UT Southwestern Medical Center

A North Texas infectious disease specialist talks about why syphilis remains a problem, and why she thinks education is the solution.

Led by UT Southwestern Medical Center, researchers across Texas have come together to study depression among the state's youth to improve care.

A North Texas epidemiologist talks about why EG.5 has spread so quickly, and whether new booster shots expected this fall will be effective against the variant.

The director of UT Southwestern's Hospital Elder Life Program explains why time in the hospital can lead to cognitive problems for some older adults.

Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties have reported at least six human cases of the mosquito-borne disease that can affect the central nervous system or the brain.

A North Texas expert on environmental toxicology and industrial chemical exposure explains why the average individual has little to fear.

As North Texas hits triple digit temperatures this week, the chief of Emergency Medical Services at Parkland Hospital System explains the symptoms to watch for and how best to avoid heat-related illnesses.

Dr. Ximena Lopez, a pediatric endocrinologist in Dallas, has been at the forefront of gender-affirming medical care for trans youth in Texas for the past 10 years. Now, as the state prepares to ban this care for minors, Lopez announced she’s closing her practice and moving to California.

Since it began in 2022, a partnership between Children's Health and Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute has trained 75 health professionals in Dallas-Fort Worth through online modules and in-person case study discussions.

The CDC says one in four older adults falls each year. KERA’s Sam Baker talks about why with Dr. Deborah Freeland, an assistant professor of geriatric medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

The warning concerns infections in Texas and 11 other states from a drug-resistant strain of bacteria. Most were from users of the EzriCare brand of artificial tears. The maker has recalled it pending further investigation. Dr. Danielle Robertson, an ophthalmologist with UT Southwestern Medical Center, talks about this with KERA’s Sam Baker, beginning with the bacteria.

Doctors use surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation to treat a malignant brain cancer called glioblastoma. But it often returns. Dr. Syed Faaiz Enam, a Resident in Adult Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, explains to KERA's Sam Baker why he thinks cooling brain tumor cells could be effective.