July 24, 2023

You’ve heard of Ozempic, but do you understand how it works?

Deborah Horn, DO, MPH, spoke to USA Today about how Ozempic works for weight loss, and to Clear Health Costs about the price of weight loss drugs.


July 12, 2023

Cleft and craniofacial team brings ‘all smiles’ to Tomball family

Gina Drake was in her second trimester when she learned her child would be born with a cleft lip and palate. Although a tearful revelation, the resources her family would discover would make all the difference. “I found out during…


July 10, 2023

SurgeON Newsletter – July 2023

Read the July 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Awards: Dr. Erik Wilson and Connie Klein recognized for outstanding achievement by ASMBS Research UTHealth Houston study on repeated radiofrequency ablation in combination with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer supported with $3.3M HHS grant…


June 27, 2023

Amy Schumer Says She Stopped Taking Ozempic Because of Severe Side Effects

Deborah Horn, DO, MPH, was quoted in a Healthline article about the side effects of Ozempic.


June 23, 2023

Limitless whole blood best for trauma patients with severe blood loss, according to new UTHealth Houston research

In trauma patients with severe blood loss, if transfusions are working, physicians should not stop giving them to patients regardless of the amount of blood used, and whole blood should be used first, according to new research at UTHealth Houston. The…


June 23, 2023

Innovative gastric procedure at UT Physicians gives patient a new lease on life

Tyrone Dallas can now lay his head on a pillow and have a good night’s rest — something so ordinary, but he doesn’t take it for granted. Before meeting Pritesh Mutha, MD, gastroenterologist with UT Physicians, Dallas couldn’t do a lot of…


June 23, 2023

UTHealth Houston awarded nearly $13M in grants to study treatments for traumatic brain injury

Nearly $13 million in federal grant funds to study treatments for traumatic brain injury, which kills an average of 190 people and hospitalizes another 600 in the U.S. every day, has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the Department of Defense’s Office…


June 23, 2023

A surgical procedure trial compares efficacy of two reliable procedures to repair a hiatal hernia and put an end to heartburn and GERD symptoms

For years, Mike Culp, 30, followed a highly restrictive diet and took medication to help manage his painful acid reflux symptoms that plagued his life and sleep. At age 18, he went to a specialist, who diagnosed him with gastroesophageal…


June 23, 2023

UTHealth Houston study on repeated radiofrequency ablation in combination with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer supported with $3.3M HHS grant

A combination strategy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer will be studied at UTHealth Houston through a $3.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The…


June 8, 2023

SurgeON Newsletter – June 2023

Read the June 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Welcome to Interventional Gastroenterology Puzio Awarded Benjy F. Brooks, MD Outstanding Clinical Faculty 2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards ASGE Appoints Thosani Chair of Standards of Practice Committee Physician Leadership…


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