UTHealth Houston set to enroll patients for long COVID clinical trials
Two clinical trials that will evaluate drugs, biologics, medical devices, and other therapies for long COVID that are sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch at UTHealth Houston. The trials are part of the NIH Researching COVID…
Rios elected to Sigma Xi Honor Society
Adan Rios, MD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, has been elected as a member of the Sigma Xi Honor Society, and as a board member for the society’s Texas Medical Center Chapter. “I have been arduously working for…
Rheumatology recruits co-director for Scleroderma Program
The Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine has recruited a new co-director of the Scleroderma Program, one of the largest scleroderma clinical and research programs in the world. An internationally known researcher and clinician in scleroderma (systemic sclerosis), Zsuzsanna…
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…
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…
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…
Research sheds light on oxygen treatment for cardiovascular diseases
Collaborative research from two McGovern Medical School departments on the role of oxygen in cardiovascular disease treatment recently was published in Nature Reviews Cardiology (Impact Factor 49.4). Basic scientists and clinicians from the departments of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain…
First Person: Scholar to Council Member: An Alumnus Success Story
First person is an occasional series, providing firsthand accounts of outreach programs involving our McGovern Medical School community. This story originally appeared in the 2022 JAMP Program Repot. A few months ago, I sat for the first time as a…
HHS funding to study clinic process, prevent errors
Improving the diagnostic process and preventing errors are the focus of two studies funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and led by Eric Thomas, MD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and associate dean for…
Higgins’ paper discusses how to be great physicians
A recent paper from John P. Higgins, MD, MBA, MPhil, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, on the “Ten Traits of Great Physicians,” has been published in the American Journal of Medicine. In the article, Higgins shares tips gathered…