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Latino enclaves in U.S. have less accessible health care: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/oct-latino-enclaves-healthcare-in-us.html

Residents of U.S. neighborhoods with high concentrations of Latino residents often face significant socioeconomic challenges, including less access to health care, a study led by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher shows.
Former UTSW Otolaryngology Chair recognized for pioneering cochlear implant contributions: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/june-pioneering-cochlear-implant-contributions.html

Peter Roland, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been honored by the American Cochlear Implant Alliance with its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award for his groundbreaking work in advancing the use and benefits of cochlear implants (CI
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
Readmissions more likely for wheelchair users after shoulder replacement: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/oct-wheelchair-users-after-shoulder-replacement.html

Wheelchair users are nearly three times more likely to experience hospital readmission following total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA), according to UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers.
Be cautious to avoid burns in extreme heat or when grilling: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2023/aug-avoid-burns-extreme-heat-grilling.html

With triple-digit temperatures continuing across many parts of the country and the popularity of outdoor grilling showing no signs of slowing, a UT Southwestern Medical Center physician wants to remind people to be careful not to get burned by hot surfaces such as a grill or a playground slide.
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.
Experimental compound kills cancer, spares immune cells: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/feb-experimental-compound-kills-cancer.html

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a compound that selectively eliminates cancer cells while sparing immune cells in a form of cell death known as ferroptosis.
Age, sex, race among top risk factors for revision knee surgery : Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/feb-risk-factors-revision-knee-surgery.html

Patients who are younger than about 40, male, or Black are among those most at risk for revision surgery after having had a total knee replacement, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Robotic surgery is associated with improved outcomes for most colon cancer patients: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/jan-robotic-surgery-colon-cancer-patients.html

Robotic surgery offers significant benefits over laparoscopic procedures for many patients undergoing colectomies for colon cancer, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Blocking gene may halt growth of breast cancer cells: Newsroom - UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2024/april-blocking-gene-breast-cancer-cells.html

Shutting down a gene called PRMT5 stopped metastatic estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer cells from growing after they acquired resistance to a standard therapy known as CDK4/6 inhibitors, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers showed in a new study.