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More not necessarily better with heart valve operations
New research by UT Southwestern cardiologists counters long-held beliefs that hospitals performing greater numbers of heart valve surgeries have better outcomes.
Published from Patient Care
Published from Research
November 22, 2017
Study questions exclusion of cancer survivors from trials
A quarter of newly diagnosed cancer patients 65 or older are survivors who had a prior cancer – often preventing them from participating in clinical trials, researchers from UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center have found.
Published from Research
November 22, 2017
Southwestern Health Resources ACN ranked No. 7
The Southwestern Health Resources Accountable Care Network (ACN) has saved the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) more than $73 million over the past three years, including nearly $37.3 million in 2016, while maintaining a Quality Score over 95 percent, according to the latest figures.
Published from Patient Care
November 22, 2017
Deletion of a stem cell factor promotes TBI recovery in mice
UT Southwestern molecular biologists report the unexpected finding that selectively deleting a stem cell transcription factor in adult mice promotes recovery after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Published from Research
November 17, 2017
Uninsured heart attack, stroke patients face ‘catastrophic’ costs
Heart attack and stroke patients without medical insurance face “devastating” healthcare costs that can bankrupt them, research from UT Southwestern and other centers shows.
Published from Patient Care
Published from Research
November 15, 2017
O’Donnell Brain Institute joins global effort to map human cells
The O’Donnell Brain Institute will help in an international effort to map and characterize all the cells in the human body, an ambitious project aimed at gaining insight into how cellular changes can cause disease.
Published from Research
November 13, 2017
Former NFL players more likely to have enlarged aortas
Former NFL players were more likely to have enlarged aortas, but further study is needed to determine whether that puts them at greater risk for life-threatening aneurysms, researchers found.
Published from Research
November 09, 2017
Physician Assistant Program receives national diversity award
The UT Southwestern School of Health Professions’ nationally ranked Physician Assistant Studies Program has been honored for its commitment to diversity with a 2017 Excellence Through Diversity Award from the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA).
Published from Education
November 08, 2017
accelerating the future of medicine
UT Southwestern s Annual Review spotlights the research, technology, and clinical advances made by our doctors and researchers as well as heartwarming stories of the people who ve benefited from them.