A 2014 federal change that limited the dispensing of hydrocodone products may be indirectly contributing to the illegal use of some of those drugs, a study by University of Texas Medical Branch researchers has found.

A landmark 2016 Cleveland Clinic study of widely used pain-relieving drugs showed that celecoxib (Celebrex) was associated with comparable cardiovascular safety and better gastrointestinal (GI) and kidney safety when compared with either naproxen (Naprosyn) and ibuprofen (Motrin).

The Boykin family – Paula Jo and Robert (Bob) Boykin and Kristina and John (Jack) Boykin – made their gift in honor of Bob and Jack’s mother, Audrey M. Boykin, who passed away from cancer in 1990.

The skin presents a formidable barrier to life-saving defibrillators, but a team of students from Rice University believes it has found a way around that problem.

In Fall 2013, Carter Tomsu was a Rice University freshman in the middle of his first round of finals when he began experiencing unusual bowel movements. The then-18-year-old had to use the restroom nearly 30 times a day, excreting mostly blood or mucus, and dropped more than 20 pounds in a few weeks.

One day after head injury (left), bright dye along the edge of the brain suggests damage to the meninges, or the brain’s protective lining. After 35 days (right), the dye no longer appears, indicating the meninges may have healed.Larry Latour, Ph.D., NINDS.

Cyberbullying, dissatisfaction with family relationships, and unmet medical needs are major contributors to the high rates of depressive symptoms seen among adolescents who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning their sexual orientation, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their new study on sexual minority youth now appears in Pediatrics.

Former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush, a citizen of Houston and the world, a champion of literacy and the wife and mother to United States presidents, died on Tuesday, April 17. She was 92.

Members of the UI Health Ophthalmology Team were critical to a patient receiving prompt stroke treatment at recently.

You’ve heard it from kindergarten teachers, self-help books, and significant others: You’re one of a kind. Unique from head to toe.

NIH-funded study finds omega-3 fails to yield beneficial results in the clinic.

Brain imaging after one night of sleep deprivation revealed beta-amyloid accumulation in the hippocampus and thalamus, regions affected by Alzheimer’s disease; Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

In a move that underscores the increasingly important role of genomics in medicine, UC San Francisco has appointed Aleksandar Rajkovic, MD, PhD, as the first Chief Genomics Officer (CGO) of UCSF Health. His appointment, which follows a national search, is effective May 1.

5 Things to Know About Hearing LossAbout 48 million Americans (20%) report some degree of hearing loss, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America.

The American Heart Association joins the nation in mourning the loss of former First Lady Barbara Bush. Mrs. Bush passed away this evening after reports that she had chosen comfort care over further medical treatment for her failing health.

People share many things with the dogs in their lives. Unfortunately, that can include a tendency to develop brain tumors. Dogs and humans are among the few species that spontaneously develop naturally occurring brain tumors.

NIH-funded researchers and Google show machine learning can be applied to biomedical research.

For J.R. Bourne, a day at the beach rekindles good and bad memories.

When a serious disease or illness arises, treating the condition is just one aspect of caring for the patient. By identifying and treating the psychosocial, social, and spiritual issues related to a disease — what is called “supportive care” — providers are able to better connect with patients and work to deliver better outcomes.

The future of health begins with YOU! The mission of the All of Us Research Program is simple: we want to speed up health research and medical breakthroughs.