School of Medicine commencement includes medieval times traditions
Guidry NewsMay 31, 2018
UTMB’s use of a ceremonial mace during official occasions, such as graduation ceremonies, is a tradition reaching back to medieval times.... more »
UTMB researcher Tom Geisbert's Ebola vaccine saving lives in Africa
TMC Pulse MagazineMay 30, 2018
The cover story in TMC Pulse is how UTMB’s Thomas Geisbert helped develop a vaccine currently being used to fight Ebola in the Democratic... more »
Inside UTMB
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 30, 2018
- UTMB aerospace medicine award winners
- Sealy... more »
What is acupuncture and what can it do?
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 30, 2018
Samuel Mathis, a fellow in the Integrative and Behavioral Medicine Department provides answers to commonly asked questions about acupuncture. He... more »
What to know about the rare and deadly Nipah virus
SelfMay 29, 2018
A Nipah virus outbreak has been reported in India where at least 14 people have died from the illness. While the virus is rare, it is often deadly.... more »
Medical Discovery News: Latest dangerous fad is drinking raw water
Abilene Reporter NewsMay 29, 2018
This week’s column encourages people to avoid drinking “raw water” that has not been filtered or treated. The practice is a new fad... more »
UTMB Santa Fe school shooting media response
May 23, 2018
Following the school shooting at Santa Fe High School UTMB’s media relations team immediately began answering calls from reporters... more »
Brain health inextricably linked to heart health
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 23, 2018
UTMB family medicine resident, Pradeep Pramanik encourages readers to speak with their doctor about brain health. In particular, he encourages people... more »
New data changes the way scientists explain how cancer tumors develop
Health Medicine Network May 22, 2018
UTMB scientists found that losing a section of messenger RNA that was previously thought to transform normal cells into cancerous ones actually acts... more »
An Ebola vaccine gets its first real-world test
WiredMay 21, 2018
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is giving health care workers an opportunity to test a new vaccine, rVSV-ZEBOV. It... more »