Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
Teaching healthy relationship skills to middle school students can help prevent adolescent relationship abuse and lead to better mental health outcomes — including reduced depression — years later, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston.
When Jessica Johnson, 36, began to experience labored breathing and heart palpitations, she quickly made an appointment to see a cardiologist. A CT scan showed she had two aortic aneurysms that could potentially require surgery.
An eye exam to see why Verna Blackwell was having vision distortion issues led to UTHealth Houston ophthalmologist Arnoldo Treviño, DO, sending her immediately to the emergency room where a scan revealed a brain tumor. His recognition of a dangerous condition and quick action has put her life back on track.
Scott Patlovich, DrPH, is no stranger to difficult situations. The very nature of his job in Environmental Health and Safety at UTHealth Houston has him responding to emergencies when everyone else is running away.
