Grand Rounds, October 2, 2025
Presentation Title: Chronic Pain and Sickle Cell Disease Speakers: Tolulope Oso, MD Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence with patients and…
At the Bedside: Living with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is not a death sentence in the eyes of Houghton Hutcheson
Last year, Houghton Hutcheson, now 79, started experiencing shortness of breath on a trip to Colorado. When he returned, he scheduled a visit with his primary care physician, Eric Thomas, MD, MPH, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Griff…
Grand Rounds, September 25, 2025
Presentation Title: What Killed King Tut? A 3000-Year-Old CPC from Ancient Egypt Speakers: Eugene V. Boisaubin, MD, FACP Date: Thursday, September 25, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply…
Ask the Expert: Combating the hidden health crisis of childhood inactivity how to reverse eight hours of sitting with evidence-based movement strategies
Welcome to “Ask the Expert,” a new UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this inaugural edition, we explore pediatric medicine’s overlooked epidemic, childhood inactivity, and talk about scientifically proven interventions that can transform…
Research Alert: Researchers launch $3.3M study on how eating patterns and circadian rhythms impact aging
A groundbreaking research project to understand how diet and eating patterns can affect the body’s internal clock and influence aging is underway at UTHealth Houston, thanks to a $3.3 million grant from the National Institute on Aging. The study is…
Grand Rounds, September 18, 2025
Presentation Title: The Infected Pleural Space: An Evolving Paradigm Speakers: Sujith Cherian, MD, FCCP, DAABIP Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Location: MSB 2.103 Learning Format: In-Person and Online Series Objectives: Apply the latest evidence…
Honoring Excellence at Harris Health
Harris Health recently hosted a special event on September 9th to honor and celebrate the outstanding contributions of the Internal Medicine team. We are proud to share that our own Nurse Practitioner, Saria George, was recognized this year for her…
ACAAI 2025 Conference Acceptances
We are proud to announce that several of our fellows, residents, and medical students had their research and case reports accepted for oral presentations and posters at the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Meeting 2025: Nicole Koulov (2nd-Year…
Faculty Research Spotlight
We are proud to share that Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, PhD, professor in the Division of Allergy and Immunology, recently published new research in the Journal of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Her article, “Distinct Skin Microbiome Signatures in Black and White…
How Air Pollutants Contribute to Allergies
Dr. Mahboobeh Mahdavinia, MD, PhD, discusses how air pollutants and climate changes, like longer pollen seasons and damaged respiratory barriers, are contributing to more severe allergy symptoms. She also highlights how underserved patient populations are disproportionately impacted and calls for…