EHR integration improves assessment for COPD patients
Texas Medical Center NewsNovember 6, 2015
UTMB researchers found that integrating care guidelines into COPD patients electronic medical record during medical exams improves their disease... more »
Innovations in the making
Texas Medical Center NewsNovember 6, 2015
UTMB’s new MakerHealth Space is the focus of this TMC News story. The space is the first permanent makerspace in the country for health care... more »
Second Chances
Texas Medical Center NewsNovember 6, 2015
TMC News reports on the Baby and Mother Bonding Initiative which is operated by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Texas... more »
New low-cost test to detect chikungunya
Business StandardNovember 6, 2015
UTMB researchers have developed a simple low-cost diagnostic test for chikungunya that can detect the mosquito borne illness within two hours.... more »
UTMB looks to the sea as water supply, rates become more uncertain
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 6, 2015
An in-depth look at plans that UTMB is studying that include a desalination plant to address water needs at the Galveston campus. The plans are in... more »
Affordable Care Act doesn’t fix root of healthcare problem
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 6, 2015
UTMB’s Dr. Victor Sierpina and Chair of Family Medicine Dr. Barbara Thompson, recently met with visiting Chinese physicians, fellows and... more »
Medical Discovery News – Invasion of the body snatchers
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 6, 2015
UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog write about the many viruses that lurk in the human genetic code. Many of these viruses have become so... more »
Do new cancer concerns mean meat should go?
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 6, 2015
Doug Paddon-Jones, a UTMB professor and researcher in the Department of Nutrition and Metabolism contributes to this story about the recent action by... more »
UTMB faculty member fights child malnutrition in first-time trip to Guatemala
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 6, 2015
UTMB’s Shay Robertson shares details about a medical mission trip a team of nine made to Guatemala in August. While there they worked in a... more »
Inside UTMB – School of Nursing recognized by graduate students
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 6, 2015
– UTMB School of Nursing online program ranked second in the nation by graduate students.
– 2016 Health Policy Dialogue kicks off with... more »