Health & Medicine

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Dr. Walter Fast, associate professor of medicinal chemistry at The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Pharmacy, a four-year $2.1 million grant to develop small-molecules that counter antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative bacteria. If successful, the research could lead to new drugs for treating bacterial infections that…

Two veterans of the pioneering IDEO design firm will lead the Design Institute for Health.

U.S.-born children of undocumented parents experience elevated levels of anxiety, and if their parents were detained or deported, those children are more likely to report depressive symptoms, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin.

Huston-Tillotson University, a historically black university in Austin, and the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin announced a landmark partnership Tuesday dedicated to helping underserved residents of Austin get, and stay, healthy.

Huston-Tillotson University and Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin officials will announce a partnership to address mental health challenges in Austin, particularly among underserved populations.

A renowned pediatrician for more than three decades and a father for nearly as long, Dr. Steven Abrams nevertheless sometimes wanders through a grocery store’s infant formula aisle, observing the imposing set of options and, occasionally, the intimidated grown-ups shopping there “just so I can see what new parents must face and advocate for them.”

Fall is a great time of year for healthy foods that feature every UT fan’s favorite color: burnt orange.

Two nationally known innovators will be the first department chairs for the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has received approval from the University of Texas System Board of Regents to launch a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degree program, a professional doctoral program designed to prepare graduates for today’s increasingly complex health care practice and clinical leadership roles.

Dr. Robert Askew a beloved Austin physician who passed away this year will be the namesake for the first endowed faculty chair in oncology at the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin.

It’s no secret that the rate of childhood obesity in the United States is rising at an alarming pace. Between our multi-screen, sedentary lifestyle and easy access to an abundance of unhealthy, highly processed foods, today’s kids have the odds stacked against them when it comes to fitness.

Getting children who are overweight to regularly eat even just a helping or two of the right vegetables each day could improve their health in critical ways, a new study in the November edition of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reports.