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Excellence in Stroke Care at UT Southwestern
UT Southwestern is a regional referral center for cerebrovascular disorders and an Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center, which means we offer the highest level of care available.
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When Neurology Informs Psychiatry: Lessons from Movement Disorders in Treatment-Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Depression
Treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and depression numbers continue to rise, leaving families and physicians desperate for answers and uncertain about next therapeutic steps. A neurology team at UT Southwestern’s Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute has risen to the challenge and is following clues from other brain disorders to evaluate and introduce new therapies that can restore quality of life.
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Efficacy and Safety of Enlicitide, an Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor for Lowering LDL Cholesterol in Adults with or at Risk for ASCVD: The Phase 3 CORALreef Lipids Trial
A new oral medication may offer people with prior cardiovascular disease or those at high risk an effective alternative to injectable PCSK9 inhibitors for lowering LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, according to late-breaking clinical trial results we presented at #AHA25. Many patients with or at risk for ASCVD continue to fall short of guideline-recommended LDL targets. As a result, these patients remain at high residual risk for heart attacks and strokes.
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First patient in Texas receives new treatment for metastatic uveal melanoma at UT Southwestern
Uveal melanoma is a rare cancer that develops in ocular cells that create melanin. It accounts for about 5% of U.S. melanoma cases. About 50% of patients with uveal melanoma are at risk for metastatic disease, sometimes years after successful treatment of the primary eye tumor. Tumors spread to the liver in up to 90% of metastatic uveal melanoma cases.
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UT Southwestern’s Siegwart Lab is Building Tomorrow’s Cancer Cures From the Inside Out
The Siegwart Lab Program in Genetic Drug Engineering uses nanoparticle technology to create anti-cancer medicines generated within the human body.
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Simmons Cancer Center earns exceptional rating in its renewal as an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
National Cancer Institute reaffirms UT Southwestern’s place among the country’s elite comprehensive cancer centers
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Sherri Merchant Heart Surgery Patient Story
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Prescribing movement for the brain: The neuroprotective case for exercise
Cardiovascular health, metabolic balance, and improved mood are well-established outcomes of regular exercise. But an expanding body of neurobiology research reveals that the most remarkable benefits may occur in the brain – where physical activity enhances neuroplasticity, promotes cellular repair, and supports cognitive longevity.
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‘Miracles Do Happen’: A Rare Case of Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Treated After Misdiagnosis
Richard “Dick” Nash first suspected something might be wrong in 2011, when he participated in a walk for juvenile diabetes in honor of his granddaughter. “It was only 2 miles – no big deal – but I wasn’t able to complete it without falling down,” he recalls. “My wife had to help me back to the car.”
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SMFM 2026 Pregnancy Meeting
UT Southwestern Medical Center will participate in 36 abstract presentations at the upcoming SMFM 2026 Pregnancy Meeting in Las Vegas Feruary 8-13, 2026. We hope to see you there.
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UT Southwestern to open DFW’s first state behavioral health hospital this summer
Developed in partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the state-funded facility – the first of its kind in DFW – is slated to open this summer
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Stiffer colon could signal risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
Findings from study co-led by UTSW provide potential mechanism for malignancy that’s rapidly increased in past few decades