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UTHealth Houston Receives $2.9 Million CDC Award to Expand Colorectal Cancer Screening Across Texas
January 14, 2026
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UTHealth Houston awarded $25 million to expand recovery housing for Texans recovering from opioid use disorder
December 23, 2025
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Karla Unger-Saldaña, MD, DSc Joins UTHealth Houston with Extensive Experience from Work in Mexico
November 10, 2025
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CHPPR Researchers Aim to Improve Diabetes Self-Management Through Behavior Change and Comprehensive Food Curriculum
Researchers at the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research have launched a pilot of an enhanced version of the established and effective SCAN (Sustainable Culturally Adaptive Nutrition) Program integrated with Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support services.
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Breast Cancer Veterans and Survivors Call to Move from Awareness to Action This October and Beyond
Breast cancer advocates attest that there is much more that can be done to meaningfully support patients and survivors than what we typically see promoted in advertisements or on social media.
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New AI Model from UTHealth Houston Researchers Predicts Individual Infection Risk Using Social Network Data
Researchers at UTHealth Houston have developed an artificial intelligence framework that predicts COVID-19 infection risk using complex social network data spanning personal, household, and community layers.
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CHPPR’s SEMM-DIA Project Advances Cancer Prevention Through Community-Driven Innovation
Over the past 5 years, the Salud en Mis Manos-Dissemination and Implementation Assistance (SEMM-DIA) program at the UTHealth Houston Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR) has examined how evidence-based interventions are implemented by clinics serving underserved communities.