November 17, 2009
Houston-area schools giving swine flu shots
*Dr. Brent King of Emergency Medicine quoted*
(Full story)
November 17, 2009
Screening kids with ultrasound, ECG finds cardiac abnormalities
*Dr. John Higgins of Internal Medicine quoted*
(Full story)
November 15, 2009
Medicine tailored to your genes
*Dr. Elmer Bernstam of Internal Medicine quoted*
(Full story)
November 13, 2009
Physicians Heal Bridge to Nowhere; Iraqi Girl With Rare Neuromuscular Disorder Has New Hope
*Dr. Ramy El Khoury of Neurology quoted*
(Full story)
November 12, 2009
H1N1 vaccine divides pregnant women
*Dr. Pamela Berens of Internal Medicine, Ob/Gyn quoted*
(Full story)
November 5, 2009
The Battle of a Different Bulge
*Dr. Gazala Siddiqui of Ob/Gyn quoted*
(Full story)
November 3, 2009
New couples at risk for packing on the pounds
*Carol Wolin-Riklin of Surgery quoted*
(Full story)
October 21, 2009
Houston Have Your Say Health Care Reform
*Dr. Guy Clifton of neurosurgery quoted*
(Full story)
October 19, 2009
Women's health problems doctors still miss
*Dr. Jerry Wolinsky of neurology quoted*
(Full story)
October 17, 2009
Mentors in Medicine: Local Kids Play Doctor At Prestigious Medical School
*Dr. Judianne Kellaway assistant dean for admissions & ophthalmology quoted*
(Full story)
October 15, 2009
In a time warp over taking medication abroad
*Dr. Charles Ericsson of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
October 15, 2009
Texas Cowboy Hall Of Fame 2010 Inductees
*Dr. James H. “Red” Duke, Jr of surgery inducted*
(Full story)
October 15, 2009
Steven Cantrell's Story
*Drs. Ron Karni, Tang Ho, of otolaryngology h&n surgery and Jason Sanders & Steven Lorch of pediatrics quoted*
(Full story)
October 15, 2009
Preservative-free H1N1 shot available
*Dr. Michele Curtis of ob/gyn quoted*
(Full story)
October 10, 2009
UT Medical School At Houston Establishes Nanomedicine And Biomedical Engineering Department
*Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D. of nanomedicine and biomedical engineering quoted*
(Full story)
October 5, 2009
Resident duty hours: Does more sleep mean safer care?
*Dr. John Potts of graduate medical education quoted*
(Full story)
October 4, 2009
Lives of longevity
*Dr. Carmel Dyer of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
October 1, 2009
Most Babies Born Today May Live Past 100
*Dr. Carmel Dyer of psychiatry & internal medicine, geriatrics quoted*
(Full story)
October 1, 2009
Study Of Genes, Toxic Metals In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders Launched By UT Houston, Jamaica Researchers
*Dr. Katherine Loveland of psychiatry & behavioral sciences quoted*
(Full story)
September 26, 2009
Dr. Oz and free medical care hit Houston
*Drs. Tang Ho and Ron Karni of otolaryngology h&n surgery quoted*
(Full story)
September 24, 2009
HIV Vaccine?! New Chemically-Activated Antigen Could Expedite Development
*Sudhir Paul, Ph.D. of pathology quoted*
(Full story)
September 21, 2009
H1N1: Common Sense for Parents
*Dr. Galit Holzmann-Pazgal of pediatrics quoted*
(Full story)
September 21, 2009
Dr. Sdringola Speaks About Heart Disease Treatment
*Dr. Stefano Sdringola of internal medicine, cardiology quoted*
(Full story)
September 16, 2009
Link Between Protein And Lung Disease Found
*Dr. Michael Blackburn of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology quoted*
(Full story)
September 10, 2009
Nursing moms should prepare when hurricane threatens
*Donna Logan of pediatrics - WIC quoted*
(Full story)
September 2, 2009
ATV accident survivor shares harrowing tale
*Dr. Stephen Fletcher of pediatric surgery quoted*
(Full story)
September 1, 2009
Tender motive to battle a tough disease
*Dr. Claudio Soto of neurology quoted*
(Full story)
August 26, 2009
$1.2 Million Grant For Groundbreaking Approach To Brain Research Received By UT's Valentin Dragoi
* Dr. Valentin Dragoi of Neurobiology & Anatomy quoted*
(Full story)
August 25, 2009
What will healthcare reform mean for Houston's level one trauma centers?
