Stories from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston)
July 18, 2025
Roger James Bulger, MD, former president of UTHealth Houston, died recently at the age of 91. A nationally respected physician and health policy leader, Bulger served as second president of the institution from 1978 to 1988, guiding the university through a period of significant academic and clinical expansion.
July 14, 2025
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has named Melina R. Kibbe, MD, as the sole finalist for the presidency of UTHealth Houston. Dr. Kibbe currently serves as chief health affairs officer at UVA Health and dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.
July 2, 2025
The relationship between a patient and their physician is built on trust, compassion, and vulnerability. It’s a bond formed during life’s most uncertain moments, when the healing presence of a caregiver becomes a source of hope and reassurance.
June 30, 2025
One day, Lance McNeel, now 68, realized he had no idea how to get back home after a quick drive. Soon after, he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. He sought out the most advanced treatment to slow the progression of his disease and landed at UTHealth Houston, where he has found hope.
June 26, 2025
Barbara Smith, now 72, thought it was just irritated gums until a visit with UT Dentists, the faculty practice of UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, revealed a hidden cancer that might have gone unnoticed.
June 26, 2025
From a quiet farm to a successful psychiatry career in Brazil, a chance conversation would propel Joao L. de Quevedo, MD, PhD, to the forefront of mental health innovation and patient care at UTHealth Houston.
June 25, 2025
Members from across the UTHealth Houston community gathered at TMC Helix Park on June 24 for “Uniting Through Creativity,” a faculty art exhibition celebrating artistic expression, humanism, and community.
June 24, 2025
Fifteen years ago, while walking to his car after a routine workout at the gym, Robert Brown, now 71, suddenly felt violently ill. He was rushed to the emergency room. That day led to years of mysterious cardiac episodes until Brown found a novel treatment at UTHealth Houston.
June 18, 2025
Many Rio Grande Valley residents face a landscape of obstacles preventing them from reaching vital health services — from a shortage of medical professionals to language barriers, limited finances, and transportation difficulties. For more than 35 years, the UTHealth Houston Mobile Health Clinic has been rolling out to help them, but the program faced its own hurdles.
June 18, 2025
To support young adults with autism transitioning into adulthood and the workforce, particularly those within Latino communities, UTHealth Houston recently implemented the bilingual Launching! to Adulthood program.
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