Nobody is completely sure which mosquito spreads Zika in Brazil
Public Radio InternationalApril 6, 2016
While experts strongly suspect the Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main transmitter of Zika virus, they don’t know for sure. According to... more »
UTMB researchers have developed successful new treatment against deadly Junin virus
TMC NewsApril 6, 2016
A team of UTMB researchers report they have discovered a laboratory-engineered antibody which provides complete protection against the deadly Junin vi... more »
Zika and the brain
Galveston County Daily NewsApril 6, 2016
Zika virus is the latest microbial menace according to UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog. Zika is transmitted by mosquitoes which are... more »
Inside UTMB—You say you’ve been her how long?
April 6, 2016
—More than 1,600 medical branch employees will be recognized at the annual Employee’s Service Day April 13.
—UTMB’s new... more »
Creating a healing environment
Galveston County Daily NewsApril 6, 2016
In his weekly column UTMB’s Victor Sierpina talks about the great efforts that were undertaken to make sure the new Jennie Sealy Hospital... more »
Early ear infections may be reduced by two simple practices
Galveston County Daily NewsApril 6, 2016
UTMB’s Tasnee Chonmaitree’s research which finds breast-feeding and vaccinations help reduce ear infection rates in babies is covered in... more »
Zika and the brain
Galveston County Daily NewsApril 5, 2016
By DRS. DAVID NIESEL AND NORBERT HERZOG
Have you noticed in the past few years, we seem to be continuously assaulted by microbial menaces? Some... more »
You say you've been here how long?
Galveston County Daily NewsApril 5, 2016
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 12:00 amBy UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
Some are just at the start of their career and others have been at the Univers... more »
Creating a healing environment
Galveston County Daily NewsApril 5, 2016
By DR. VICTOR S. SIERPINA
When you are not feeling well, it is comforting to be treated in a place that makes you feel good. In addition to an... more »
Early ear infections may be reduced by two simple practices
Galveston County Daily NewsApril 5, 2016
By RICK COUSINS Correspondent
It’s not easy being a baby on the Gulf Coast. Many, if not most, will suffer painful ear infections, often in... more »