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Bariatric surgery, weight-loss drugs, or both?
https://utswmed.org/medblog/weight-loss-drugs-bariatric-surgery/
Bariatric surgery and medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound are powerful tools that can be used separately or together. Learn how they’re helping more people lose weight and get healthy.
Updated COVID-19 vaccines: What you need to know | COVID | Prevention | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/flirt-variant-covid-vaccines/
The FDA has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for the FliRT variants. Discover how they work and what patients need to know about being vaccinated.
‘I feel like I’ve been shot in the head’: Mother, daughter survive complex brain aneurysms | Brain | Patient Stories | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/complex-brain-aneurysms-family/
A mother and daughter share the life-threatening experience of having complex brain aneurysms, from which both made full recoveries after having endovascular surgery performed by UT Southwestern.
Glucose guide: Monitoring blood sugar during pregnancy | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/glucose-monitoring-pregnancy/
Managing high blood sugar during pregnancy? Discover how advanced glucose monitoring, whether you use continuous glucose monitoring and traditional methods, can ensure a healthier pregnancy for you and your baby.
Increasing access to cancer clinical trials across Texas | Cancer | Public Health | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/cancer-clinical-trial-grants/
Explore how four new grants are expanding cancer clinical trial access, increasing participant diversity, and reducing patients’ expenses at UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center.
How bone optimization, novel procedure help heal pelvic insufficiency fractures | Orthopaedics | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/pelvic-insufficiency-fracture-treatment/
Explore how innovative surgery and bone health strategies are improving recovery and reducing pain for patients with pelvic fractures.
First postpartum depression pill approved by FDA: What to know | Brain | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/postpartum-depression-pill/
The FDA approved the first ever pill to specifically treat postpartum depression. Zuranolone is taken once a day for two weeks, and studies show it can begin easing depression symptoms after only three days.
Flu, COVID, and RSV vaccines: Who should get them and when | COVID | Prevention | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/covid-flu-rsv-vaccine/
Along with the annual flu shot, a new COVID booster and RSV vaccine are available this fall. UT Southwestern explains who might qualify for these vaccines and when they should get them.
Can genetic testing explain the cause of recurrent miscarriages? | Your Pregnancy Matters | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/miscarriage-genetics/
Genetic testing may explain the cause of recurrent miscarriages. Get expert advice from UT Southwestern Medical Center's pregnancy specialists.
Lipid apheresis helps control chronic high cholesterol and FSGS | Heart | Men's Health | Prevention | Women's Health | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/lipid-apheresis-high-cholesterol/
LDL apheresis can be a potentially lifesaving option for people with dangerously high cholesterol or who have focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). UT Southwestern explains how the procedure works.