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Do weight-loss drugs reduce heart attack, stroke risk?
https://utswmed.org/medblog/glp-1-ra-drugs-weight-loss-heart-diabetes/
Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro are making headlines for their weight-loss prowess, but these GLP-1 RAs also reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular events in patients with Type 2 diabetes.
Brain mapping unlocks treatments for movement, mental health disorders | Brain | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/brain-mapping-benefits/
Disruptions in the brain’s communication network can cause severe depression, tremors, and seizures. See how brain mapping helps control symptoms and improve quality of life.
Women shouldn’t ignore or minimize chest pain – or other heart attack symptoms | Heart | Women's Health | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/heart-attacks-women/
Learn about heart attack symptoms in women and why chest pain should not be ignored. Get expert advice from UT Southwestern Medical Center's heart and women's health specialists.
Prioritizing mental health care in patients with epilepsy | Brain | Mental Health | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/epilepsy-mental-health/
People with epilepsy are at increased risk of mental health disorders (and vice versa). This is why neuropsychiatrists should be embedded in your epilepsy care.
Robotic knee replacement surgery enhances precision, personalization | Orthopaedics | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/robotic-knee-replacement/
With an aging population, active lifestyles, and increasing obesity rates, knee replacement surgeries are more common. Learn how UTSW is staying ahead of the curve!
HELLP and heredity collide in a remarkably rare pregnancy journey | Patient Stories | Pediatrics | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/pregnancy-hellp-genetics/
A normal pregnancy takes a turn at 32 weeks with two rare conditions that imperil both mother and baby.
Captain Indestructible: Dallas firefighter rises from the ashes and returns to job he loves | Patient Stories | Rehabilitation | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/dallas-gas-explosion-recovery/
Dallas Fire-Rescue Capt. Chris Gadomski nearly died in a massive gas explosion in Oak Cliff in Sept. 2021. A year later, he returned to active duty.
Ortho-oncology: Improving care for patients with metastatic bone disease | Cancer | Orthopaedics | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/bone-cancer-orthopedic-oncologist/
Metastatic bone disease patients find hope with orthopaedic surgery options to decrease fracture risk, improve mobility, and manage pain. UT Southwestern discusses treatment advances and paradigm shifts over the last decade.
Vasectomy: Safe, effective, affordable birth control for men | Men's Health | Women's Health | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/vasectomy-birth-control/
Vasectomy is a safe, effective, and affordable choice for permanent male birth control. Learn about the procedure, recovery, and reversal in this MedBlog.
The ‘eyes’ have it: Reasons you should avoid color-changing eye drops | Eyes and Vision | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/eye-drops-color-change/
Thinking of changing your eye color? Learn the risks behind eye drops that claim to do this and discover safer, doctor-approved options to protect your vision.