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What potential donors need to know about living kidney donation | Kidneys | Transplant | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/living-kidney-donation/
Selena Gomez’s lifesaving kidney transplant put organ donation in the spotlight. How we select donors, and answers to FAQs about benefits and risks.
Pancreatic cancer: Symptoms, signs, and treatment | Cancer | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/pancreatic-cancer-symptoms/
Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease with notoriously vague symptoms. But there are signs that can lead to early detection, and possibly prevention.
Strength training may cause enlarged aortas in NFL linemen | Heart | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/enlarged-aortas-retired-nfl-athletes/
NFL players maintain elite strength-training routines. UT Southwestern explains why their workouts may put them at risk for heart problems after retirement.
Choosing an Ob/Gyn: Questions to ask the provider and hospital | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/choose-best-obgyn-hospital/
Choosing an Ob/Gyn and delivery hospital are big decisions in pregnancy. Ask your potential doctors these questions to make the best choice.
COVID-19 and positivity: 7 encouraging signs amid the pandemic | COVID | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/covid-19-positive-signs/
Looking for a few rays of hope during the pandemic? UT Southwestern sees at least seven, including prevention measures taking hold in Texas.
How COVID-19 can put your voice and life at risk | COVID | ENT | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/covid-19-ventilators-voice-risk/
Vocal cord scarring, another COVID-19 risk, can affect speech and breathing after being on a ventilator for an extended period of time. Preventing the coronavirus is the key to avoiding voice and breathing complications.
Sleep disorders and mental illness go hand in hand | Brain | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/sleep-disorders-mental-illness/
UT Southwestern discusses the relationship between sleep and mental illness, as well as treatments to help patients maintain healthy sleep habits.
Immunotherapy for kidney cancer: Using the body as a weapon | Cancer | Kidneys | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/kidney-cancer-immunotherapy-treatment/
Kidney cancer patients may see long-lasting tumor shrinkage with immunotherapy, which uses the immune system as a weapon to fight cancer. Learn more.
Find relief from four common spinal deformities – often without surgery | Back and Spine | Orthopaedics | Rehabilitation | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/spinal-deformities-treatment-back-pain/
Spinal deformities such as adult scoliosis are common but complex. Specialized care is needed, but UT Southwestern says most people won’t need surgery.
Planning for pregnancy when you have epilepsy | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/epilepsy-pregnancy/
If you have epilepsy and want to have a baby, there are precautions to take before, during, and after pregnancy.