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  • Dashwood offers first pulmonary function testing lab UT Physician’s first Pulmonary Function Testing lab is now available at the UT Physicians Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Clinic at Dashwood.
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  • Khan, Tsao named physicians of the year Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital are proud to announce the two individuals selected as their 2015 Physicians of the Year: Saleem Khan, M.D., Chief of Emergency General Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, UT Physicians surgeons and affiliated with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, and KuoJen Tsao, M.D., the Children’s […]
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  • NIH grant studies treatment for stroke-related speech impairment UT Physicians neuroscientists have been awarded a $1.8 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to explore a leading-edge treatment for speech problems experienced by many people following a stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other neurological disorder. The 5-year study is led by Nitin Tandon, M.D., UT Physicians neurosurgeon, professor of neurosurgery at McGovern Medical School, […]
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  • Verduzco-Gutierrez appointed to mayor’s transition team Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez has accepted an invitation to serve on Mayor Sylvester Turner's Public Health Committee transition team.
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  • Love named medical director of Life Flight Memorial Hermann Texas Trauma Institute announces Dr. Joseph Love as the new Medical Director of Memorial Hermann Life Flight®.
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  • UT Physicians providers staff new TIRR Memorial Hermann facility Like many people with an often debilitating neurological condition called multiple sclerosis (MS), Kelly Davis, 45, of Pearland, has to use a walker to get around. Even short walks require a lot of effort. Davis was thrilled when she learned that UTHealth and UT Physicians physical medicine and rehabilitation researchers were studying a way to […]
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  • Using nanoparticles to help prevent preterm birth Using nanoparticles to engineer a special drug, a team of researchers from McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has demonstrated in pre-clinical trials a new way to both reduce preterm birth and avoid the risks of medication in pregnancy to unborn babies. Jerrie S. Refuerzo, M.D., UT […]
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  • Smartphones could improve skin cancer detection in developing countries Everyone knows smartphones can be used as calendars, calculators, radios, and cameras. But, did you know they can also be used as microscopes that have the potential to save lives?
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  • Distinguished Physicians honored by Memorial Hermann Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center (TMC) honored three McGovern Medical School faculty and UT Physicians providers with the Distinguished Physician Award at the Annual Medical Staff Meeting held in December. Recognized for their significant contributions while spending the majority of their career at Memorial Hermann-TMC were Stephen Fletcher, D.O.; Philip Johnson, M.D.; and Jerry Wolinksy, M.D. […]
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  • UT Physicians Clinic Opens in Northwest Houston The clinic is connected with the entire UT Physicians practice to offer patients a quick turnaround when referred by their primary care doctor to a specialist.
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  • Dashwood offers first UTP pulmonary function testing lab Pulmonary Function Testing lab is now available at the UT Physicians Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Clinic-Dashwood.
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  • Free lecture on autism spectrum disorder April 7 The role of anxiety in individuals with autism spectrum disorder will be among topics discussed at the Benjamin J. Geigerman Lecture 2016 hosted on April 7 by John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The free event, “Mastering Anxiety in the Transition to Adulthood,” sponsored by […]
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  • Second Opinion Clinic offered for patients with depression, bipolar disorder UT Physicians is pleased to announce the Psychiatry Second Opinion Clinic, designed to help patients with severe depression or bipolar disorder.
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  • Revolutionary sinus relief offered in-office A new, minimally invasive procedure to treat post-surgery patients suffering from chronic sinusitis is being offered by the UT Physicians Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery clinic, in conjunction with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. UT Physicians is the only academic medical practice in the country to offer this treatment in the office setting. Sinusitis, which affects more […]
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  • Swipe out stroke seeks patients There’s an app to stay healthy following stroke? A clinical trial led by Nneka Ifejika, M.D., M.P.H., UT Physicians neurologist and associate professor of neurology and physical medicine and rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, is testing the use of a smart phone app to help stroke patients improve their health. The study, “Swipe […]
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  • Regional mitochondrial disease symposium set for Feb. 12-13 Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and McGovern Medical School Mitochondrial Center of Excellence will host the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation Regional Symposium Feb. 12 and 13. Clinical and medical sessions will be held Feb. 12 at Hotel Zaza with patient/family sessions set for Feb. 13 at Hermann Pavilion Conference Room. Mitochondrial diseases are more common than previously recognized, and […]
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  • 26th annual Preventive Cardiology Forum set for Feb. 6 “How to Control Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Improve Survival” will be the theme of the 26th annual Preventive Cardiology Forum of McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in the world. Seven experts will present information and lead […]
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  • Stem cells focus of annual brain forum Feb. 20 Scientists working on groundbreaking ways to use stem cells to fix damaged nerves will discuss their research at a free public forum at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, on the campus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). The human body does a great job of replacing skin cells, blood cells […]
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  • PTSD, trauma focus of Psychiatry Update McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) invites all medical professionals from across the country to join the annual UTHealth Psychiatry Update. Sponsored by the school’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, this year’s event focus is “Innovations in Trauma Research and Practice: Exploring PTSD and Related Outcomes […]
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  • Outcomes improve for extremely premature infants Major complications have decreased and survival has improved for extremely premature infants born over the past 20 years, according to research from the National Institutes of Health Neonatal Research Network, which includes McGovern Medical School (a part of UTHealth) and UT Physicians. The results were published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association. According […]
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  • Sadness linked to other health problems Sadness can alter levels of opioids in the brain and increase levels of inflammatory proteins in the blood that are linked to increased risk of diseases.
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  • Castriotta to lead Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center UTHealth has teamed up with 39 other health sites across the country to combat a life-threatening lung disease called pulmonary fibrosis.
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  • Get Smart About Antibiotics Week Nov. 16-22 Each year in the U.S., the CDC estimates that at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of infections of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.
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  • Open House presents dragon dance UT Physicians Community Health & Wellness Center – Southwest hosted an open house for the community Saturday, Nov. 7., which included a dragon dance.
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  • Open House set for Nov. 7 All are invited for festive fun from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. at 10623 Bellaire Blvd. in Houston.
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