Keeping Kids Healthy-Smoke alarms dramatically raise fire survival rate
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 29, 2014
By Sally Robinson
October is fire prevention month. According to the National Fire Protection Association, a home structure fire was reported... more »
MDN: How clean is too clean?
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 29, 2014
In this week’s Medical Discovery News by UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: There is mounting evidence exposures to allergens and... more »
Inside UTMB: Children’s Fall Festival set for Friday at Moody library plaza
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 29, 2014
News in this week’s Inside UTMB column: The UTMB Osler Student Societies and Student Government Association will be having their annual... more »
Why New Yorkers shouldn't panic about Ebola
Huffington PostOctober 29, 2014
Are New Yorkers, who live in a more public transportation-reliant city, more at risk for Ebola than residents of a city like Dallas, a... more »
Local patient not infected with Ebola, UTMB says
Houston ChronicleOctober 29, 2014
A patient whose symptoms had prompted the closing of a League City medical facility Friday is not infected with the Ebola virus, officials said. UTMB... more »
Medical Discovery News-How clean is too clean?
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 28, 2014
By Norbert Herzog and David Niesel
Common knowledge and previous studies generally agree that children who grow up in the inner city and are... more »
Pull up your genes
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 28, 2014
By Victor S. Sierpina
I recently attended the Lifestyle Medicine Conference in San Diego and learned or was reminded of some amazing information.For... more »
Inside UTMB-Children’s Fall Festival set for Friday at Moody library plaza
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 28, 2014
Inside UTMB
Children’s Fall Festival set for Friday at Moody library plaza
by UTMB Communications Department
The UTMB Osler Student... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy: Tips to help children have a fun and safe Halloween
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2014
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column, UTMB’s Dr. Sally Robinson writes that, “It’s almost Halloween again. Before... more »
Ebola is in the news, but there are more pressing things to worry about, experts say
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2014
Ebola tops the news, but not the charts of scary diseases menacing Galveston County, experts say. Influenza, whooping cough, enterovirus D68, and a fu... more »