* Dr. John Holcomb of surgery quoted*
(Full story)
August 25, 2009
Ear Infections
* Dr. Lisa de Ybarrondo of pediatrics quoted*
(Full story)
August 23, 2009
County hospital district faces a tough sell
* Dr. Guy Clifton of pediatrics quoted*
(Full story)
August 19, 2009
Scientists explore Chinese herbs for heart disease
* Dr. Yong-Jian Geng of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
August 18, 2009
Dr. Walter Lowe to Lead Orthopaedics At UT Medical School and Memorial...
* Dr. Dr. Walter Lowe of orthopaedics quoted*
(Full story)
August 17, 2009
Kids, teens need time to fix sleeping patterns for schools
* Dr. Richard Castriotta of internal Medicine quoted*
(Full story)
August 14, 2009
CNN Video: Healthcare in Australia
* Dr. Ian Butler of pediatrics-neurology quoted*
(Full story)
August 12, 2009
Doctor: Boy Not Mutilated by Dog
* Dr. Kevin Lally of pediatrics quoted*
(Full story)
August 7, 2009
How will health care reform affect TX?
* Dr. Guy Clifton of neurosurgery quoted*
(Full story)
August 7, 2009
Woman gives birth to sextuplets
* Dr. Suzanne Lopez of pediatrics quoted*
(Full story)
August 6, 2009
Bacteria May Be Connected to Colic
* Dr. Marc Rhoads of pediatrics quoted*
(Full story)
July 25, 2009
Pinpointing cause of colic: UT Houston researchers identify organism
* Dr. J. Marc Rhoads of pediatrics quoted*
(Full story)
July 7, 2009
How to combat the latest supergerms
* Dr. Barbara Murray of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
July 6, 2009
Clay Walker’s Band Against MS Foundation Donates $150,000 to Support Multiple Sclerosis Research
* Dr. Jerry Wolinsky of neurology quoted*
(Full story)
July 5, 2009
Pregnancy Myths and Facts
* Dr. Pamela Berens of ob/gyn quoted*
(Full story)
July 4, 2009
Hemophilia Research Award Received By Keri Smith, Ph.D., UT Scientist
* Dr. Keri Smith of pathology and laboratory medicine quoted*
(Full story)
July 3, 2009
Interferon Alpha Can Delay Full Onset Of Type I Diabetes: UT Researcher
* Dr. Staley Brod of neurology quoted*
(Full story)
June 23, 2009
Houston's Heat Breaks Records
* Dr. Richard Bradley of emergency medicine quoted*
(Full story)
June 12, 2009
Swine flu is a pandemic, WHO says
* Dr. Charles Ericsson of internal medicine, infectious diseases quoted*
(Full story)
June 11, 2009
Swine flu pandemic declared by World Health Organization, first in 40 years
* Dr. Luis Ostrosky of internal medicine, infectious diseases quoted*
(Full story)
June 11, 2009
WHO Declares First Flu Pandemic in 41 Years
* Dr. Richard Bradley of emergency medicine quoted*
(Full story)
June 9, 2009
Memorial Hermann Receives $10 Million Gift from Grateful Patient
* Dr. K. Lance Gould of internal medicine, & P. Roc Chen of neurosurgery quoted*
(Full story)
June 8, 2009
Healing Health Care
* Dr. Guy Clifton of neurosurgery quoted*
(Full story)
June 3, 2009
StomaphyX
* Dr. Erik Wilson of surgery quoted*
(Full story)
June 3, 2009
Study sheds light on survival rate of preemie babies
* Dr. Nehal Parikh of pediatrics-neonatology quoted*
(Full story)
June 2, 2009
New Rules on Child Safety Seats
* Dr. James McCarthy of emergency medicine quoted*
(Full story)
June 2, 2009
Early Pregnancy: The First Days and Weeks After You Test
* Dr. Pamela Berens of ob/gyn quoted*
(Full story)
June 2, 2009
The New No-Period, No-PMS Birth Control Pills
* Dr. Patti J. Ross of ob/gyn quoted*
(Full story)
June 1, 2009
Cleft Lip and Palate Surgeries Save Baby’s Smile
* Dr. John Teichgraeber of pediatric surgury-plastic quoted*
(Full story)
May 30, 2009
Houston gets trauma funds over protest
* Dr. John Holcomb of surgery quoted*
(Full story)
May 26, 2009
Using generators for games can create a new twist in storm dangers
* Dr. Caroline Fife of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 20, 2009
Federal Research is Exploring Potential for ‘Human Hibernation’
* Dr. Cheng Chi Lee of biochemistry & molecular biology quoted*
(Full story)
May 19, 2009
Doctor Suffers Heart Attack at Hospital
* Dr. William Daily of anesthesiology and Dr. David Robinson of emergency medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 19, 2009
Focus turns to lessons learned from H1N1 scare
* Dr. Richard Bradley of emergency medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 18, 2009
Taking birth out of budget
* Dr. Pamela Berens of OB/GYN & Dr. Grant Fowler of Family Medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 13, 2009
Who's healthier — men or women?
