2025 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards. Each May, McGovern Medical School celebrates Teaching Excellence Month, recognizing outstanding faculty contributions to medical education. New in 2025, the awards program has introduced a focus on junior faculty….
Owen featured in Health.com
Brittany Owen, MD, lends her expertise to a recent Health.com article exploring the link between the age of menopause onset and heart health risks. Read more here…
Rare genetic variants linked to bicuspid aortic valve disease in young adults identified by UTHealth Houston researchers
Genetic variants linked to a rare form of bicuspid aortic valve disease that affects young adults and can lead to dangerous and potentially life-threatening aortic complications have been identified by researchers at UTHealth Houston. The study was published today in the American Journal…
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 Medicine and Internal Medicine reviewed multiple…
Primary TAVR may be best strategy for aortic stenosis causing cardiogenic shock
Abhijeet Dhoble, MD, was quoted in a Healio article about transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Mental and Heart Health – Fifty Plus
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).
Should You Avoid the Sugar Substitute Erythritol?
John Higgins, MD, was quoted in a Newsmax article about a new study which found that the sweetener, erythritol, is linked to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.
Hypertension: Strength training is effective in managing high blood pressure
People with high blood pressure or hypertension are at risk for certain long-term complications. Early intervention can lower blood pressure and reduce someone’s risk for complications. Researchers are still working to understand the best options for lifestyle modifications to improve…
Expert explains heart attack, heart failure, and sudden cardiac arrest
For American Heart Month, Deepa Raghunathan, MD, cardiologist with UT Physicians Multispecialty – The Heights and assistant professor of cardiology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, explains the difference between a heart attack, heart failure, and sudden cardiac arrest….
What to know about sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is the leading cause of death in young athletes, but this reality probably never rang so true until the evening of Jan. 2. That is when millions of Americans witnessed 24-year-old Damar Hamlin, safety for the…