Ahh, the holidays 鈥� a time to gather with relatives, catch up on family news, eat delicious food, watch football 鈥� and try to keep the peace while navigating sensitive subjects, such as politics and the recent contentious election.
On a Thursday morning in Dallas, Fiona Strasserking, M.D., chats with her UT Southwestern colleague while internal medicine residents from the University of Zambia log on to their Zoom call. Rafic Berbarie, M.D., Associate Professor in UTSW鈥檚 Division of Cardiology, is today鈥檚 guest lecturer and the topic is 鈥淓valuation of Chest Pain.鈥�
Fads tend to change in the blink of an eye. This year, some people are being drawn to an eye-catching social media trend of using eye drops that promise to lighten or darken your eye color. The reality is that over-the-counter eye drops cannot change your eye color.
While most people consider the occasional memory lapse a normal part of growing older, we all know at least a few 80- or 90-year-olds who represent the other end of the spectrum: a subgroup of people affectionately referred to as 鈥渟uper-agers.鈥�
Ever since he was a boy, Michael Ibarra was fascinated by the human brain 鈥� its complexities, its secrets. Now, at age 32, he is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at UT Southwestern, and he has come face to face with one of the most complex and deadly medical mysteries in his field, ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
A mother and daughter survive complex brain aneurysms, including the daughter's ruptured aneurysm, after receiving care from neurosurgeon Rafael De Oliveira Sillero, M.D., and his partners at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
The 鈥淥zempic Revolution鈥� did not start with celebrities posting their weight-loss success stories on Instagram, or slick TV ads featuring the earworm jingle: 鈥淥h, Oh, Oh, Ozempic!鈥�
Since anti-obesity medications have become more widely known and prescribed, they have been touted as game-changing treatments for chronic overweight and obesity. But one common misconception about these medications is that they鈥檙e a magic bullet for better health, and it doesn鈥檛 necessarily matter what you eat when you鈥檙e taking them.
Every year, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology specialists at UT Southwestern and Children's Health Dallas field questions from parents who are worried about whether their older kids will be exposed to allergens or whether younger students will make good choices about swapping foods and snacks at school. It takes a community to protect kids with food allergies.
If your children enjoy school-provided lunch and it meets their dietary needs, it can be a safe, cost-effective meal option. But if you want more control over what your children eat during the day, packing lunch at home can be a healthy and convenient choice.
It鈥檚 well known that the sun鈥檚 ultraviolet (UV) light can wreak havoc on the skin. But most people don鈥檛 realize some commonly used products and medications can make us more susceptible to sunburn and other adverse reactions.
Many women approach menopause with anxiety about the future. You鈥檝e probably heard about it being a stressful time full of hot flashes, weight gain, and plummeting sex drive. The good news? Menopause is having a moment. That means heightened awareness, more resources dedicated to improving women鈥檚 health, and open discussions to ensure you get the information you need.
To call the connection James D. Griffin, M.D., has with UT Southwestern and Parkland Memorial Hospital lifelong is no exaggeration. Dr. Griffin was born at Parkland in 1958, when the labor and delivery ward was still segregated. More than six decades later, his colleagues at that hospital elected him President of the medical staff 鈥� the first Black physician to earn the honor.
Two hard-to-match transplant patients 250 miles apart are starting 2024 on a new path to healthy lives.
Football fans who plan to attend food-and-beverage-packed Super Bowl parties should have a dietary game plan to ensure that watching the big game is a healthy affair, according to a lifestyle medicine expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Everyone experiences stress from time to time. And while brief bouts can be a good thing, prolonged or chronic stress can have negative effects on your overall health.
Saad B. Omer, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., Founding Dean of the Peter O鈥橠onnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discovered a passion for public health while he was a medical student in Pakistan.
With triple-digit temperatures continuing across many parts of the country and the outdoor grilling season still in full swing, a UT Southwestern Medical Center physician who specializes in burn care wants to remind people to be careful around hot surfaces such as a grill or a playground slide.
You鈥檙e eating or drinking something frozen, like a snow cone, ice cream, or ice pops 鈥� probably a bit too eagerly 鈥� and you get one of those sudden-onset, painful headaches known as 鈥渂rain freeze.鈥� Man, does it hurt, but usually not for long, and it鈥檚 not harmful, according to an expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription painkillers and synthetics like fentanyl, continue to rise.
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