Northrup leads study for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Hope Northrup, MD Recent research led by Hope Northrup, MD, professor in the Department of Pediatrics, and various other chairs and cochairs from the International TSC Consensus Group, hoping to update diagnostic criteria and recommendations for surveillance and management of Tuberous sclerosis…
MEG Center publishes five papers in calendar year
Highlighting the work of the Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Center at McGovern Medical School, Michael Funke, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and director of the MEG Center, and his team have published five papers in various journals over the last calendar…
Study finds telemedicine appointments reduce risk of further illness
A study led by Ricardo Mosquera, MD, with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth found telemedicine appointments reduce risk of further illness. (Photo by Roger Castro/UTHealth) Telemedicine appointments combined with in-person visits significantly reduced the risk of further illness for children…
Wang wins collaborative research award
Jun Wang, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, is the winner of the 2021 John S. Dunn Collaborative Research Award, presented by the Gulf Coast Consortia. Wang, and teammate Xiaolong Jiang, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience at Baylor…
Publication Spotlight: Natalie A. Montanez FNP-C, CPHON
Natalie A. Montanez FNP-C, CPHON Advanced Practice Provider University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – McGovern Medical School Gulf States Hemophilia & Thrombophilia Center PUBLICATIONS ABSTRATS/SCIENTIFIC EXHIBITS Escobar M, Montanez N, Scully M, et al. Non-severe…
Kids’ hospitalization rates are spiking for Type 2 diabetes, according to new study
Michael Yafi, MD, spoke to FOX 26 News about an increase in hospitalization rates of children with Type 2 diabetes. FOX 26 NEWS Kids’ hospitalization rates are spiking for Type 2 diabetes, according to new study
Thirdhand smoke impacts gut bacteria for infants, study finds
Infants exposed to thirdhand smoke while hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) show a difference in the composition of their gut microbiome, according to a new study by researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at…
Clinical trial to assess rehabilitation treatment for infants and toddlers after stroke
In the first of its kind for the tiniest stroke survivors, researchers at UTHealth will lead a stroke rehabilitation clinical trial in the state of Texas through a multi-institutional NIH StrokeNet initiative. Children who have suffered a perinatal arterial ischemic stroke…
Pediatrics contributes to national MIS-C research
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) has been recognized as an “uncommon complication” of COVID-19. The McGovern Medical School Division of Pediatric Critical Care contributed to a network study on this topic at the request of the CDC, which recently…