Medical students reflect on final months of school
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 30, 2020
The Galveston County Daily News, May 30, 2020
Graduating school of medicine students nominated for the Gold Headed Cane Award recently spoke with... more »
Hospital emergency rooms still seeing a dip in patients
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 29, 2020
The Galveston County Daily News, May 29, 2020
A local report on the number of patients seen in local emergency rooms, which has dipped during the... more »
Evacuating hospitals an especially tricky task with COVID-19
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 29, 2020
The Galveston County Daily News, May 29, 2020
The possibility of having to evacuate hospital patients due to a hurricane is never easy, and this... more »
Now is the time for kindness
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 27, 2020
The Galveston County Daily News, May 27, 2020
As life goes on in the midst of the pandemic, Victor Sierpina says now is the time for kindness. He... more »
Vaccine Smarts-Polio vaccine could help us knock out COVID-19
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 27, 2020
The Galveston County Daily News¸ May 27, 2020
A large number of vaccine clinical trials are underway in the battle against COVID-19. According... more »
Local providers begin to offer COVID-19 antibody testing in Galveston County
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 26, 2020
The Galveston County Daily News, May 26, 2020
UTMB, along with other health care providers in the county have now started offering COVID-19 antibody... more »
La Marque man recovering after 51 days at UTMB fighting COVID-19
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 26, 2020
The Galveston County Daily News, May 26, 2020
This local feature story narrates a local man’s battle with COVID-19, after 51 days of treatment... more »
Perhaps nature is trying to tell us something
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 20, 2020
The Galveston County Daily News, May 20, 2020
Many people ask why we see novel coronavirus outbreaks in humans. Victor Sierpina points out that... more »
Finding a cure: Texas research lab confirms drug blocks coronavirus in human cells
KTXA CBS Dallas May 19, 2020
KTXA CBS Dallas, May 19, 2020
UTMB’s Galveston National Laboratory was one of three labs to confirm a therapeutics company’s drugs were... more »
Before you go back out in public, read the immunity checklist
Houston ChronicleMay 18, 2020
The Houston Chronicle, May 18, 2020
UTMB’s Rizwana Sultana is one of several experts in this article providing advice on how to keep your... more »