February 15, 2023
Hongfang Liu, PhD, whose research focuses on using novel health data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and informatics to transfer clinical data into clinical and translational science research and health care delivery improvement, will receive $6 million for her research from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to recruit her to UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics.
February 8, 2023
On her first shift as a medical student at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Elisa Williams, a fourth-year medical student with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, was faced with tragedy when a patient and family suffered the birth of a stillborn child.
February 7, 2023
Originally from the Morgan Park area of Chicago, Hudson moved to Houston in 2021 and is one of the newest members of the IT Solution Center team.
February 6, 2023
Those caring for people who are at an increased risk of developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) are more likely to turn to social media for answers than physicians, according to research from UTHealth Houston.
February 3, 2023
The presence of apathy in patients with mild cognitive impairment is strongly linked to a progression to Alzheimer’s disease, giving physicians a possible early diagnosis tool, according to UTHealth Houston research published recently in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
January 31, 2023
Ponder is the longest tenured support specialist on the IT Solution team, and has been answering calls for 15 years.
January 30, 2023
Have you ever tried a chocolate tomato or purchased a vibrant pink dragon fruit?
These exotic-sounding fruits and vegetables are part of a unique pilot study at two UT Physicians clinics that offers prescriptions for free produce in an effort to improve dietary behaviors in children.
January 30, 2023
The Committee will be tasked with reviewing the current body of science on key nutrition topics and developing a scientific report that includes its independent assessment of the evidence and recommendations for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Food and Drug Administration as they develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (the Guidelines).
January 27, 2023
Jagat Narula, MD, PhD, a world-renowned physician-scientist and leader in academic medicine, has been named executive vice president and chief academic officer at UTHealth Houston, effective January 2023.
January 23, 2023
Meagan Whisenant, PhD, RN, is applying her two decades of symptom science experience to two new grant-funded research projects. One aims to support patients experiencing brain tumors and their caregivers, and the other focuses on chemoprevention of breast cancer. Whisenant is an associate professor in the Department of Research at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston.
