2017 Article Archive
More not necessarily better with heart valve operations
New research by UT Southwestern cardiologists counters long-held beliefs that hospitals performing greater numbers of heart valve surgeries have better outcomes.
Southwestern Health Resources ACN ranked No. 7 with millions saved, quality measures above 95 percent
The Southwestern Health Resources Accountable Care Network (ACN) has saved the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) more than $73 million over the past three years, including nearly $37.3 million in 2016, while maintaining a Quality Score over 95 percent, according to the latest figures.
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics program offers continuum of family care
Dr. Albin and Dr. Jason Newman, also Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, helped establish the Medical Center’s first combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics (Med/Peds) clinical practice and residency program in 2016.
Deletion of a stem cell factor promotes TBI recovery in mice
UT Southwestern molecular biologists report the unexpected finding that selectively deleting a stem cell transcription factor in adult mice promotes recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Uninsured heart attack, stroke patients face ‘catastrophic’ costs
Heart attack and stroke patients without medical insurance face “devastating” healthcare costs that can bankrupt them, research from UT Southwestern and other centers shows.
Awards for November 2017
Awards for November 2017
Hong named THR Clinical Scholar to fuel research to improve health care, control costs
Dr. Arthur Hong, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Clinical Sciences at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been selected as recipient of the Texas Health Resources Clinical Scholar Award for his research into how to improve the cost, quality, and delivery of health care.
O’Donnell Brain Institute joins global effort to map human cells
The O’Donnell Brain Institute will help in an international effort to map and characterize all the cells in the human body, an ambitious project aimed at gaining insight into how cellular changes can cause disease.
The envelopes please: Art show winners announced
Winners of the 2017 On My Own Time art show
Biochemist Tu to hold Steiner medical research professorship
Dr. Benjamin Tu, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, has been appointed to hold the Martha Steiner Professorship in Medical Research.