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New heart attack testing protocol expedites treatment in ER - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/heart-attack-testing-protocol.html
A new protocol using highly sensitive blood tests to determine whether someone is having a heart attack
Three approved drugs can curb COVID-19 virus replication: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/three-approved-drugs-can-curb-covid-19-virus-replication.html
Three drugs that are already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or other international agencies can block the production of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 in human cells.
Stomach issues, history of substance abuse found in teen vaping study: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/teen-vaping-study.html
A study of teens diagnosed with the vaping-linked respiratory disease EVALI revealed that most also had gastrointestinal symptoms and a history of psychosocial factors, including substance abuse.
Obesity patients report health challenges during shelter in place: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2020/obesity-patients-report-health-challenges-during-shelter-in-place.html
Shelter-in-place orders to reduce the spread of COVID-19 put unusual strains on people with obesity
Children’s Health and UT Southwestern receive $100 million donation from the Pogue family for new $5 billion Dallas pediatric campus: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/may-donor-milestone.html
Children's HealthSM and UT Southwestern Medical Center on Wednesday announced a historic gift of $100 million from the Jean and Mack Pogue family in support of the $5 billion transformative new Dallas pediatric campus, unveiled earlier this year. The gift from the Pogue Foundation is one of only
Magnets offer alternative for patients with major depression: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/magnets-major-depression.html
UT Southwestern is the only clinical trial site in the U.S. using a new form of brain stimulation to treat major depression.
Two lifesaving discoveries help four generations of women: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/four-generations.html
Four generations of women, who all have the same hereditary condition – familial hypercholesterolemia – form a story interwoven with the discovery of new treatments that have benefited millions of people.
Single-incision surgery speeds recovery for cancer patient: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/single-incision-surgery-speeds-recovery.html
A new robotic surgery device allows for all of the necessary surgical tools to be inserted through one 1-inch hole, whereas standard laparoscopic surgery requires five or six small incisions.
Stuck on the couch? Good exercise habits derailed by common food additive: Newsroom, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/food-additive.html
Inorganic phosphate, a food additive and preservative used in up to 70 percent of food in the American diet, may be contributing to couch potato behavior.
Hope for life: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/hope-for-life.html
UT Southwestern Medical Center is helping the Duff family organize a gene therapy clinical trial to treat Talia’s condition, called Charcot Marie Tooth disease, type 4J (CMT4J).