UT Southwestern Medical Center

Diverticulosis refers to small outpouching in the colon called diverticula or little sacs. Diagnosis of it is not a major cause for concern, but poor lifestyle choices can produce a different outcome.

While COVID-19 cases are slightly decreasing across North Texas, the surge since July has put a strain on smaller counties across the region.

Children under 12 aren’t eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine yet, but many are back in school in person. That and other factors has contributed to a sharp rise in case numbers among kids in the region and the state.

Over the past few months, North Texas has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases, mostly due to the more contagious delta variant. As the pandemic intensifies, local researchers have begun to monitor all the new variants and track all the different mutations.

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have been spiking the past few weeks across North Texas. An infectious disease specialist from UT Southwestern Medical Center explains what this all means moving into fall.

Some call it a disgusting habit. But picking your nose can have serious consequences, especially now during the pandemic.

State and local officials last month confirmed CDC evidence at two health facilities in Collin County of an untreatable, drug-resistant fungus called Candida auris. Four patients infected with it died.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and UT Southwestern Medical Center are partnering to build a new state-funded psychiatric hospital in North Texas.

Health experts call the delta variant of coronavirus the greatest threat yet to getting rid of COVID-19 in the U.S.

Out of more than 20,000 new cases of throat cancer in the U.S. each year, about 14,000 or so are caused by the sexually-transmitted human papillomavirus. Throat cancer has passed cervical cancer as the leading HPV-related cancer in the country. But questions remain about detection and treatment.

The American Cancer Society says Black Americans have the highest death rate — and the shortest survival rate — for most cancers. To raise more awareness, the Food and Drug Administration created National Black Family Cancer Awareness Week, June 16-23.

The most recent CDC data showed a more than 1,300% increase in hepatitis A virus infections between 2015 and 2019, and a 63% increase for hepatitis C.