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Apr 1, 2022
“Gray Area Drinking” Spikes During the Pandemic: The Warning Signs and How to Treat it
Houston, TX | April 1, 2022 The jarring reality of a COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the stressors of job loss and increasing isolation...
Mar 24, 2022
"Trust is first" TTTF's partner Home of Living Faith gives back to Texas rural communities
Houston, TX | March 24, 2022 For families who live near Carrizo Springs or Crystal City, Texas, all it takes one rough patch in life to...
Mar 16, 2022
Female Syrian Refugees in Houston Bear the Brunt of Circumstances
Study Finds Females Reported Significantly Higher Mental Stress Houston, TX | March 15, 2022 Since the Syrian civil war began in 2011,...
Mar 15, 2022
UH Distinguished Professor Paves the Way for 13 Travel Awards for Students and Peers
13 Travel Awards Offered to HEALTH-RCMI Students, Colleagues and Peers for First Author Presentations at AAHB and SRNT Houston, TX March...
Mar 8, 2022
COVID-19 Pandemic Poses Critical Delays for Regular Breast Cancer Screenings and Diagnoses
The Rose’s Dorothy Gibbons sheds new light on the pandemic’s impact on breast cancer care Houston, Texas, March 3, 2022 For so many...
Mar 2, 2022
Taking Texas Tobacco Free Honored in the CPRIT 2021 Annual Report
Houston, TX—February 24, 2022 Featured in CPRIT’s recently released 2021 Annual Report, Taking Texas Tobacco Free (TTTF) was honored for...
Feb 18, 2022
Houston has a COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy problem in at-risk communities.
“Sometimes trust is not built overnight, especially when it’s a generational issue,” said Iyin Ojekunle, community involvement...
Feb 7, 2022
Cancer Survivor Rosie Butler shares how she battled Stage 3 cancer to become cancer-free
“I fought my way back to live again...” Houston, TX, February 2, 2022 It was a day in 2010 that will be indelibly etched in the mind of...
Jan 25, 2022
Breaking Down Barriers of Vaccine Hesitancy as Omicron Variant Cases Rise in Houston
January 12, 2022 With the emergence of the highly transmissible Omicron variant in Houston, the need is more critical than ever for...
Jan 21, 2022
Dr. Lauren Gilbert shares her journey in the HRI-RCMI Pilot Grant Program
January 21, 2022 Two years ago when Dr. Lauren Gilbert first landed in Houston, she embraced the next chapter in her career path—the...
Oct 6, 2021
Examining Health Disparities in the Syrian Refugee Community
October 7, 2021 Children are told they can’t swim in a pool in an apartment complex in southwest Houston because they are deemed “dirty”...
May 24, 2021
Back to normal? Psychologists warn the pandemic could have lasting effects
May 18, 2021 As life slowly returns to some version of normalcy in the U.S., psychologists are confronting a difficult reality: Many...
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