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Newswise: The ‘eyes’ have it: Reasons you should avoid color-changing eye drops
Release date: 31-Oct-2024 3:15 PM EDT
The ‘eyes’ have it: Reasons you should avoid color-changing eye drops
UT Southwestern Medical Center

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.

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Newswise: Super-Agers: What Are Their Secrets to Long-Lasting Memory, Stamina?
Released: 16-Oct-2024 12:35 PM EDT
Super-Agers: What Are Their Secrets to Long-Lasting Memory, Stamina?
UT Southwestern Medical Center

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 “super-agers.”

Newswise: A Young Neurologist Diagnosed with ALS Is Inspiring a Call to Action
Released: 4-Oct-2024 4:05 PM EDT
A Young Neurologist Diagnosed with ALS Is Inspiring a Call to Action
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Ever since he was a boy, Michael Ibarra was fascinated by the human brain – 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.

Newswise: ‘I Feel Like I’Ve Been Shot in the Head’: Mother, Daughter Survive Complex Brain Aneurysms
Released: 20-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
‘I Feel Like I’Ve Been Shot in the Head’: Mother, Daughter Survive Complex Brain Aneurysms
UT Southwestern Medical Center

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.

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Released: 13-Sep-2024 10:05 AM EDT
A Powerhouse of Obesity Research – Then and Now
UT Southwestern Medical Center

The “Ozempic Revolution” did not start with celebrities posting their weight-loss success stories on Instagram, or slick TV ads featuring the earworm jingle: “Oh, Oh, Oh, Ozempic!”

Newswise: Nutrition know-how for patients taking anti-obesity medication
Released: 29-Aug-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Nutrition know-how for patients taking anti-obesity medication
UT Southwestern Medical Center

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’re a magic bullet for better health, and it doesn’t necessarily matter what you eat when you’re taking them.

Newswise: Tips to help families navigate food allergy policies at school
Released: 28-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Tips to help families navigate food allergy policies at school
UT Southwestern Medical Center

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.

Newswise: Healthy school lunches? A culinary medicine expert prescribes fresh, tasty strategies
Released: 26-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Healthy school lunches? A culinary medicine expert prescribes fresh, tasty strategies
UT Southwestern Medical Center

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.

Newswise: Drugs, lotions can magnify sun’s harmful effects, UTSW expert says
Released: 2-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Drugs, lotions can magnify sun’s harmful effects, UTSW expert says
UT Southwestern Medical Center

It’s well known that the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) light can wreak havoc on the skin. But most people don’t realize some commonly used products and medications can make us more susceptible to sunburn and other adverse reactions.

Newswise: Menopause is having a moment: Debunking common myths
Released: 2-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Menopause is having a moment: Debunking common myths
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Many women approach menopause with anxiety about the future. You’ve 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’s health, and open discussions to ensure you get the information you need.

Newswise: From segregation to inspiration, James Griffin, M.D., is making history at Parkland and UT Southwestern
Released: 21-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
From segregation to inspiration, James Griffin, M.D., is making history at Parkland and UT Southwestern
UT Southwestern Medical Center

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 – the first Black physician to earn the honor.

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Released: 14-Feb-2024 12:05 PM EST
Two Texas transplant programs team up to save lives
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Two hard-to-match transplant patients 250 miles apart are starting 2024 on a new path to healthy lives.

Newswise: Devise a dietary game plan for Super Bowl parties
Released: 2-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Devise a dietary game plan for Super Bowl parties
UT Southwestern Medical Center

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.

Newswise: UT Southwestern Q&A: What is stress and how can we manage it?
Released: 18-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
UT Southwestern Q&A: What is stress and how can we manage it?
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.

Newswise: Research shaped career of O’Donnell School of Public Health leader
Released: 28-Aug-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Research shaped career of O’Donnell School of Public Health leader
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Saad B. Omer, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Ph.D., Founding Dean of the Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health at UT Southwestern Medical Center, discovered a passion for public health while he was a medical student in Pakistan.

Newswise: Be cautious to avoid burns in extreme heat or when grilling
Released: 23-Aug-2023 1:55 PM EDT
Be cautious to avoid burns in extreme heat or when grilling
UT Southwestern Medical Center

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.

Newswise: Cause of ‘brain freeze’ a bit of a mystery, but not to worry
Released: 21-Aug-2023 12:25 PM EDT
Cause of ‘brain freeze’ a bit of a mystery, but not to worry
UT Southwestern Medical Center

You’re eating or drinking something frozen, like a snow cone, ice cream, or ice pops – probably a bit too eagerly – and you get one of those sudden-onset, painful headaches known as “brain freeze.” Man, does it hurt, but usually not for long, and it’s not harmful, according to an expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Newswise: UTSW Q&A: Experts talk about opioid abuse, risks, treatment
Released: 16-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
UTSW Q&A: Experts talk about opioid abuse, risks, treatment
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Overdose deaths from opioids, including prescription painkillers and synthetics like fentanyl, continue to rise.

Newswise: Tips to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays
Released: 18-Jul-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Tips to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays
UT Southwestern Medical Center

With the increase in outdoor activities during the summer, a UT Southwestern Medical Center cancer specialist reminds you to protect your skin from sun damage.

Newswise: Less is best with caffeine, energy drinks during pregnancy
Released: 17-Jul-2023 12:30 PM EDT
Less is best with caffeine, energy drinks during pregnancy
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Millions of people drink coffee, soda, and/or tea daily, making caffeinated beverages the most commonly consumed stimulants in the world. Highly caffeinated energy drinks also have been a hugely popular pick-me-up for more than two decades, especially among younger adults and teens. But pregnant individuals should be careful regarding energy drinks and their overall intake of caffeine, according to an expert at UT Southwestern Medical Center.



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