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Postpartum urinary incontinence linked to mental health

A UT Southwestern Medical Center study of hundreds of underserved women showed that depression and anxiety, in addition to physical factors such as a higher body mass index and previous births, are associated with lingering postpartum urinary...
27-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Gene-editing nanoparticles correct stem cell mutations in cystic fibrosis models

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center developed nanoparticles that successfully edited the disease-causing gene in the lungs of a mouse model of cystic fibrosis (CF), swapping a mutated form with a healthy one that persisted in stem cells....
26-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Electroconvulsive therapy or ketamine? Clinical factors affect outcomes

Patients with moderate to severe treatment-resistant depression (TRD) might have better symptom relief from ketamine infusions than from electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), but those with severe TRD could benefit more from ECT early in treatment, an...
25-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Semaglutide lowers cardiovascular risk regardless of blood sugar

A weekly dose of semaglutide 2.4 mg significantly reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in people with overweight or obesity and cardiovascular disease but not diabetes, regardless of blood sugar level, according to a...
24-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Diagnosing essential tremor after death helps families learn risk

A statistical tool designed to analyze 11 characteristics of postmortem brains reliably diagnosed a common neurodegenerative disease known as essential tremor (ET), a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Columbia University...
18-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Experts call for more clinical trials on alcohol use, liver disease

More clinical research is needed to investigate how reducing alcohol consumption in patients with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) may slow disease progression and improve outcomes, according to an international task force of experts from more...
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The ‘rare’ Porzingis ankle injury: What is it and how is it treated?

Boston Celtics 7’2” center Kristaps Porzingis was ruled out of Game 3 against the Dallas Mavericks, his former team, due to a “torn medial retinaculum, allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon” (PTT), according to a team...
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Research could lead to treatments for obesity, extreme weight loss

Mysterious cells that secrete hormones in the large intestine play a key role in regulating body weight through their relationship with intestinal bacteria, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests. Their findings,...
13-Jun-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Can feeding infants peanuts really be beneficial? UTSW expert weighs in on how NEJM findings may change parenting tactics

28-May-2024 1:00 PM EDT

April theory: Why molecular changes may boost our moods in spring.

16-Apr-2024 7:45 AM EDT

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Oatzempic – what TikTok isn’t telling you

8-Apr-2024 4:45 PM EDT

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Melanoma in black patients: check unexpected places

11-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT

AI discovers complex crooning is key to a female songbird’s heart

9-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT

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Breakthrough in Triple Negative Breast Cancer Shows Optimal Timing for Immunotherapy

1-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT

How Olivia Munn's doctor knew she was at risk for breast cancer

18-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT

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Patient error leads to a 1-in-10 failure rate for at-home colorectal cancer tests

13-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT

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UT Southwestern is an academic medical center, world-renowned for its research, widely respected for its teaching and training, and highly regarded for the quality of clinical care its faculty provides to patients at UT Southwestern University Hospitals & Clinics and its affiliated hospitals.

Experts

MEDICAL

Marianna Koczywas, MD

medical oncologist

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Cancer,Lung Cancer,Medical Oncology

MEDICAL

Timothy Burns, MD, PhD

Oncology, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Program Director for Research, Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Hematology - Oncology,Lung Cancer

MEDICAL

Leora Horn, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Hematology - Oncology,Lung Cancer,Thoracic Oncology

MEDICAL

Ross Camidge, MD, PhD

Professor, Medicine-Medical Oncology

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Best Doctors,Lung Cancer,Oncology

MEDICAL

Erminia Massarelli, MD

hematologist

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Breast Cancer,Hematology - Oncology,Lung Cancer,Oncology,Prostate Cancer

MEDICAL

Sally York, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Cancer,Hematology - Oncology,Lung Cancer,Mesothelioma

MEDICAL

Arya Amini, MD

radiation oncologist

Keywords:
Cancer,Radiation Oncology

MEDICAL

Mitchell von Itztein, MD

Oncology fellow

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Cancer,Lung Cancer,Oncology

MEDICAL

Keith Eaton, MD, PhD

Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Clinical Director, Thoracic/Head & Neck Oncology

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,clinical director,Head and Neck Oncology,Hematology - Oncology,Professor

MEDICAL

Christopher Walker , PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Imaging Physics

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Immunity,Neurology,Vaccine

MEDICAL

Catherine Spong, MD

Paul C. MacDonald Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Keywords:
Gynecology,OBGYN,Obstetrics,Premature Baby

MEDICAL

David Gerber, M.D

Professor

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Chest cancer,Hematology,Internal Medicine,Lung Cancer,Oncology

MEDICAL

Suzanne Cole, MD

medical oncologist

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Cancer,Oncology

MEDICAL

kenneth Westover, PhD

Chief of Lung Radiation Oncology Service

Keywords:
Lung Cancer,Oncology

MEDICAL

Yuanyuan Zhang, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Cancer,Lung Cancer,Radiation Oncology

MEDICAL

Song Zhang, PhD

Professor

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Bioinformatics,Biostatistics,Epidemiology,Professor,Research Design,trial design

MEDICAL

Jonathan Dowell, MD

Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Cancer,Hematology - Oncology,Internal Medicine

MEDICAL

Puneeth Iyengar, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Cancer,Lung Cancer,Radiation Ocology

MEDICAL

Sawsan Rashdan, MD

Assistant Professor

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Cancer,Internal Medicine,Lung Cancer,thoracic malignancies

MEDICAL

Sagus Sampath, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Keywords:
ASCO 2024,Cancer,Radiation Oncology

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