Medical Discovery News-Off with the tattoo
Galveston County Daily NewsJanuary 11, 2016
By DRS. DAVID NIESEL AND NORBERT HERZOG
More than 20 percent of Americans have tattoos, and last year more than 45,000 chose to get one removed,... more »
Preventing cervical cancer – vaccinations, screenings work
Galveston County Daily NewsJanuary 11, 2016
By ANA M. RODRIGUEZ
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month — a time to focus public attention on the need for women across the country to... more »
Fighting the flu-Scientists research ways to make flu vaccine more effective
Galveston County Daily NewsJanuary 11, 2016
Following years in which the flu vaccine hasn’t worked well, a team of researchers, including scientists from the University of Texas Medical Br... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy-What to do if your child suffers a cut
Galveston County Daily NewsJanuary 11, 2016
By SALLY ROBINSON
Everybody gets cuts, and some cuts are bigger than others. For little cuts or scrapes it is recommended that the little cuts be... more »
Popular UTMB radio program launches on Huffington Post
January 6, 2016
The popular radio show “Medical Discovery News,” created and produced at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, now is... more »
More than half of primary care doctors admit to providing unnecessary specialty referrals in response to patient requests
January 6, 2016
GALVESTON, Texas – A study recently published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that more than half of primary care providers... more »
More than half of primary care doctors admit to providing unnecessary specialty referrals in response to patient requests
January 6, 2016
GALVESTON, Texas – A study recently published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that more than half of primary care providers... more »
Medical Discovery News - Bacteria as sensors
Galveston County Daily NewsJanuary 4, 2016
By DRS. DAVID NIESEL AND NORBERT HERZOG
For all the harm they can do, bacteria also benefit... more »
Victor S. Sierpina - Holiday hangover?
Galveston County Daily NewsJanuary 4, 2016
By DR. VICTOR S. SIERPINA
It’s that time of year when festivities abound and this may include drinking alcohol, at times... more »
Inside UTMB - Bleakney retiring; Lambrecht to lead Angleton-Danbury campus
Galveston County Daily NewsJanuary 4, 2016
By UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH
David A. Bleakney, vice president and administrator of the UTMB Health Angleton-Danbury Ca... more »