Are you healthy enough to fly to space?
SPACE.comJanuary 9, 2015
Good news for all you couch potatoes out there: You don't have to be in peak physical condition to make it to space. "In general, we have found,... more »
Local doctor joins UTMB system
Brazosport FactsJanuary 9, 2015
A local doctor’s office got a new name and new affiliation when Dr. Lucy Haberthier-Ryan joined the UTMB Health System, freeing her from some... more »
Doctors set to assume top posts of medical groups in Harris County
Houston ChronicleJanuary 9, 2015
UTMB’s Dr. Bradford Patt is set to be named as the 2015 Harris County Medical Society’s 114th president at a ceremony set for Friday,... more »
To remove the gallbladder or not - that is the question
Medical News TodayJanuary 9, 2015
Continuing Coverage: Gallbladder removal is one of the most common operations performed in older adults. Yet, research from the University of Texas Me... more »
Long-acting contraceptives safe and effective, yet underused
MedscapeJanuary 9, 2015
Two long-acting reversible contraceptive devices, the levonorgestrel intrauterine system and etonogestrel subdermal implants, are well-tolerated and... more »
Study disputes previous theories on loss of muscle stem cells and aging
Medicalxpress.comJanuary 9, 2015
Sarcopenia affects millions of aging adults. Age-related loss of muscle mass and strength not only robs elderly people of the ability to perform even... more »
Sleeping on back in pregnancy and stillbirth risk
WebMDJanuary 9, 2015
Women who sleep on their backs in the later months of pregnancy may have a relatively higher risk of stillbirth if they already have other risk... more »
Former Army scientist among those named as Time’s Person of the Year
Stars and StripesJanuary 9, 2015
Two decades before the latest Ebola outbreak killed thousands of people and left the international community scrambling, former Army scientist Thomas... more »
UTMB baby doctors kept busy on New Year’s Day
Galveston County Daily NewsJanuary 9, 2015
The University of Texas Medical Branch’s first baby of the new year arrived not long after the clock tolled in 2015. A baby girl, weighing in at... more »
To remove the gallbladder or not — that is the question
Galveston County Daily NewsJanuary 9, 2015
Gallbladder removal is one of the most common operations performed in older adults. Yet, research from UTMB shows many patients who would benefit... more »