Dr. Mark Drazner and colleagues found that the physical examination and patient history are just as important as ever in caring for patients at risk of congestive heart failure.

Patient history and physical examination, traditionally the cornerstone diagnostic tool for medical care, may still be among the most accurate and cost-efficient methods to assess patients with congestive heart failure,
UT Southwestern researchers have found. Such time-honored techniques have diminished in importance in recent years as doctors have come to rely on high-tech diagnostic approaches, such as imaging and measuring biomarkers. In a recent issue of Circulation: Heart Failure, however, UT Southwestern and other researchers have found that the history and physical exam are still viable.
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Seikaly assists in first Albanian kidney transplant*
Dr. Mouin Seikaly, professor of pediatrics and medical director of kidney transplant at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, traveled to Albania to assist with the country’s first kidney transplant. Read More

Study: Pelvic disorders affect large number of women
Nearly one-quarter of all women suffer from pelvic-floor disorders, such as incontinence, at some point in their lives, a national study, including researchers from UT Southwestern, has found. Read More

UT Southwestern among institutions participating in National Children's Study
UT Southwestern has been chosen as a study center participant in the National Children’s Study, which will examine the effects of environmental and genetic factors on child and adult health. Read More



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