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Personal approach reduces opioids after cesarean deliveries: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/dec-opioids-prescribed-after-c-section.html
Tailoring prescriptions individually to a patient’s needs after cesarean delivery can decrease opioid use while successfully managing post-surgical pain, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. The change in protocol, detailed in a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, lessened the number of opioids released into the community by more than 90,000 tablets per year.
Stopping the cycle of recurrent urinary tract infections in women: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-recurrent-urinary-tract-infections-in-women.html
A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to demonstrate the long-term efficacy of electrofulguration, a minimally invasive outpatient procedure that treats chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) among postmenopausal women.
Traffic-based air pollution drives pregnancy complications: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-air-pollution-drives-pregnancy-complications.html
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy is associated with serious neonatal complications, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers that matched records from more than 60,000 births with air-monitoring data.
Traditional Chinese medicine reduces risk after heart attack: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-traditional-chinese-medicine-heart-attack.html
A traditional Chinese medicine whose name means “to open the network of the heart” reduced the risk of heart attacks, deaths, and other major cardiovascular complications for at least a year after a first heart attack, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows.
Rebecca Collins wins 2026 Enid Gilbert Barness Prize
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/departments/pathology/news/collins-enid-gilbert-barness-prize.html
Rebecca Collins wins 2026 Enid Gilbert Barness Prize Published on: March 31, 2026 Dr. Rebecca Collins Rebecca Collins, M.D., was awarded by the Society of Pediatric Pathology the prestigious 2026 Enid Gilbert Barness Prize, which recognizes the impact of an outstanding pediatric pathology paper on an…
Obesity plays key role in children’s sleep apnea : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/aug-obesity-children-sleep-apnea.html
Obesity and older age are significant predictors of the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, researchers at UT Southwestern and Children’s Health found.
Intestinal bacteria release molecular ‘brake’ on weight gain: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/aug-intestinal-bacteria-weight-gain.html
Bacteria that live in the intestines inhibit a molecule that limits the amount of fat absorbed, increasing weight gain in mice fed a high-sugar, high-fat diet, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center report.
Research shaped career of O’Donnell School of Public Health leader: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/aug-odonnell-school-of-public-health-leader.html
Saad B. Omer, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., Founding Dean of the Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discovered a passion for public health while he was a medical student in Pakistan.
Exercise protects astronauts’ hearts during extended space missions : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/sept-exercise-protects-astronauts-hearts.html
Astronauts who spent up to six months aboard the International Space Station (ISS) experienced no loss of muscle mass or function in their ventricles – the pumping chambers of the heart – largely due to extensive exercise regimens, a new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers showed.
Accelerated brain aging predicts less antidepressant efficacy: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/aug-accelerated-brain-aging-antidepressant-efficacy.html
Patients whose brains appear older on scans than their chronological age showed less improvement on sertraline, a first-line drug treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center reported.