Vaccine Smarts: Shingles vaccine boosts the immune system
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 9, 2014
In the latest Vaccine Smarts column by UTMB’s Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins: Shingles is not like most other vaccine-preventable... more »
MDN: Single change in one letter makes you a natural blond
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 9, 2014
In this week’s Medical Discovery News by UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: Out of the 3 billion letters contained in the human genet... more »
Inside UTMB: Global Health Symposium planned
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 9, 2014
News in this week’s Inside UTMB column: “Global health partnerships: Students, communities and health systems” is the focus of this... more »
Physicians assistants fill a vital role
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 9, 2014
In this guest column by UTMB School of Health Professions students Chelsea Halbleib and Brandi Dyess: There are more than 100,000 physician... more »
Patient at Texas Children's Hospital tests negative for enterovirus
KPRC-TV (Ch. 2, Houston)October 9, 2014
An enterovirus D68 test for a child patient at Texas Children's Hospital came back negative. According to the city's health department, it was the... more »
Deaths due to domestic violence on the rise
KTBC-TV (Fox 7, Austin)October 9, 2014
The number of women who died at the hands of their significant other is on the rise. The Texas Council on Family Violence says 119 Texas women died as... more »
Dallas Ebola death raises concern about treatment delay
Houston ChronicleOctober 8, 2014
The first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. died from the disease Wednesday, renewing concerns that his chance of survival might have... more »
Ebola: Just one subject for new infectious disease task force
KUHF-FM (88.7, Houston)October 8, 2014
Gov. Rick Perry nominated 16 members of the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response. It includes Drs. James LeDuc and Tom... more »
Kids exposed to BPA before birth at risk of wheeze: study
ReutersOctober 8, 2014
Young kids who were exposed to Bisphenol A (BPA) before birth are more likely than others to have a wheeze before age five, according to a new study... more »
Medical Discovery News: Single change in one letter makes you a natural blond
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 7, 2014
By Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel
Out of the 3 billion letters contained in the human genetic code, all it takes to be born a blond is ... more »