Dr. Calderon – Pulse Oximeters
Dr. Camila Calderón, spoke to Univision Houston Channel 45 viewers about whether pulse oximeters are recommended for COVID-19 patients to use at home. Dr. Calderón has become a regular on our local Houston Univision channel and we are very proud…
Dr. McCarthy – COVID Vaccine
Dr. McCarthy, former chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine and current Chief Physician Executive of Memorial Hermann Health System talks about COVID vaccines on KHOU-11. “I think the vaccines are the first step on getting us back to where…
Spotlight On Yolanda Torres
Yolanda Torres, Senior Executive Assistant, has been a constant in the Department of Emergency Medicine since January 7, 1999. She was recently featured in UTHealth Spotlight and shared her incredible experience helping bring the department from its foundation of six…
Trial for Investigational COVID-19 Drug Enrolls First Patient
The clinical trial studying vadadustat for the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 enrolled its first patient on August 22, 2020 at Memorial Hermann Hospital–Texas Medical Center. The phase 2, randomized, double-blind,…
Error Reduction in Emergency Medicine
The Department of Emergency Medicine at UTHealth is proud of our robust quality assurance program to continually improve the quality and safety of healthcare delivery at our practice sites. Recently, Drs. Chathampally, Cooper et al published their best-practice guidelines for…
NFL’s Houston Texans Physician to join Emergency Medicine Team
Please join us in welcoming Dr. William Spangler, MD to the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Spangler was originally the Advanced Airway Physician for the Houston Texans in 2003 and then served as Team Emergency Physician from 2003 to 2020….
Dr. Calderon – New COVID Treatment
Dr. Calderon on Univision Houston Channel 45 describes a new clinical trial led by Dr. Bobrow, MD and Dr. Holger Eltzschig, MD, PhD, investigating whether the experimental drug vadadustat can help mitigate acute lung injury in COVID-19 patients. Watch Video
Dr. Doshi – COVID on PBS News Hour
Dr. Pratik Doshi talks about treating young people with COVID in the ICU on PBS News Hour. Watch Video
Celebrating Women in Medicine Month: Dr. Lesley Osborn
In September, the AMA and McGovern Medical School are highlighting Women in Medicine. The McGovern Women in Emergency Medicine group will continue this celebration by highlighting 5 of the women doing amazing things in our department. Lesley A. Osborn, MD…
ACTS Trial in JAMA
Investigators from the department of emergency medicine contributed to a groundbreaking article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association this month. “The Effect of Ascorbic Acid, Corticosteroids, and Thiamine on Organ Injury in Septic Shock: The ACTS Randomized…