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Women with heart disease are more likely than men to suffer cardiovascular events due to microvascular response to stress, study finds

How women with heart disease respond to stress can increase their risk of developing adverse cardiovascular events, according to a new study co-authored by researchers with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and Emory University in Atlanta.

Caitlin Murphy, PhD, MPH, associate professor at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.

Prenatal exposure to anti-nausea drug in ‘60s, ‘70s tied to increased risk of colorectal cancer

Prenatal exposure to an anti-nausea drug commonly used in the 1960s and 1970s has been shown to increase risk of colorectal cancer in adult offspring, according to a study by researchers at UTHealth Houston.

Headshots of Maria E. Fernandez and Lisa D. Cain.

Fernandez and Cain appointed to new leadership positions to bolster population health and faculty development

We are pleased to announce Maria E. Fernández, PhD, as vice president of Population Health and Implementation Science, and Lisa D. Cain, PhD, as associate vice president of Faculty Affairs and Development at UTHealth Houston.

Graphic featuring the four faculty named 2023 inductees into Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy.

Four faculty named 2023 inductees into Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy

Four faculty, representing three UTHealth Houston schools, are among the inductees into the 2023 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education. 

The honor is bestowed annually to outstanding faculty from across UT System’s academic health institutions. They will be formally inducted with a ceremony on March 4.




Four faculty named 2023 inductees into Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy

Graphic featuring the four faculty named 2023 inductees into Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy.

February 21, 2023

Four faculty, representing three UTHealth Houston schools, are among the inductees into the 2023 class of The University of Texas Kenneth I. Shine, MD, Academy of Health Science Education. 

The honor is bestowed annually to outstanding faculty from across UT System’s academic health institutions. They will be formally inducted with a ceremony on March 4.


New clinic program adds colorful bites for brighter futures

UT Physicians and Brighter Bites help bring a variety of fruits and vegetables to families to improve their health. (Photo by Brighter Bites)

January 30, 2023

Have you ever tried a chocolate tomato or purchased a vibrant pink dragon fruit?

These exotic-sounding fruits and vegetables are part of a unique pilot study at two UT Physicians clinics that offers prescriptions for free produce in an effort to improve dietary behaviors in children.








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