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Give Seniors a Smile connects older adults with dental care

UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry provided free dental care to more than 100 seniors from across the Greater Houston area during the second annual Give Seniors a Smile event on June 26.

June 26, 2026

Dental clinicians wearing protective gowns, masks, and eyewear provide treatment to a patient reclining in a dental chair, using handheld instruments under an exam light in a clinical setting.

Health

Halle Neely, 11, pictured in the hospital after being life flighted to the Texas Medical Center for brain surgery. (Photo by Heather Neely)

Head injury from e-scooter motivates 11-year-old to champion helmet safety

June 17, 2026

A UTHealth Houston physician turned a Texas teen's frightening diagnosis into a champion title

June 16, 2026

Education

Three women stand together smiling in front of a research poster presentation at a conference hosted by McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

Bright’s award-winning workshop reframes medical professionalism

June 24, 2026

Doctoral research students compete in fourth annual research competition

June 25, 2026

Research

Ricardo Mosquera, MD, MS, professor and director of pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

Researchers identify hidden inflammatory patterns in primary ciliary dyskinesia, paving way for personalized treatment of other chronic lung conditions

June 09, 2026

Study finds common infection does not increase risk of recurrent preterm birth

June 09, 2026

Community

A physician and a patient wearing disposable gloves practice proper knife skills while slicing onions during a hands-on healthy cooking class in a teaching kitchen.

New service-learning grant supports community partnerships

June 30, 2026

UTHealth Houston partners with city of Houston to establish new academic health department

June 17, 2026
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Ask the Expert: Your ER doctor’s guide to surviving summer in Houston

Welcome to Ask the Expert, a UTHealth Houston newsroom series in which leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we cover summer safety tips.

June 02, 2026

Hilary Fairbrother center of screen in black shirt with her arms crossed over her stomach smiling at the camera.

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