Inside UTMB: UTMB RSVP volunteers lead MLK project for homeless veterans
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 11, 2015
UTMB Sealy Center on Aging’s RSVP senior volunteers and advisory council members, along with partners from ShyKatZ Deli and Galveston Elks... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy-Groups petition to ban baby walkers
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 11, 2015
By UTMB’s Sally Robinson: The American Academy of Pediatrics, joined by other children’s advocacy groups, has petitioned the U.S.... more »
University of Texas Medical Branch researchers find that flame-retardants increase the risk for preterm birth
BioNews TexasFebruary 11, 2015
Continuing coverage: A recent study from UTMB found that exposure to flame-retardants, specifically polybrominated diphenyl ethers, or PBDEs,... more »
Medical Discovery News-The irresistible rise of genomic medicine
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 11, 2015
By UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: It’s only been 150 years since scientists discovered what we now call DNA. Today, it’s a... more »
Self-driving cars, robotic medicine and big, big data. Welcome to tomorrow, Texas
The Dallas ObserverFebruary 11, 2015
Continuing coverage: A healthy human lung lives in a bottle at UTMB. It's the rather extraordinary brainchild of Joan Nichols. She leads a 15-person t... more »
Commentary: Disney measles outbreak proves need for vaccine
Austin American-StatesmanFebruary 11, 2015
By UTMB’s Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins, Ph.D: More than 90 cases of measles across numerous states have been linked to visiting or... more »
Global universities' reputations vary greatly internationally, regionally
U.S. News & World ReportFebruary 11, 2015
U.S. News is publishing a first-ever analysis of universities around the world that compares a school's regional research reputation to its global... more »
Inside UTMB-Markides receives $2.5M for Mexican-American health study
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 10, 2015
UTMB communications department
Kyriakos Markides, a professor in the department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, has received a grant... more »
Dr. Victor S. Sierpina-Hand washing: A key to good health
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 10, 2015
By Victor Sierpina
‘Out, damned spot. Out, I say!” Thus, spake Lady MacBeth in the fifth act of the famous Shakespearean play. And she... more »
Dr. Victor S. Sierpina-Hand washing: A key to good health
Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 10, 2015
By Victor Sierpina
‘Out, damned spot. Out, I say!” Thus, spake Lady MacBeth in the fifth act of the famous Shakespearean play. And she... more »