Health and Medicine
Archives
- 2024
- 10/28/24 Fighting Smoking and HIV in the Black Community
- 10/24/24 University of Houston Engineers Unveil AI Model for Predicting, Controlling Pandemic Spread
- 10/17/24 Running of the Coogs
- 10/14/24 Exploring New Frontiers of Faculty Excellence
- 10/10/24 UH BRAIN Center Trains Future Regulatory Scientists in Safe Human-Device Interaction
- 10/09/24 “Can’t Stop Houston. Can’t Stop Us.” University of Houston President Renu Khator Holds 16th State of the University Address
- 10/08/24 New UH Report Examines Impact of Post-Dobbs Abortion Bans on U.S. Fertility Rates
- 10/07/24 Artificial Intelligence Drives Development of Cancer Fighting Software
- 09/26/24 Telehealth Program Expansion to Reduce Alcohol Use on College Campuses
- 09/25/24 UH’s Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Welcomes New Dean
- 09/24/24 University of Houston Unveils Guideline to Enhance Treatment Access for Opioid Use Disorder in Community Pharmacies
- 09/16/24 Improving Eye Tracking to Assess Brain Disorders
- 09/11/24 Fall Vaccination Clinics Return to Campus
- 09/10/24 Discovery at UH College of Pharmacy: Signaling Bridges Help Cells Communicate While Heart Develops
- 09/06/24 University of Houston’s Michael Cottingham Honored with Community Leadership Award by President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition
- 08/27/24 Next-Level Breast Reconstruction After Cancer
- 08/23/24 Baylor College of Medicine, University of Houston Awarded $44.2 million to Create Regional Hub for Translational Research
- 08/19/24 UH Welcomes New Director for Innovative Music Therapy Program
- 08/14/24 UH Researchers Unveil Groundbreaking Technique in X-Ray Imaging
- 08/06/24 University of Houston Researchers Create New Treatment and Vaccine for Flu and Various Coronaviruses
- 07/25/24 UH Engineer Develops Technique That Enhances Thermal Imaging and Infrared Thermography for Police, Medical, Military Use
- 07/22/24 University of Houston Flexes Scientific Muscle with Breakthrough in Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
- 07/19/24 Population Health: Creating Better Quality of Life for All
- 07/03/24 Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity Linked to Preexisting Health Conditions
- 07/02/24 Groundbreaking Approach to Sleep Study Expands Potential of Sleep Medicine
- 06/28/24 Serving Behind the Scenes: How a three-time University of Houston graduate changed the way we view post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans
- 06/26/24 UH Adds Seasoned Leaders to Head Health Affairs and Research Endeavors
- 06/17/24 If You Feel Unsafe in Your Neighborhood, A New Study Shows You Are More Likely to Smoke
- 06/14/24 Enhancing a Helping Hand
- 06/10/24 Discovery Unveils Key to Heart Development in Womb, Unravels Cause of Spongy Heart Disease
- 06/06/24 Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing Earns National Accreditation for Health Care Simulation
- 05/30/24 Advancing Cancer Detection by Counting Tiny Blood-circulating Particles
- 05/28/24 Optimal Cancer-Killing T Cells Discovered
- 05/24/24 Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine Professor Awarded Prestigious Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship
- 05/23/24 Weighted Blankets Do Not Improve Sleep Among Children with a History of Maltreatment
- 05/15/24 UH Celebrates Inaugural Medical School Graduates
- 05/14/24 American Psychiatric Association Taps UH College of Medicine Professor for Prestigious Position
