UTHealth Houston receives two awards for continuing research in neonatal care and women’s health
Prestigious grants totaling more than $4 million from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network (MFMU) and the NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) have been awarded to UTHealth Houston. McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is the…
Physicians should be on alert for group A strep as cases experience historic rise, study finds
The U.S. experienced an unprecedented number of group A streptococcal infections in children from October to December of 2022, which should alert physicians to check for the potentially deadly infectious disease as the country moves out of the pandemic, according…
Clinical drug trial research brings hope for children who have rare tumor disease
Cheryl Navar was 24 weeks into her pregnancy when doctors found multiple tumors in her unborn baby’s heart. Before baby Nora entered the world, her soon-to-be parents sat in their hometown in Corpus Christi to learn about a rare disease…
Xenopus kidney research published in Kidney International
Rachel Miller, PhD Recent research from the lab of Rachel Miller, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, seeking to create a better understanding of the gene expression and physiology of the Xenopus kidney, has been published in the journal Kidney International. The Xenopus model has…
Khan Receives Founder’s Award from Southern Society of Pediatric Research
Congratulations to Dr. Amir Khan, who has been chosen for the 2023 Southern Society for Pediatric Research Founder’s Award. This award recognizes a member of the Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) who has made significant contributions to children’s health…
ISAW: Infantile Spasms Awareness Week Dec. 1-7, 2022
December 1-7 is #infantilespasms awareness week. Infantile spasms are often overlooked or misdiagnosed. Educate yourself on the signs and symptoms at www.infantilespasms.org and join the conversation by using #ISAW2022
Research leads to tiny tube, other innovations, to save the tiniest babies
Paola Salazar was just 22 weeks along in her third pregnancy when strong labor pains sent her to the hospital where UTHealth Houston physicians worked hard to give little Jeremiah one more week in his mother’s womb. At 23 weeks, two days,…
National Injury Prevention Day – November 18, 2022
On Friday, November 18, 2022, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, along with Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, will shine a green light to raise awareness around childhood injury prevention. Below are photos of our activities…
Pediatrics research yields diagnostic test for EoE
Research from the McGovern Medical School’s Department of Pediatrics has yielded a noninvasive diagnostic tool for an increasingly prevalent chronic immune system disease, eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Published in the Oct. 11, 2022 issue of Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, “Plasma Biomarkers and…
Congratulations to Dr. Nick Russo for being a contributor to Parents Magazine article
Read the article “How COVID-19 Can Affect Your Child’s Brain” at this external link: https://www.parents.com/kids/health/how-covid-19-can-affect-your-childs-brain/