Dell Medical School is one of four sites nationwide selected for a Department of Defense-funded clinical trial testing whether a rapid, drug-free brain stimulation therapy can safely relieve symptoms of postpartum depression. The study evaluates SAINT neuromodulation, an FDA-cleared therapy that has shown promising results for depression.
Paul Rathouz, a valued colleague, mentor and educator at The University of Texas at Austin, passed away Dec. 10, 2026.
Nilay Shah, Ph.D., has been appointed chief strategy officer and Traci Nordberg, J.D., appointed chief human resources officer for The University of Texas at Austin’s academic health system and its anchor, Dell Medical School.
From unranked to No. 10 in the nation in seven years, the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease is redefining what’s possible — a proof point for UT’s vision for an integrated academic health system that brings to life breakthroughs once unimaginable in Central Texas.
Swapping beef for a plant-based meat alternative changed the composition of breast milk in just six days — even when the rest of the diet was made up of whole, unprocessed foods — according to a first-of-its-kind clinical trial led by Dell Med’s Marissa Burgermaster.