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Karen Vine Fuller snaps a photo with Joao De Quevedo, MD, PhD before beginning her electroconvulsive therapy. (Photo by Karen Vine Fuller)

At the Bedside: How electroconvulsive therapy at UTHealth Houston helped one woman reclaim her life

At 59, Karen Vine Fuller had tried everything — more than 30 medications, and years of psychotherapy — but none of it could lift the heavy depression that had overtaken her life.

From left to right: Deepa Iyengar, MD, Michael Altman, MD, Carlos Moreno, MD, and Shira Goldstein, MD.

From gratitude to generosity: Patients honor caregivers with gifts

The relationship between a patient and their physician is built on trust, compassion, and vulnerability. It’s a bond formed during life’s most uncertain moments, when the healing presence of a caregiver becomes a source of hope and reassurance.

Lance McNeel holding a flag at the Walk to end Alzheimer's Disease

At the Bedside: UTHealth Houston gives hope to man living with Alzheimer’s disease

One day, Lance McNeel, now 68, realized he had no idea how to get back home after a quick drive. Soon after, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He sought out the most advanced treatment to slow the progression of his disease and landed at UTHealth Houston, where he has found hope.

Today, Kiara Bess is focused on raising her three children, including her new son, who was born in January. (Photo by Kiara Bess)

At the Bedside: UTHealth Houston brings relief to mother living with rare neurological disorder

For nearly four years, 29-year-old Kiara Bess battled strange, uncontrollable movements that slowly began to take over her body. The aspiring nurse and mother of two was able to manage her symptoms for a time, but in 2023, they became unbearable.

At the Bedside: UTHealth Houston patient shares the importance of oral health after cancer diagnosis

Barbara and her husband infront of a cactus

Barbara Smith, now 72, thought it was just irritated gums until a visit with UT Dentists, the faculty practice of UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, revealed a hidden cancer that might have gone unnoticed.

The Many Faces of UTHealth Houston: Joao de Quevedo, MD, PhD

From a quiet farm to a successful psychiatry career in Brazil, a chance conversation would propel Joao L. de Quevedo, MD, PhD, to the forefront of mental health innovation and patient care at UTHealth Houston.

At the Bedside: After years of mysterious cardiac episodes, a patient is offered a new lease on life through innovative multidisciplinary techniques championed at UTHealth Houston

Robert and his wife Cathy Brown looking over waterfall in Tennessee after a hike

Fifteen years ago, while walking to his car after a routine workout at the gym, Robert Brown, now 71, suddenly felt violently ill. He was rushed to the emergency room. That day led to years of mysterious cardiac episodes until Brown found a novel treatment at UTHealth Houston.

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