- 05/13/24 Inaugural Class of Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduates from Andy and Barbara Gessner College of Nursing
- 05/09/24 University of Houston Project Selected to Join $10M Effort to Innovate Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
- 05/08/24 Discovery of Key Target for Precision Pharmacology Makes Ideal Candidate to Treat Heart Failure
- 05/01/24 Mental Health Awareness Month Arrives Amid a Decline in Post-Pandemic Mental Health
- 04/25/24 Treatment for Deadly Superbug C. diff May Be Weakening
- 04/22/24 Life Goals and Their Changes Drive Success
- 04/17/24 Pradeep Sharma Wins PNAS Cozzarelli Prize for Paper on Musical Perception
- 04/17/24 New Health Leadership
- 04/10/24 UH College of Pharmacy Researcher Examines Trends in Rising Cost of Medicine
- 03/29/24 Preventing Breast Cancer
- 03/28/24 Predicting Weight Gain in Children Using Second Generation Anti-Psychotic Medication
- 03/19/24 Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Third Ward Partners Supporting a Healthier Community
- 03/15/24 University of Houston Medical Students Celebrate Historic ‘Match Day’
- 03/14/24 Summer Program Builds Next-Generation Cardiovascular Researchers
- 03/11/24 CPRIT Grant Supports UH College of Pharmacy Fight Against Rare Genetic Disorder
- 03/05/24 Improving Health Care One Patient At A Time
- 03/04/24 UH Engineer Metin Akay Featured in Study Highlighting 50 Scientists’ Contributions to Biomedical Engineering Advancements
- 02/28/24 Caring for the Alzheimer’s Caregivers
- 01/31/24 Revolutionizing Treatment for Deadly Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
- 01/29/24 University of Houston Experts Warn Red Light Myopia Therapy Can Injure Retina
- 01/25/24 A Conversation on Health and Well-being with Award Winning Artist Common
- 01/24/24 STEM Outreach for Future Doctors and Optometrists
- 01/22/24 New Biomarkers for Lupus Nephritis Discovered
- 01/19/24 Study Shows Hispanic Women Especially Affected by Texas 2021 Abortion Law
- 01/17/24 Watch Science in Motion as Dancers Don Brain Caps in Original Performance
- 01/03/24 The Art of Saying No
- 01/03/24 UH Optometry Researcher Receives $1.4 Million to Map the Cornea
- 2023
- 12/21/23 UH Psychologist Publishes Most Thorough Compilation of Sleep and Emotion Research to Date
- 12/19/23 A New Weapon Against the Super Tough C Diff Bacteria
- 12/14/23 Improving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
- 11/27/23 Through a New Lens: UH College of Optometry Leading Fight Against Myopia
- 11/13/23 Limited Positive Childhood Experiences Linked to Higher Binge-Eating Risk in College
- 11/02/23 Researcher Tackles Mysterious Z-RNA Structure and its Potential Connection to Diseases
- 11/01/23 Clinical Trial Suggests ALS Drug Effective for Treating Spinal Cord Injuries
- 10/27/23 UH Researchers Secure $1.5 Million to Build Disaster Resource Tool for Houston’s Medically Underserved Communities
- 10/24/23 UH Project Strives to Improve Dementia Diagnosis for Underrepresented Women
- 10/20/23 UH’s Dr. LeChauncy Woodard Earns Prestigious ‘Mastership’ from American College of Physicians
- 10/18/23 Nurse-Managed Clinic Serving Homeless Expands Services to Include Eye Care
- 10/13/23 Recent Graduate Develops 3D Printable Prostheses to Restore Amputees’ Finger Mobility
- 10/12/23 UH Receives $1M from Harris County Public Health to Prepare More Community Health Workers
- 10/06/23 SUSTAIN Center at UH Commemorates Five Years of Combatting AIDS/HIV Epidemic in Southern U.S.
