June 3, 2024

Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award: Dia Waguespack, MD

Dia Waguespack, MD, associate professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, is the winner of the 2024 Herbert L. and Margaret W. DuPont Master Clinical Teaching Award. Established in 2001 and made possible by a gift from the DuPonts, the…


May 20, 2024

Critical care physician teaches invaluable skills to students at McGovern Medical School

Academic medicine is in her DNA, says Bindu Akkanti, MD, associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Every day she goes to work, she is contributing to the…


April 18, 2024

In Memoriam: Dr. Barbara Murray

Barbara E. Murray, MD, J. Ralph Meadows Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, died April 11, 2024. She was 76. A member of the Medical School’s ID faculty since 1980, she was a…


March 13, 2024

UTHealth Houston research: semaglutide reduces severity of fatty liver disease in people with HIV

Semaglutide is a safe, effective therapy for a common fatty liver disease in people with HIV, according to the results of a clinical trial presented by UTHealth Houston. The use of semaglutide 1mg weekly was safe and effective in improving metabolic…


February 15, 2024

UTHealth Houston report in NEJM: Deadly fungal infection acquired during surgery in Mexico led to death and brainstem, blood supply injuries

A life-threatening mold infection known as health care-associated Fusarium solani meningitis can be associated with a delayed, but devastating, injury to the brainstem and its blood supply among those infected, according to physicians from UTHealth Houston. A report, led by…


February 15, 2024

UTHealth Houston opens recruitment in RISE-UP clinical drug trial for people with sickle cell anemia

A medication that appeared to stabilize the function and shape of red blood cells in an earlier study for patients with sickle cell disease is now part of a Phase III clinical trial that is open for enrollment at UTHealth…


January 11, 2024

Panamanian award named in Rios’ honor

In a special ceremony in San José, Costa Rica, Adan Rios, MD, professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, witnessed the awarding of the Adan Rios Abrego Merit Medal Award, named in his honor for over 50 years of professional practice. The…


December 18, 2023

ASHG honors Milewicz with Advocacy Award

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD, professor and President George Bush Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine, as the 2023 recipient of its Advocacy Award. The Advocacy Award is bestowed upon individuals or a group of individuals…


October 12, 2023

Flu season is here: Get vaccinated

If the long, hot summer wasn’t enough of a challenge – flu season is right around the corner. While getting vaccinated should remain a priority, there is now a compounding concern of COVID-19 returning with a recent rise in cases…


October 12, 2023

Woman with gastroparesis finds sound care and a new sense of hope

When LaKisha Williams discusses the challenge of managing chronic gastroparesis, she looks at each day as a journey. “It is not easy. While I may be able to eat one minute, the next I may be nauseous or running to…


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