Health & Medicine

From nutritional sciences and human development to textiles and apparel, the School of Human Ecology has a lot to celebrate.

Voters in the Central Health district tonight approved Proposition 1, which will raise revenue to support health care services. The vote will allow The University of Texas at Austin to establish a medical school.

Two psychology professors at The University of Texas at Austin have received a $2.3 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) to study genetic influences on drinking and other risky behaviors.

For those affected by cancer, it may seem as though the fight for the cure has been waged forever with no end in sight. Pharmacy’s Kevin Dalby offers a hopeful perspective.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has been awarded a $350,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to create an advanced education nursing trainee program to meet the growing demand for primary care services. According to the HRSA,…

Every tumor is genetically unique. Better understanding of specific mutation patterns could lead to personalized treatments for patients with deadly brain tumors known as glioblastomas.

Professor champions equal access to breast cancer screening to save African American women’s lives.

On average, 24 years pass before a major scientific discovery makes its way from the laboratory to the patient. UT’s College of Pharmacy is working to speed up this process.

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for college students. That’s why the Counseling and Mental Health Center (CMHC) is engaging the campus community via social media and other interactive tools during its fourth annual Suicide Prevention Week (Sept. 24-28). The goal is to highlight awareness and resources available to students, faculty members…

The Hogg Foundation at The University of Texas at Austin has awarded $720,950 to support the planning and implementation of integrated behavioral and physical health care programs at 10 organizations across Texas.

Andy Ellington: Do I Really Need a Doctor for That? Technology Should Allow Us to Diagnose Ourselves.

The Princeton Review has ranked University Health Services (UHS), part of the Division of Student Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, as the third-best college health service in the United States. The ranking is part of the Princeton Review’s newly released 2013 edition of The Best 377 Colleges. University Health Services moves up…