2024 Article Archive
Over its first 10 years, Clements University Hospital sparked a clinical transformation at UT Southwestern
When William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (CUH) opened on Dec. 6, 2014, it established a new level of care in North Texas, where patients could receive the most advanced treatments for both common and complex conditions in a truly healing environment.
UTSW joins project to make whole eye transplants a reality
UT Southwestern Medical Center is part of a major undertaking that will bring together more than 40 scientists, doctors, and industry experts handpicked from around the country to make vision-restoring whole eye transplants a reality.
Program enhances stroke care at nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals
A study led by a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center shows a national initiative significantly improved stroke outcomes for millions of patients over its first 20 years, enhancing quality of care and consistency at more than 2,800 U.S. hospitals including UTSW.
More physician training proposed in nutrition, food counseling
Poor diets have been linked to seven of the 10 leading causes of death in the United States, from heart disease to diabetes and certain types of cancer. Yet many physicians are not equipped to counsel patients about healthy food choices, and most medical students and trainees do not receive adequate training in this discipline.
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UT Southwestern brings first-of-its-kind radiation oncology to new $177M campus in Fort Worth Medical District
To meet the growing demands for cancer treatment in Tarrant County and surrounding areas, UT Southwestern Medical Center is expanding its cancer services in the Fort Worth Medical District with construction of a new two-story Radiation Oncology campus that will house the city’s first MRI-guided precision radiation treatment.
Transfer RNA regulates messenger RNA degradation
Transfer RNA (tRNA), a genetic molecule well known for its contribution in reading the instructions for building proteins, is also key in regulating how long those instructions persist in cells, a new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.
Innovative procedure removes GI tumors with precision, no incisions
As a young man in his mid-20s, Jorge Gómez was one of thousands of Cuban citizens who fled communism and the island country on a raft in 1994. He would spend 11 months living in a tent city at Guantanamo Bay before being granted asylum in the U.S., where he overcame numerous obstacles to build a better life as an engineer and father of four boys in Carrollton, Texas.
Former SEAL Team Six commander donates $1 million to UT Southwestern
Retired Navy Adm. William McRaven, former commander of U.S. Special Operations who oversaw the SEAL Team Six raid that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011, has donated $1 million to UT Southwestern Medical Center to support its research program focused on Gulf War Illness (GWI), as well as mental health programs for veterans.
Lower blood pressure for diabetic patients reduces cardiovascular disease
People with Type 2 diabetes had significantly fewer heart attacks, strokes, heart failures, and deaths from cardiovascular disease when their blood pressure was lower than the current standard goal, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher and his colleagues found.