* Dr. Robin Hardwicke, professor of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 11, 2009
Seeing Lyphodemia with Night Vision
* Dr. Latisha Smith, professor of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 9, 2009
Reforming the U.S. healthcare system must start with reducing demand
* Dr. Guy Clifton, professor of neurosurgery quoted*
(Full story)
May 8, 2009
ASH: Kids with Elevated BP At Risk for Heart Damage
* Dr. Alisa A. Acosta, professor of pediatrics/pediatric nephrology quoted*
(Full story)
May 7, 2009
Mutombo Visits Houston Middle School
* Dr. John Higgins, professor of internal medicine photographed*
(Full story)
May 7, 2009
Students Learn About Heart Conditions
* Dr. John Higgins, professor of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 5, 2009
Check Your Heart
* Dr. David McPherson, professor and chair of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 4, 2009
How Does the Influenza H1N1 Strain Affect Mom-to-be?
* Dr. Pamela Berens, professor of ob/gyn quoted*
(Full story)
May 3, 2009
Obama: Flu 'can be defeated'
* Dr. Charles Ericsson, professor of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 3, 2009
Dire warnings were premature, experts suggest
* Dr. Luis Ostrosky, professor of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
May 1, 2009
Single gene defect can cause stroke, other artery diseases
* Dr. Dianna Milewicz, professor of internal medicine quoted*
(Full story)
April 30, 2009
What to do if your kid gets sick?
* Dr. Lynnette Mazur, professor of pediatrics quoted*
(Full story)
April 28, 2009
How effective are masks against swine flu?
*Dr. Pablo Okhuysen, professor of internal medicine, quoted*
(Full story)
April 28, 2009
Swine flu fears send sniffling patients to ERs
*Dr. Richard Bradley, professor of emergency medicine, quoted*
(Full story)
April 28, 2009
Swine Flu Cases in Kansas, Possibly NYC
*Dr. Richard Bradley, professor of emergency medicine, quoted*
(Full story)
April 27, 2009
Swine flu in Harris County? What we know and what we don't
*Dr. Richard Bradley, professor of emergency medicine, quoted*
(Full story)
April 25, 2009
Dr Richard Bradley's SWINE FLU Update
*Dr. Richard Bradley, professor of emergency medicine, interview*
(Full story)
April 21, 2009
Shopaholic's brain's wired differently
*Dr. Michael Beauchamp, professor of neurobiology & anatomy, quoted*
(Full story)
Our expert faculty are making headlines
April 20, 2009
Bike race mirrors trends in MS
*Dr. Jerry Wolinsky, professor of neurology, quoted*
Annual event raises millions in search for a cure
(Full story)
April 13, 2009
UT Houston launches stem cell study for acute stroke patients
*Dr. Sean Savitz, professor of neurology, quoted*
First study of its kind to use bone marrow stem cells to help repair the brain after stroke
(Full story)
April 11, 2009
FDA Says No to Drug to Treat Cocaine Addiction
*Dr. F. Gerard Moeller of the Mental Sciences Institute, quoted*
FDA says cutting back is not good enough; doctors disagree
(Full story)
April 8, 2009
Tests aim to prevent students' sudden cardiac deaths
*Dr. John Higgins, professor of cardiology, quoted*
Sudden cardiac arrest hits roughly 1 in 100,000 students each year.
