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Follow-Up Care Cuts Hospital Readmissions for Medicare Patients

A new study from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health finds that timely follow-up care after hospital discharge can significantly reduce the likelihood of hospital readmission. yet many high-risk Medicare patients never receive follow-up care. 

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Building on a long legacy

In its near sixty-year history, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has never been represented by a single idea, space, or building. 

UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $1.3M to develop a conversational AI platform for patient care

UTHealth Houston researchers awarded $1.3M to develop a conversational AI platform for patient care

Researchers at UTHealth Houston were awarded an 18-month, $1.3 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees to develop a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform to improve care amongst older adults.   

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Researchers awarded $1.3M to develop a conversational AI platform for patient care

Researchers at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Institute on Aging were awarded an 18-month, $1.3 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation Board of Trustees to develop a conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform to improve care amongst older adults.   

Follow-Up Care Cuts Hospital Readmissions for Medicare Patients

Woman in green sports coat smiling and standing in front of green foliage

April 21, 2026

A new study from UTHealth Houston School of Public Health finds that timely follow-up care after hospital discharge can significantly reduce the likelihood of hospital readmission. yet many high-risk Medicare patients never receive follow-up care. 


Building on a long legacy

Collage of photos overlapping, with original faculty & staff pictured; Reuel A Stallones; Laboratory technician; computer lab; and building photo.

April 20, 2026

In its near sixty-year history, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health has never been represented by a single idea, space, or building. 






UTHealth Houston food pantries win Heart of Nutrition Award

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April 3, 2026

Student food pantries at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health were awarded the Heart of Nutrition Award for work with the American Heart Association’s College Pantry Collective.




MD/MPH Students Celebrate Match Day 2026

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March 20, 2026

The third Friday of March marks Match Day, a milestone occasion revealing where medical students will start the next phase of their medical training, matching to new or familiar institutions, finding new opportunities, and learning new skills to help and heal patients.



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