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A once-daily combination treatment for those with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes amplifies the treatment’s effects – lowering both weight and the number of hypoglycemic events.

Dr. Sangeetha Reddy investigates how to improve breast cancer patient outcomes through immunotherapy. Dr. Lenette Lu’s research largely revolves around studying tuberculosis, the leading cause of infectious disease deaths globally. Their commitment to advancing patient care has led to their selection as 2019 UT Southwestern Disease-Oriented Clinical Scholars (DOCS).

Dr. Norman Kaplan, a leader in early hypertension treatment and research who founded UT Southwestern’s hypertension program in the early 1960s, has been named Professor Emeritus of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Orhan Bukulmez, who specializes in helping families with fertility issues become new parents, has been named the first holder of the Professorship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, in Honor of Bruce R. Carr, M.D. Doctors who trained under Dr. Carr helped fund the new Professorship.

Dr. Animesh Tandon, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Radiology for UT Southwestern and pediatric cardiologist at Children’s Medical Center Dallas has been developing and refining virtual reality software over the past two years to address complex congenital heart defect cases.

Complex simulated surgery training can help trainees and their care teams shave critical minutes off lifesaving trauma interventions in real care settings, findings of a UT Southwestern study show.

Preventive cardiologists are looking for ways to detect early stage heart disease in people who aren’t currently in treatment – and a new blood test for protein biomarkers could be the answer.

Researchers at UT Southwestern have uncovered evidence that the higher prevalence of “malignant” enlargement of the heart among blacks contributes to the higher incidence of heart failure in this population.

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Dr. Johnny Lee Henry, one of the two African American students who integrated UT Southwestern Medical School in 1969 before practicing obstetrics and gynecology in the Dallas area for more than three decades, died Feb. 16.