Prostate drug combo
Combining two classes of drugs reduces the risk of significant worsening of symptoms for men who suffer from enlargement of the prostate and other complications.

Gene may predict risk of enlarged hearts
UT Southwestern researchers identify a gene that could predict risk for enlarged hearts, heart failure and sudden death. For patients, this could be just the early warning sign they need to stay alive.

Contact lens breakthrough
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas are the first in the nation to put a revolutionary new 30-day contact lens under intense scientific scrutiny.

Estrogen: pill vs. patch
A UT Southwestern study shows that administering replacement estrogen via a skin patch is superior to oral estrogen replacement therapy in lowering blood pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in postmenopausal women.

World-class care for kids
Sick kids and their parents turn to UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center at Dallas where the best medical minds in pediatric medicine work together to offer the best in research, education and patient care.

Hot-wiring Cancer Tumors
Doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas are among the first surgeons nationwide to literally hot-wire kidney cancer tumors to destroy them.

Zeroing In on Cancer
Patients from across the nation travel to the UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Center for cutting-edge technology such as the Peacock System, which targets tumors with a high radiation beam that destroys cancer cells and spares healthy tissue.