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Adriana Pérez, PhD, professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston researcher receives NIH subcontract to study effects of integrated palliative care on Parkinson’s, related dementia

As part of a five-year, $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Adriana Pérez, PhD, professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin, received a $1.9 million subcontract to determine the scope and drivers of low-value and unequal care for patients with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s disease dementia.

From left,  research coordinator Erica Martinez; nurse practitioner Athena Nathan; director Leah Whigham, PhD ; and clinical lab director Juan Aguilera, MD, PhD, MPH. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

El Paso Nutrition and Healthy Weight Clinic opens to increase access to medical treatment for weight loss

El Paso Nutrition and Healthy Weight Clinic of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has opened its doors to help patients and providers in the Paso del Norte region with comprehensive clinical weight loss support through evidence-based medical treatments and training.

Steven Kelder, PhD, MPH, professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin, who created the CATCH My Breath program. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston-developed vaping prevention program now offered in New York City Public Schools

CATCH My Breath, an evidence-based vaping prevention program created by researchers from UTHealth Houston, is now being offered at New York City Public Schools, thanks to a partnership with CATCH Global Foundation and in collaboration with the New York Health Foundation and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Sandra McKay, MD, associate professor of pediatrics with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and principal investigator of the study. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $6.2 million NIH grant to address firearm violence with hospital-based program

A five-year, $6.2 million grant to implement a hospital-based intervention program to address firearm violence has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health.

UTHealth Houston researcher receives NIH subcontract to study effects of integrated palliative care on Parkinson’s, related dementia

Adriana Pérez, PhD, professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

November 15, 2023

As part of a five-year, $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, Adriana Pérez, PhD, professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Data Science with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health in Austin, received a $1.9 million subcontract to determine the scope and drivers of low-value and unequal care for patients with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson’s disease dementia.









UTHealth Houston study on seasonality of teen suicidality in JAMA Network Open

Study authors Youngran Kim, PhD, assistant professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, and Scott D. Lane, PhD, professor and vice chair for research with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. (Photo by UTHealth Houston)

July 19, 2023

The incidences of teen suicidality including self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts increased nationally between 2016 and 2021; were at seasonal high peaks in April and October; and were at their lowest when schools were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research at UTHealth Houston




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