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HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL NAMED TO U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HONOR ROLL

Houston Methodist Hospital was named to U.S. News & World Report’s Honor Roll for the seventh time and tied for the No. 1 hospital in Texas. This also is the 31st year in a row that Houston Methodist Hospital was ranked in at least one specialty. Read more.

 

Implantable device delivers HIV antiviral with more potency than oral drugs

Houston Methodist researchers are getting closer to adding another tool to the treatment regimen of individuals living with HIV that would be able to deliver HIV treatments through a long-acting, refillable nanofluidic implant that delivers an HIV antiviral medication.

A team from Houston Methodist Research Institute recently showed that a nanofluidic implant delivered an HIV drug that achieved more potency than other forms of drug administration (oral) and other HIV drugs. Read more. 

Researchers may have found key to deprogram cells that lead to transplant rejection

Discussing research results in the lab at the Houston Methodist Research Institute, Wenhao Chen, Ph.D., (right) and Xian C. Li, Ph.D., (left) have collaborated for many years. Credit: Humberto Jaime for Houston Methodist

Houston Methodist researchers identified a troublesome subset of T-cells in transplant recipients that may be a more effective therapeutic target for preventing transplant rejection in patients. Read more. 

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