Pancreatic cancer research published in Cancer Immunology Research
Recent research on a novel approach to the treatment of pancreatic cancer, from the lab of Jennifer Bailey, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, has been published in Cancer Immunology Research….
Researchers assess whether a drug given in in the prehospital setting is safe and feasible for treating severely bleeding trauma patients
Researchers at UTHealth Houston and Baylor College of Medicine, along with the Houston Fire Department (HFD), are launching a new clinical trial for a medication to treat trauma-related severe blood loss. The Houston site is participating with other trauma centers…
The Webber Prize Competition
We are happy to report that our summer student Rachel Tindall won the 1st place for Summer Research Program Webber Prize this year. The surgery department has 4 medical students from our lab winning this award since we have started…
Are Robotic Surgeries Really Better?
Robot-assisted surgeries have only modest advantages over other approaches, a large analysis found. Naila Dhanani, MD, was interviewed by The New York Times about her research revealing that robot-assisted surgeries were not superior to conventional methods for abdominal or pelvic…