By UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
It’s time for the University of Texas Medical Branch’s Fall/Halloween Carnival. The festival will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday on the Moody Medical Plaza. The annual event on the medical branch’s campus is for children 12 and younger and will have games, prizes, snacks and a best costume contest. There is no admission charge, but attendees are encouraged to take a can of food that will be donated to local food banks. The carnival is sponsored by the Osler Student Societies and the UTMB Student Government Organization. Parking will be available in the parking lots across from Levin Hall, 11th and Market streets.
Sci Café discussion on Alzheimer’s this Thursday
The next Sci Café discussion, “Understanding Alzheimer’s disease: The Race is on,” will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Mod Coffeehouse, 2126 Postoffice, in Galveston. Leading the discussion will be Kelly T. Dineley, associate professor in the medical branch’s Mitchell Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, department of pathology, and Lei Lu, associate professor of neuropsychology, department of neurology. For information, call Amber Anthony, 409-772-9136.
Zika during pregnancy seminar tomorrow
“Zika in Pregnancy: a Preparedness Seminar” begins at 9 a.m. Wednesday and will feature clinicians from the medical branch, Miami and Puerto Rico. The seminar will emphasize the need for screening and health management for women to prepare for the eventuality that Zika will be locally transmitted in our area. The seminar will be at the Levin Hall Dining Room on the second floor of Levin Hall on the medical branch campus.
Integrative medicine fully recognized
The medical branch’s integrative medicine curriculum has been granted full recognition by the American Board of Physician Specialties and the American Board of Integrative Medicine as an integrative medicine fellowship training program. Dr. Victor Sierpina, the WD and Laura Nell Nicholson Family Professor of Integrative Medicine and professor of family medicine at the medical branch, oversees the program. Integrative medicine is a partnership between the patient and their doctor, treating the whole person, including mind, body and spirit, and not just the disease. The practice often combines traditional Western medicine with alternative treatments.
Sports injury clinic Saturdays in League City
The medical branch has a youth and school sports injury clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays through Nov. 5 at the League City campus, 2240 Interstate 45 S., in League City. From bumps and bruises, knee pain, pulled muscles, to twisted ankles or shoulder pain, the medical branch’s sports medicine and rehab team is specially trained to treat a full range of sports injuries. For more information, call 832-505-1200 or visit utmbhealth.com/sports.