2016 Article Archive
A health app gap
Relying on readings from smart phone health apps may not be a smart idea.
Study finds innate immunity connection to rare, fatal childhood disease, and possibly TB
UTSW researchers have found an important innate immunity role for a gene linked to a rare, fatal syndrome in children. Their study has implications for a much more common disease: tuberculosis.
Stroke prevention drugs can improve survival after stroke, study finds
Blood-thinning drugs designed to prevent stroke can help improve survival chances if strokes do occur, according to a national study involving UT Southwestern.
MSTP student training in integrative biology receives Green Award
Xiaoxiao Li, a seventh-year student in UT Southwestern’s Medical Scientist Training Program, recently has been presented with the 2016 Ida M. Green Award, marking the 30th time that a student in the Graduate School has been so honored.
August 2016 Newsmakers
Faculty newsmakers in August 2016.
UT Southwestern targets rising rates of kidney cancer with four-pronged attack funded by National Cancer Institute
Bolstering its progress in addressing the rising threat of kidney cancer, the Kidney Cancer Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center has received $11 million in funding from the National Cancer Institute.
Medical School Admissions Committee’s work essential, ongoing
Faculty members participate each year to interview and take the measure of applicants who are interested in studying at UT Southwestern.
Training sessions aims to prioritize Quality Improvement
Students from UT Southwestern Medical School recently joined colleagues from two UT Arlington schools for a week of discussion, planning and role playing aimed at learning about Quality Improvement (QI) and Patient Safety to improve processes and reduce e
Interpreters, technology help words get found in translation
Armed not with scalpels and stethoscopes, but with the power of language, the interpreters in the Language and Translation Services Department can make a world of difference.
Heart patient says Clements University Hospital chef ‘makes my soul smile’
Chef Chris Hensel and his staff make Clements University Hospital patients happy with food and friendship.