(Full story)
April 4, 2009
Health care, from the bottom up
*Dr. Guy Clifton, professor of neurosurgery, quoted*
Neurosurgeon outlines health care behind scenes
(Full story)
March 31, 2009
Stem cells put to the test in stroke treatment
*Dr. Sean Savitz, professor of neurology, quoted*
Houston doctors first in U.S. to launch pioneering trial
(Full story)
March 27, 2009
John Ritter’s widow on crusade
*Dr. Dianna Milewicz, professor of internal medicine, quoted*
Amy Yasbeck aims to prevent disease that killed husband
(Full story)
March 10, 2009
HOUSTON DOCTOR CHALLENGES 'ASSEMBLY LINE' MEDICINE
*Dr. Guy Clifton, professor of neurosurgery, quoted*
The Obama administration says it will look at what you pay for medical care
(Full story)
March 9, 2009
DID YOU REMEMBER TO SPRING FORWARD?
*Dr. Richard Castriotta, professor of internal medicine, quoted*
Ben Franklin couldn’t abide wastefulness.
(Full
story)
March 4, 2009
NEW HEART ATTACK TREATMENT CREATES CONTROVERSY WITH SOME DOCTORS
*Dr. Richard Smalling, professor of internal medicine, quoted*
Houston EMS crews responded to more than 4,000 calls for chest pain in 2008.
(Full
story)
March 3, 2009
POCKETS IN THE FACE: TURNING SINUSITIS INSIDE OUT
*Dr. Amber Luong, assistant professor of otorhinolaryngology, quoted*
Often we don’t notice something until it breaks.
(Full
story)
March 2, 2009
DR. GUY CLIFTON, AUTHOR, "FLATLINED"
*Dr. Guy Clifton, professor of neurosurgery, interviewed on new book*
Dr. Guy Clifton, author of "Flatlined: Resuscitating American Medicine" discussed his book, which deals with problems in the current health care system, and offers possible solutions.
(Full
story)
March 2, 2009
ANATOMY OF AN ASTHMA ATTACK
*Dr. Richard Castriotta, professor of internal medicine, quoted*
Wheezing? Short of breath? These common asthma symptoms can develop into a full-blown asthma attack if you don’t take the right steps early on.
(Full
story)
March 2, 2009
NEEDLE FREE VASECTOMY REALLY PAIN FREE?
*Dr. Grant Fowler, professor of family medicine, quoted*
Finally something that could make the most skeptical man reconsider getting a vasectomy: What if there were no needles? And no pain!
(Full
story)
March 1, 2009
TIPS FOR SAFE OUTDOOR GRILLING
*Dr. Brent King, professor and chair of emergency medicine, quoted*
Safe barbecuing relies upon simple common sense, but let’s face it–we're all just grown-up kids playing with fire when we cook burgers over an open flame—which is part of the fun, but sometimes people do get hurt.
(Full
story)
February 22, 2009
TEXANS UNKNOWINGLY DONATE CHILDREN'S BLOOD TO RESEARCH
*Dr. Jacqueline Hecht, professor of pediatrics, quoted*
For almost seven years, the state has been indefinitely storing blood from nearly all newborns in Texas without their parents' consent for possible use in medical research.
(Full
story)
February 18, 2009
NEW TESTING DISCLOSES A DEADLY DANGER IS IN BEXAR
*Dr. Pablo Okhuysen, professor of internal medicine, quoted*
For a disease that begins with a bite from the deceptively sweet-sounding kissing bug, Chagas disease is a major killer in some parts of the world.
(Full
story)
February 17, 2009
LAUNCH OF STEM CELL STUDY FOR ACULTE STROKE PATIENTS, UT HOUSTON
*Dr. Sean Savitz, assistant professor of neurology, quoted*
A first-of-its-kind stem cell study to treat acute stroke victims is being launched by investigators at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
(Full
story)
February 17, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE HURTS ELDERLY AND CHILDREN MOST
*Dr. Susan Pacheco, assistant professor of pediatrics, quoted*
Environmental degradation presents the greatest danger to the most vulnerable people—particularly children and the elderly, a Houston pediatrician told the Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission’s annual conference.
