Southwestern Medical Center staff is coming together in an extraordinary effort to focus on caring for one person. The Patient.
Voyages of Discovery
Science is the biggest adventure left to experience. And scientists are the adventurers.
At UT Southwestern, physicians are saving lives by increasing stroke awareness, pinpointing the causes and preventing future strokes with new techniques.
Researchers at UT Southwestern are identifying the factors that contribute to the fastest-growing major medical problem in the world. Left unchecked, it can lead to heart disease, diabetes and many other dangerous complications.
Interventional radiologists at UT Southwestern are helping patients avoid major surgery through the use of imaging techniques combined with minimally invasive surgery.
UT Southwestern is going the distance by bringing together a team of specialists in the largest clinic in the country designed solely for people with MS.
UV Can Be Skin’s Salvation
A Pre-emptive Pain Strike
Anxiety Among Us
Southwestern Medicine
Volume 13 / Number 1 / January 2004
Southwestern Medicine is a publication of the Office of News and Publications of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, a component of The University of Texas System. Copyright, 2004, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. For permission to quote or reprint any material written herein, for permission to reproduce art, or to request additional copies, please contact the Office of News and Publications, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75390-9060. UT Southwestern is an equal opportunity institution.
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VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS Roy E. Bode
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ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS/EDITOR Heidi Harris Cannella
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jan Pults
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