May 21, 2024
A program for clinic systems created by researchers at UTHealth Houston called the Adolescent Vaccination Program (AVP) has proven to be effective at increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates among adolescents according to a new study published in Vaccines.
May 20, 2024
From the day her period started at age 13, Catherine Gray experienced daily (often excruciating) pain that interfered with school, work, and her life as a young adult. She later had issues with her bladder, intestines, and bowel. What she didn’t realize was that she had endometriosis, and it was spreading to other organs. There were many days she couldn’t get out of bed.
May 10, 2024
UTHealth Houston celebrated alongside its hospital partner as Harris Health System broke ground on a new $1.6 billion hospital on the Lyndon B. Johnson campus in Northeast Harris County that will enhance health care in one of the county’s most vulnerable communities.
May 7, 2024
Six UTHealth Houston nurses who have dedicated themselves to caring for others were named as among the best in the city in the Houston Chronicle's 2004 Salute to Nurses.
May 2, 2024
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) selected UTHealth Houston to participate in the Age-Friendly System-Wide Spread Collaborative.
April 29, 2024
The new Center for Health Promotion at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry is a first-of-its-kind clinic offering a patient-centered comprehensive approach to oral care. The center aims to identify and manage oral and systemic risk factors, emphasizing patient education and interprofessional care.
April 11, 2024
Kristen Valenzuela, RDH, BSDH, a Master of Science in Dental Hygiene candidate at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, has a heart for teaching others that made an impact closer to home when she convinced her reluctant grandfather, a Vietnam War veteran, to visit Give Vets a Smile and, in addition to a cleaning, get his dentures properly fitted.
March 28, 2024
Smiling children with teddy bears in tow were a common scene at the UTHealth Houston Cares health fair on Saturday, March 9. This no-cost community event, held for the fifth year at UT Physicians Multispecialty – Jensen, provided a warm and friendly environment for children and their families.
March 28, 2024
For months, a toddler’s parents struggled with her worsening health. Melissa Van Arsdall, MD; Paul Hillman, MD; and Paige Roberts, MS, RD, with UTHealth Houston found a cause and a treatment.
March 25, 2024
In the two years since the John S. Dunn Behavioral Sciences Center at UTHealth Houston opened its doors in collaboration with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), it has helped relieve the overall wait times for Texans needing mental health care and provided a resource closer to home for patients.