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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, associate dean for health care quality with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth…

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 Medicine and Internal Medicine reviewed multiple…

Luis Ostrosky, MD, was a part of the CDC’s Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity webinar to talk about recommendations for diagnosing and managing suspected fungal meningitis associated with epidural anesthesia administered in Matamoros, Mexico. His presentation starts at the 17:20…

Binsah George, MD, was quoted in an MDEdge article about how medications to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia are improving the survival rate of patients.

Rodrigo Hasbun, MD, appeared on Univision Houston Channel 45 to talk about human metapneumovirus.

Abhijeet Dhoble, MD, was quoted in a Healio article about transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Adan Rios, MD, and his patient were interviewed by TODAY about a minimally invasive surgery to treat middle meningeal artery embolization.

Luis Ostrosky, MD, appeared on Telemundo Houston Channel 47 to talk about a fungal infection that could be linked to surgery.

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…

John Higgins, MD, appeared on Doug Pike’s Fifty+ show on KPRC Radio to talk about how mental health affects your heart health (10:00 mark).