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Are we ready for some football? Risks for fans in the stands during COVID-19 | COVID | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/football-fans-covid-risk/
Texas football fans have always gone to great lengths to support their teams. But the Season of COVID-19 is forcing them to call an audible and assess the risks of being a fan in the stands. UT Southwestern provides a game plan for safety.
Welcoming (someone else's) baby: A surrogate’s delivery story | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/gestational-carrier-covid19-delivery/
Nicky Haynes shares her story of giving birth as a gestational carrier during the pandemic. Find out what it was like watching new parents welcome the baby she helped bring into the world.
The psychiatrist will see you now (by virtual visit) | COVID | Mental Health | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/telepsychiatry-anxiety-stress-covid19/
Telepsychiatry can increase mental health care access long after the pandemic ends. UT Southwestern discusses its benefits and what the future may hold.
Back pain relief at home: COVID-19 accelerates advances in video spine exams | Back and Spine | Brain | COVID | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/back-neck-pain-relief-telehealth/
Back pain can take a major toll on quality of life. Find out how our Spine Care team uses video visits to diagnose and treat patients with back, neck, and nerve pain. Learn more.
New Hope for Depression Patients | Brain | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/new-hope-depression-patients/
Scientists at the O’Donnell Brain Institute have developed new tools to take some of the guesswork out of treatment – one a blood test, the other a brain scan.
New Understanding of the Importance of Circadian Rhythms | Brain | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/new-understanding-importance-circadian-rhythms/
The O’Donnell Brain Institute scientist responsible for the discovery of first gene known to regulate mammalian biological clocks weighs in on the daylight saving time controversy.
New Insight Into Alzheimer’s | Brain | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/new-insight-into-alzheimers/
Scientists at UT Southwestern’s O’Donnell Brain Institute have made a discovery that could change how and when doctors detect Alzheimer’s, and it could also lead to more effective treatment for people living with dementia.
New Progress Against Muscular Dystrophy | Brain | Discovery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/new-progress-against-muscular-dystrophy/
Scientists at the O’Donnell Brain Institute have used CRISPR gene editing to replace the gene responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy and halt its expression in the lab.
Birth control after childbirth: Long-term options for new moms | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/larc-birth-control-after-delivery/
After childbirth, patients can go home with long-term birth control to avoid an unexpected pregnancy. Learn about three types patients can get in the delivery room.
12 concussion myths debunked | Brain | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/concussion-myths-reality/
Concussion awareness has come a long way, but amid the headlines and the incident involving Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa some basic facts about care for athletes who suffer a brain injury have gotten obscured.