(Full
story)
February 17, 2009
DELEGATION SIGNS AGREEMENT TO EXPAND INTERNATIONAL AID IN CENTRAL AMERICA
*Dr. L. Maximilian Buja, Dr. Pedro Mancias, Dr. Aidan Rios, and Dr. Carmel Dyer quoted*
A group of ambassadors from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Memorial Hermann Healthcare System traveled to Guatemala in January to offer medical and scientific collaboration as part of an outreach program to increase international aid.
(Full
story)
February 5, 2009
GINSBURG'S CANCER MAY HAVE BEEN CAUGHT EARLY ENOUGH
*Dr. Joan Bull, professor of internal medicine, quoted*
Despite undergoing surgery for what could turn out to be one of the deadliest cancers known, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may have a better chance of surviving than most others with the illness, cancer experts said today.
(Full
story)
February 4, 2009
SHRINERS CLOSING AFFECTS HOUSTON
*Dr. Kevin Lally, chair of the Department of Pediatric Surgery, quoted*
With Shriners Burn Hospital closing, there is no longer a major burn center for children in the Houston area.
(Full
story)
Jan. 30, 2009
OPTIONS RUNNING OUT TO TREAT 'SUPER BUGS'
*Drs. Barbara Murray and Cesar Arias, Department of Internal Medicine, quoted*
U.S. infectious disease experts warn that people are dying from "super bugs" because the antibiotic arsenal has run dry.
(Full
story)
Jan. 23, 2009
DRUG-RESISTANT SALMONELLA? MAYBE NEXT TIME
*Dr. Cesar Arias, assistant professor of Department of Internal Medicine, quoted*
Even as the list of peanut products linked to a national salmonella scare continued to expand, and the number of strains of bacteria associated with the outbreak climbed to four, federal health officials winding up an investigation said they may well have dodged a bullet.
(Full
story)
Jan. 16, 2009
HYPERTHERMIA USED TO HELP TREAT CANCER
*Dr. Joan Bull, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, quoted*
Hyperthermia is not a disease, but a treatment for diseases such as cancer being tested by U.S. researchers.
(Full
story)
Jan. 19, 2009
HEALTH FACILITIES IN HOUSTON STEP UP ROUTINE TESTING FOR HIV
*Dr. James McCarthy, assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, quoted*
In most health care settings, the married mother of three who arrived in the emergency room with severe back and abdominal pain would not have been considered for an HIV test.
(Full
story)
Jan. 16, 2009
COCA-COLA SUED BY HEALTH ADVOCACY GROUP
*Carol Wolin-Riklin, nutritionist in the Department of Surgery, quoted*
Do VitaminWater's health claims hold water? Not according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which says they're fraudulent.
(Full
story)
Jan. 8, 2009
IN FINDINGS ON READING, SOME SURPRISES
*Dr. Susan Landry, professor of pediatrics, quoted*
f a 3-year-old asks you, "What's that?" when you're holding a rake, tell her more than just its name.
(Full
story)
Jan. 8, 2009
ARTIFICIAL FEVER USED TO KILL PANCREATIC CANCER CELLS
*Dr. Joan Bull, professor of internal medicine, quoted*
In Houston, one scientist is giving her patients an artificial fever to kill pancreatic cancer cells, and she has been able to lengthen the lives of more than half the people who have tried it.
(Full
story)
Jan. 5, 2009
HOSPITALS OVERCROWDING WITH RSV CASES
*Dr. Jason Sanders, assistant professor of pediatrics, quoted*
You've heard of flu season, but what about RSV season?
(Full
story)
Jan. 5, 2009
THIRD-HAND SMOKE IS FIRST-CLASS PROBLEM
*Dr. Angela Stotts, associate professor of family medicine, quoted*
The unpleasant residual odor of a smoked cigarette is nothing new.
(Full
story)
Jan. 2, 2009
BACKYARD BASH ENDED WITH BLAST
*Dr. Daniel Freet, assistant professor of plastic surgery, quoted*
David Gil's new year started with a bang.
(Full
story)
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