01.05.2019

International team wins $6M grant to study HIV and tuberculosis coinfection in children

IMAGE: Left to Right: Amy Ellis (O’Connor lab), Erica Larson (Scanga lab), Alexis Balgman (O’Connor lab), Charles Scanga, Shelby O’Connor, Mark Rodgers (Scanga lab) view more  PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2019 – About a third of us are walking around with the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB) in our bodies, but most don’t actually end up with…

New UH pharmacy center to tackle prescription drug misuse

IMAGE: Douglas Thornton, co-director of the University of Houston PREMIER Service which aims to help patients and providers safely and effectively manage the use of controlled substance prescriptions view more  Credit: University of Houston For the first time in American history, a person is more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose than from a…