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Navigating the Complex Mechanisms of HPV+ Head and Neck Cancers

Quintin Pan, PhD, explores the surge of HPV+ related head and neck cancers sparking the need for innovative treatment solutions.

3/21/2024 By Daniel Simon, MD and Quintin Pan PhD

LimFlow Technology Redefines Biology: Reverses Blood Flow to Prevent Limb Amputations

Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD, explains how his team is developing preventative solutions to overcome chronic limb-threatening ischemia.

2/15/2024 By Daniel Simon, MD and Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD

EsoCheck™ & EsoGuard™: Revolutionary Invention Transforms Esophageal Cancer Diagnostics

Amitabh Chak, MD, Sanford Markowitz, MD, PhD, and Joseph Willis, MD, explain the journey of EsoCheck™ and EsoGuard™, an incredible bench to bedside diagnostic discovery to detect Barrett's esophagus and prevent esophageal cancer.

1/18/2024 By Daniel Simon, MD, Amitabh Chak, MD, Sanford Markowitz, MD, and Joseph Willis, MD

Connecting the Mind and Body through Evidence-Based Integrative Modalities

Francoise Adan, MD, and Samuel Rodgers-Melnick, MPH, MT-BC, discuss how Connor Whole Health’s research of how music therapy reduces pain, stress and anxiety and how these modalities can be implemented for patient care.

12/15/2023 By Daniel Simon, MD, Francoise Adan, MD, and Sam Rodgers-Melnick

Physician Scientist Carries on Legacy of UH Rainbow in Neonatal Care

Cynthia Bearer, MD, explains how her groundbreaking research on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, lipid rafts, and brain development in preterm babies aims to improve neonatal care.

11/16/2023 By Daniel Simon, MD and Cynthia Bearer, MD

Transforming Patient Outcomes through Radiology Partnerships and AI Solutions

Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt, MD, discusses how the UH RadiCLE is collaborating with innovative teams to use AI application to investigate clinical practices in hope of bringing new solutions to improve patient care and outcomes.

10/19/2023 By Daniel Simon, MD and Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt, MD

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Exploring the Effects of Policy and Environmental Factors on Health Outcomes

Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD discusses how historical government policies impact health outcomes more than 90 years later and the need to understand external and internal environments to transform the delivery of healthcare.

9/21/2023 By Daniel Simon, MD and Sanjay Rajagopalan, MD

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Discovery of Protein S-nitrosylation Leads to Creation of Oxygen and Nitric Oxide Exercise Monitor

Jonathan Stamler, MD discusses what lead him to the discover of S-nitrosylation, the binding of nitric oxide to proteins works through allostery and how this all lead to the creation of an oxygen and nitric oxide tracking fitness monitor.

8/17/2023 By Daniel Simon, MD and Jonathan Stamler MD