Scientists protect the student body from on-campus diseases
Daily TexanFebruary 26, 2015
There are deadly diseases on campus; they live in a few of the hundreds of labs. Scientists at UT-Austin take the strictest precautions to ensure... more »
First cases of murine typhus in 8 decades reported in Texas
HealioFebruary 26, 2015
The identification of murine typhus in Galveston, Texas, may signal the re-emergence of the disease in this port city, according to UTMB researchers.... more »
UTMB to rebrand League City campus as part of expansion
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 26, 2015
About five months from opening its new hospital at its Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes campus, the University of Texas Medical Branch is... more »
FAST facts on dementia
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 26, 2015
By UTMB’s Dr. Victor Sierpina: People are living longer than they once did. Society is faster and ever changing. These factors accentuate the... more »
UTMB study links flame-retardant chemicals with preterm births
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 26, 2015
Continuing Coverage: Researchers at UTMB have determined that maternal exposure to high levels of flame-retardants may be a contributing factor in... more »
Medical Discovery News-Study links changes in DNA to C-section deliveries
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 26, 2015
By UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: In 1965, 4.5 percent of America’s babies were delivered via C-section. Today that figure has... more »
Months after Texas Ebola scare, UTMB to ask for research, not treatment funding
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 26, 2015
Following a summer when the state called on UTMB to be one of Texas’ designated Ebola treatment centers, the medical branch is hoping that... more »
Endocrine society honors 2015 Helmsley award winners
Newswise.comFebruary 25, 2015
The Endocrine Society announced today that UTMB’s Dr. Manivel Eswaran was selected as one of 22 winners of the Helmsley Charitable Trust... more »
Magic of the neti pot
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 25, 2015
By UTMB’s Dr. Victor Sierpina: I want to tell you about the Aladdin’s lamp of nasal health, the neti pot. Shaped like a little lamp or... more »
Mosquito experts prepare for Chikungunya threat along U.S.-Mexico border
NBC NewsFebruary 25, 2015
Continuing Coverage: National mosquito experts are gathering today at The University of Texas at El Paso to discuss and strengthen U.S. border plans... more »