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People with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at an increased risk of infection and infection-related hospitalizations, but a study published in Neurology found that being infected with COVID-19 did not significantly affect the course of the disease.

Carlos L. Arteaga, M.D., Director of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center and Associate Dean of Oncology Programs at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and David Mangelsdorf, Ph.D., Chair and Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Biochemistry, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

While the holiday season can bring joy to people of all ages, it also leaves many feeling depressed and lonely. Those who already suffer from a mental health condition can develop more serious symptoms. According to a survey by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 64% of people who have mental illness say their symptoms become worse when the winter holidays arrive.

Daniel Siegwart, Ph.D., Professor in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry and in the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) in recognition of his efforts in materials chemistry to enable targeted nanoparticle delivery of genomic medicines.

The holiday season is a time for celebration, but too much celebrating can be bad for your health.

Hundreds of novel genetic variants across an ancestrally diverse cohort of 195 families, including 222 people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), have been identified by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, expanding the catalog of known mutations associated with ASD.

Hip replacement surgery is safe for patients living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found.

Catherine Spong, M.D., Chair and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in recognition of her significant impact on the field of maternal-fetal medicine, her leadership in women’s health research, and her dedication to advancing health care for mothers and babies.

We’ve all been there: You’re gathered with family or friends for a delicious holiday meal. You start piling food on your plate, and before you know it, there’s no room left – and you haven’t even made it to the cranberry sauce and sweet potatoes.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a go-to tool in health care, helping clinicians such as radiologists make diagnoses and personalize care. But what do patients think about this?