Rodrigo Hasbun, MD, MPH, at UTHealth Houston.
Kolonin, Gutierrez publish diabetes research in Cell Reports Medicine
December 2, 2022
A translational research study from collaborating UTHealth Houston laboratories of Mikhail Kolonin, PhD, and Absalon Gutierrez, MD, on the new mechanism mediating the anti-diabetic effects of incretins has been published in Cell Reports Medicine.
Jayaraman awarded $3.5M grant to study glutamate receptors involved in learning, memory, and other neurological processes
December 1, 2022
A five-year, nearly $3.5 million grant to study the mechanisms of brain receptors involved in neurological disorders such as learning disabilities has been awarded to Vasanthi Jayaraman, PhD, of UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health.
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