A hitchhiker’s guide to the hospital
“I am not sure what roads lay ahead when starting this journey. From student to resident to educator, the trip was shorter than I thought it would be. Looking in the rearview mirror, a lot of growth, happiness, and change….
First Person: Calderón lives dream of improving medicine in Ecuador
First person is an occasional series, providing firsthand accounts of outreach programs involving our McGovern Medical School community. This issue features Camila Calderón Molestina, MD, staff physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Four years ago as my residency application…
Novel research on neural stem/progenitor cells in adult spinal cord published in Cell Reports
Research from the lab of Jiaqian Wu, PhD, professor in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery and the Institute of Molecular Medicine, identifying new subpopulations of cells that could be leveraged to promote regeneration following spinal cord injury has…
Rios earns Panama’s Medal of Honor
Adan Rios, MD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, received the General Victoriano Lorenzo Medal of Honor, on June 7 in Panama. The General Victoriano Lorenzo Medal honors Panamanian heroes of the Independence of Panama from Colombia who distinguish…
Annual Employee Benefits Fair set for July 12
The UTHealth Houston Office of Benefits team will host its Annual Employee Benefits Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Wednesday, July 12, in the atrium area of the Fayez S. and Susan K. Sarofim Research Building, 1825 Pressler St….
Research on feeding and anxiety regulation published in Cell Reports
Recent research from the lab of Qingchun Tong, PhD, professor in the Center for Metabolic Degenerative Diseases and Cullen Chair in Molecular Medicine, on the ability of emotion neurons in the brain to regulate feeding and anxiety has been published…
Jantea wins Geriatrics Academic Career Award
The Health Resources & Services Administration has awarded Rachel Jantea, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, with the Geriatrics Academic Career Award. The award comes with a four-year, $87,000 per year grant to fund Jantea’s project, titled…
Removal of a foreign body in the neck after ingestion of a wire bristle
Injuries from ingestion of wire bristles from grill-cleaning brushes are common and can lead to long-term swallowing problems and other potentially devastating injuries. Brandy Ogg’s significant other was grilling hamburgers at home last May, when Ogg swallowed what she thought…
UTHealth Houston establishes Institute on Aging
Nearly 4 million people in Texas are over the age of 65, making up nearly 15% of the state’s population, according to a 2019 report. By the year 2050, 1 in 4 adults in the United States will be older than…
Sriwastava wins A.B. Baker Award
The American Academy of Neurology announced Shitiz Sriwastava, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, as the winner of the A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award. The AB Baker Teacher Recognition Award is granted to excellent teachers in recognition of…