Governor Briscoe gives $2 million to cardiovascular research
February 7, 2006
The Honorable Dolph Briscoe Jr., governor of Texas from 1973 to 1979, is one of the legendary figures in Texas history.
Simulator puts health providers in shoes of heart failure patients
January 31, 2006
A heart failure educational simulator, the “Heart FX Pod,” will be at the North Campus of the Health Science Center from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, and from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3.
CDC-funded survey eyes decision making in men with prostate cancer
January 31, 2006
When Earl was diagnosed with prostate cancer last March, he thought his doctor would tell him precisely what he should do.
Study: Newer antibiotic more effective at treating elders’ pneumonia
January 24, 2006
A newer antibiotic medication proved more effective at knocking out community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in patients 65 and older than the antibiotic that has been the front-line CAP treatment the last decade, according to a national study coordinated at the Health Science Center.
Dr. Julio Palmaz appointed to prestigious Ashbel Smith Professorship
January 24, 2006
Julio C. Palmaz, M.D., who revolutionized cardiology and peripheral vascular medicine by inventing the world’s first stent, was named an Ashbel Smith Professor Jan. 19 at the Health Science Center.
Dr. Sunil Ahuja receives the Health Science Center’s highest honor at 2006 Awards Ceremony
January 24, 2006
Sunil K. Ahuja, M.D., M.Sc., who last January electrified the world of HIV-AIDS research with a genetics finding that explains why some people are more susceptible to HIV infection than others in their own ethnic group, was recognized Jan. 19 as the 2006 Presidential Distinguished Scholar at the Health Science Center.