- 10/05/23 Championing Mental Health and Navigating Tough Times
- 10/04/23 Addressing the Soaring Suicide Rates Among Black Adolescents
- 09/27/23 Researchers Discover Disease-Causing Stem Cells in Lungs of Cystic Fibrosis Patients
- 09/26/23 UH Researcher on Team Developing Sense-and-Respond Cancer Implant Technology
- 09/25/23 UH Study Explores Telemedicine’s Impact on Opioid Use Disorder Patients
- 09/19/23 Understanding and Treating Pain in Children
- 09/13/23 With $5 Million Grant, the Welch Center for Advanced Bioactive Materials Crystallization is Formed at University of Houston
- 09/12/23 AI Could Lead to Faster, More Accurate Diagnosis of Lupus Nephritis
- 09/08/23 Community Collaboration Is Key
- 09/07/23 Strategies for Maintaining Nursing Presence During Telehealth Visits
- 08/28/23 Pharmacy Closures Impacting Medically Underserved Communities
- 08/23/23 More University Brain Power at the UH BRAIN Center
- 08/22/23 Empowering Change
- 08/17/23 Powerful Imaging Technology Used to Investigate Renal Disease
- 08/16/23 UH Medical Students Reflect on Life, Death and Humanity
- 08/15/23 Study Highlights Role of Mindfulness in Mental Health for Young Black Adults
- 08/08/23 Stroke Rehab at Home is Near
- 08/03/23 Patient Health Portals and Older Adults: Not a Great Match
- 07/18/23 Examining When to Get Off Meds for Multiple Sclerosis
- 07/12/23 Study: Juggling Multiple Young Children Hinders Vigorous Physical Activity for Parents
- 07/12/23 UH Population Health Now a Jackson Heart Study Vanguard Center
- 07/03/23 UH’s Bauer College Launches Healthcare Business Institute Aimed at Collaborative Solutions
- 06/29/23 Healing Hands in Honduras
- 06/26/23 Study: Wildfire Smoke Downwind Affects Health, Wealth and Mortality
- 06/21/23 $20M Partnership Extension with TDECU Goes Beyond Stadium Naming Rights
- 06/14/23 Making Immunotherapy Safer
- 06/12/23 Study Identifies Potential Treatment Target for Prostate Cancer Resistant to Hormone Therapy
- 05/31/23 Examining Loneliness and Problem Drinking in the Hispanic Community
- 05/24/23 Food for Thought: UH Study Highlights the Role of Clean Technology in Reducing Food Waste
- 05/24/23 Discovery Slows Down Muscular Dystrophy
- 05/17/23 Odd Cells Found in Lungs of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- 05/11/23 UH Graduate Programs Ranked Among Best in Nation
- 05/10/23 UH Health Family Care Center Announces New Board of Directors
- 05/09/23 Cullen Boulevard Closure to Impact Commencement Parking, Campus Traffic
- 05/08/23 Andy and Barbara Gessner Gift $20 Million to University of Houston College of Nursing
- 05/03/23 National Expert Available During May Mental Health Awareness Month
- 04/26/23 Biomedical Engineers Gather at UH to Discuss Health Care Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- 04/20/23 Pairing Up: The Impact of Treating Alcohol Use Disorder and PTSD Together
- 04/17/23 University of Houston Researcher Builds New Model to Examine Usher Syndrome
- 04/14/23 Symposium to Examine Maternal Health of Black Women
- 04/11/23 Examining the Causes of Muscle Wasting
- 04/04/23 University of Houston Leads Effort to Improve Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
- 03/28/23 Discovery of Drug Candidate that Neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 Could Reduce Length of Infection Upon Exposure
- 03/27/23 Study Finds Neighborhood Apps Increase Perceptions of Crime Rates
- 03/16/23 From the Court to the Classroom, Cougars are Determined to Achieve
- 03/16/23 HEALTH Research Institute launches H-Town CHAT community forums to understand health disparities
- 03/14/23 UH Health Family Care Center Awarded $1.3M for Child and Family Mental Health Programs
- 03/13/23 City or Country Living? Research Reveals Psychological Differences
- 03/09/23 Inside UH Day at the Capitol
- 03/07/23 Enhancing At-Home COVID Tests with Glow-In-The Dark Materials
- 02/28/23 Artificial Intelligence with a Human Touch
- 02/21/23 Bilingual Screenings of UH Student-Produced Telenovela Mini-Series on Alzheimer’s Disease
- 02/03/23 During Dolphin Research, UH Engineer Discovers New Method to Possibly Improve Pharmaceuticals
- 02/02/23 Texans Back Easing State Restrictions on Marijuana
- 02/01/23 Early Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lupus Nephritis – On Your Smartphone
- 01/31/23 New Live Bacterial Product for Stubborn Superbug Improves Quality of Life
- 01/23/23 On Campus: Postmodern Dance Performance While Dancers’ Brain Waves are Recorded
- 01/19/23 Expanding Gene Therapy for Rare Disease That Causes Blindness
- 01/17/23 Digital Technology Can Assist Toddlers with Problem Solving
- 01/04/23 UH Researchers Helping Black Smokers with HIV