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Method for detecting waves of COVID-19 infections can shape critical public health decisions during a pandemic

A method that combines case investigation data from local health departments and hospitalizations records from local institutions allows for the objective detection of new waves of infection during a pandemic, according to research from UTHealth Houston.
Read more Method for detecting waves of COVID-19 infections can shape critical public health decisions during a pandemic
Among people with obesity, nearly 30% gained significant weight during the COVID-19 pandemic due to mental health factors

Stress, anxiety, depression, and lack of sleep contributed to weight gain over the COVID-19 pandemic for people with obesity, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston and UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Read more Among people with obesity, nearly 30% gained significant weight during the COVID-19 pandemic due to mental health factors
Brownsville Researchers Recipients of Reviewer’s Choice Award, American Society of Human Genetics, for Cameron County Hispanic Cohort

Hispanic communities tend to be understudied in genetics research, and the cohort addresses this absence by studying the surrounding Mexican American population in this area.
Read more Brownsville Researchers Recipients of Reviewer’s Choice Award, American Society of Human Genetics, for Cameron County Hispanic Cohort
Avenue 360 and CHPPR Partner to Improve Health in Underserved Communities

Avenue 360 Health and Wellness, a CHPPR partner, provides a full range of healthcare to medically underserved communities across the Houston area
Read more Avenue 360 and CHPPR Partner to Improve Health in Underserved Communities
All for Them HPV vaccination project expands life-saving reach across Texas

Since 2017, nearly 5,000 children have received at least one life-saving vaccine through All for Them.
Read more All for Them HPV vaccination project expands life-saving reach across Texas
Resurgence of Tuberculosis puts Restrepo's Research in the Spotlight

Restrepo's research shows that the community at the Texas-Mexico border has among the highest prevalence of type 2 Diabetes among tuberculosis patients worldwide.
Read more Resurgence of Tuberculosis puts Restrepo's Research in the Spotlight
Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, according to UTHealth Houston research

Adolescent and young adult women who were diagnosed with cancer and received chemotherapy treatment prior to pregnancy did not have a higher risk of stillbirth, according to research led by Caitlin C. Murphy, PhD, MPH, with UTHealth Houston.
Read more Cancer in adolescent and young adult women before pregnancy does not increase risk for stillborn births, according to UTHealth Houston research
Adolescents with severe obesity lost weight, kept it off, and erased comorbidities after bariatric surgery

Adolescents suffering with severe obesity who underwent bariatric surgery before the age of 22 had significant and lasting reductions in weight and comorbidities after surgery, according to researchers from UTHealth Houston and the University of Miami.
Read more Adolescents with severe obesity lost weight, kept it off, and erased comorbidities after bariatric surgery
UTHealth researchers discover boys born with hypospadias were 5.8 times more likely to have a congenital heart defect

This collaboration between researchers from UTHealth School of Public Health, along with the UAMS, BCM, and Texas Department of State Health Services, determined that hypospadias, which affects 1 out of 200 boys born in the U.S., co-occurs with CHDs.
Read more UTHealth researchers discover boys born with hypospadias were 5.8 times more likely to have a congenital heart defect
Alumni Feature: Ann Barnes, MD, MPH named President & CEO of Episcopal Health Foundation

Barnes joins the foundation as a proven leader in improving health equity and addressing underlying, non-medical drivers of health for under-resourced communities.
Read more Alumni Feature: Ann Barnes, MD, MPH named President & CEO of Episcopal Health Foundation

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Thesis Presentation by Muneeza Qureshi, BS: Sensitivity and Positive Predictive Values of ICD-10 Codes among COVID-19 Patients

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Dissertation Defense by Rachel White Roy, MPH: What is Contributing to COVID-19 Mortality in Harris County, Texas?

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