News - Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living

How All Those Personalized Vitamin and Supplement Services Work

Published: August 18, 2020

Could a snip of hair or a pinprick of blood be all that's standing between you and a highly optimized version of yourself?

Art contest aims to stop the spread of COVID-19

Published: August 12, 2020

A new challenge by state and local public health experts aims to empower the Rio Grande Valley's youth to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. UTHealth School of Public Health is taking a step away from the sciences and into the arts to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

Public health experts launch real-time COVID-19 data dashboard with prediction modeling for Texas

Published: July 20, 2020

A new COVID-19 tracking tool that can tell Texans what is happening in real time in their own communities and anticipate how one person can infect dozens more was recently launched by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

Disease expert discusses ongoing pandemic and nearing school year

Published: July 14, 2020

Dr. Steven H. Kelder recently answered several questions for Community Impact Newspaper regarding COVID-19; trends in cases statewide; and important considerations for parents, students and educators as the 2020-21 school year approaches.

What is keeping the COVID-19 death rate in Texas low?

Published: July 01, 2020

Texas has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19. Doctors say the numbers are moving in the wrong direction – except when it comes to deaths. The death rate been declining statewide for the last month. Data from Texas Health and Human Services showed the death rate in Texas peaked on May 26 at 2.7%.

In some Houston school districts, half of parents say they won’t send their kids back to school

Published: June 25, 2020

King Davis was stunned when he saw how many parents wanted to keep their children home from Sheldon ISD schools in the fall. Across grade levels and campuses, more than 48 percent of the 2,324 parents who responded to a survey said they wouldn’t send their kids back to in-person classes on campus.

APHA's Center for Climate, Health and Equity announces members of its inaugural advisory board

Published: June 03, 2020

APHA's Center for Climate, Health and Equity announces the 35 members of its inaugural advisory board. Selected by the center's steering committee to serve a two-year term, members include representatives from APHA partner organizations, including academic partners, grassroots organizers, community representatives and environmental justice leaders.

As Restaurants Reopen, Gloves and Masks are the New Key Ingredients

Published: May 28, 2020

When Datz Restaurant Group, based in Tampa, Fla., reopened five of its six restaurants over Mother’s Day weekend, employees pitched tents in parking lots to expand outdoor seating, and in compliance with state regulations, limited their dining room capacity to 25 percent.

Can we get ahead of the next surge of coronavirus cases? There’s an app for that.

Published: May 22, 2020

Researchers at UTHealth hope more than 1 million Texans will use mobile app to help track symptoms before outbreaks occur.

Would A Coronavirus Vaccine Be Free For All Americans? It’s Complicated

Published: May 13, 2020

Although a coronavirus vaccine has yet to be approved for the masses, experts are looking to the future, and talking details.