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January 6, 2026

Why sharing stories matters for people with dementia

Written By: Vicki Powers, UT Physicians | Updated: January 6, 2026
Storytelling can help people with dementia meaningfully engage with others. A UT Physicians specialist shares the science behind it and tips to take action.
December 12, 2025

No cost resolutions: Get fit for free in the new year

Written By: Shelley Vanker, UT Physicians | Updated: December 12, 2025
Achieve your 2026 health and fitness goals without breaking the bank.
December 12, 2025

Embrace the Christmas orange: Healthy benefits of this easy stocking stuffer

Written By: Shelley Vanker, UT Physicians | Updated: December 12, 2025
Filled with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber, an orange in your Christmas stocking is a long-standing tradition that promotes good health during the season of respiratory illness.
December 9, 2025

UTHealth Houston cancer researchers awarded nearly $10M from CPRIT

Written By: Caliann Ferguson and Roman Petrowski | Updated: December 9, 2025
Seven UTHealth Houston researchers received awards totaling nearly $10 million in funding from The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT), a state legislative initiative designed to advance cancer research and prevention in Texas. The recipients oversee initiatives spanning multiple strategic and beneficial areas within cancer research and prevention.
December 9, 2025

NIH funds study to personalize treatments for pancreatic cancer

Written By: Roman Petrowski | Updated: December 9, 2025
A study from the lab of Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, and director of the Gastroenterology Research Center, seeking to develop new methods to personalize treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.
December 9, 2025

New research highlights importance of pressure-sensing protein in sickle cell disease

Written By: Roman Petrowski | Updated: December 9, 2025
Recent research from the lab of Valeria Vásquez, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, shows that PIEZO1, an ion channel that helps regulate red blood cell volume, may be a key driver of cell dehydration, hemolysis, and inflammation in sickle cell disease.
December 9, 2025

RSV facts you need to know: What to expect during its winter peak

Written By: Shelley Vanker, UT Physicians | Updated: December 9, 2025
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) peaks in the winter months, primarily affecting children younger than 5. Learn more about symptoms, treatments, and RSV facts with this guide from a UT Physicians pediatric specialist.
December 8, 2025

UTHealth Houston fetoscopic spina bifida trial receives NIH funding to evaluate long-term efficacy of the treatment

Written By: Jeannette Sanchez | Updated: December 8, 2025
A five-year, $2.8 million grant was awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health to evaluate the long-term effects on patients enrolled in the “Cryopreserved Human Umbilical Cord as a Meningeal Patch in Fetoscopic Spina Bifida Repair” trial.
December 8, 2025

Daily oral GLP-1 pill exhibits promising results in treatment options for adults with diabetes and obesity in trial led by UTHealth Houston researcher

Written By: Sydney Lowther | Updated: December 8, 2025
A new oral GLP-1 medication can help adults with obesity and Type 2 diabetes lose more weight and improve their blood sugar levels compared to a placebo, according to findings from the ATTAIN-2 trial led by a UTHealth Houston researcher.
December 8, 2025

UTHealth Houston researchers developing app to help clinicians assess thoracic aortic aneurysm risk and dissections

Written By: Sydney Lowther | Updated: December 8, 2025
A $100,000 grant awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston from the John Ritter Foundation will fund an app that will help clinicians recognize, access, and manage thoracic aortic disease.

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