Ebola — you won’t get it from shaking hands
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 7, 2014
By Dr. Victor Sierpina
A strange thing happened to me last Monday when I went to the clinic.
With the report of a man in Texas with Ebola who... more »
Teen hormones and cellphones
October 6, 2014
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston say that sexting may be the new “normal” part of adolescent sexual development and... more »
LeDuc: We need to act now to stop Ebola
Austin American-StatesmanOctober 6, 2014
In this op-ed, UTMB’s Jim LeDuc writes that the Ebola epidemic in West Africa is out of control. “While the U.S. and other nations are... more »
How hospitals test for Ebola
NewsweekOctober 6, 2014
Public health officials have announced that the first patient to ever be diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. is being treated at a hospital in Texas.... more »
Six weeks in Sierra Leone: Galveston Ebola researcher shares experience
KUHF-FM (88.7, Houston)October 6, 2014
As the Ebola scare continues, one of Texas' most renowned epidemiologists was tasked with helping efforts to control the outbreak in one country. Dr.... more »
The ‘s’ in sexting isn’t the problem. It’s the ‘t’ that should worry parents.
New York TimesOctober 6, 2014
New research suggests that in teenagers, sexting isn’t necessarily an indicator of risky sexual behavior, like having multiple partners, using... more »
Inside UTMB: Global Health Symposium Planned
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 6, 2014
Global Health Symposium
Global health partnerships: Students, communities and health systems” is the focus this year, with presentations by stu... more »
Sugar Land rock climber survives more than 1,000 bee stings
Houston ChronicleOctober 6, 2014
A Sugar Land rock climber who was stung more than 1,000 times in an attack by Africanized bees is telling the remarkable story of how he survived... more »
Ugandan health worker dies of Marburg virus, Ebola relative
ForbesOctober 6, 2014
The Ugandan Ministry of Health is reporting today that a 30-year-old male health care worker died of Marburg hemorrhagic fever on September 30.... more »
Q&A: Will Ebola virus spread in Dallas? Not likely, expert says
Dallas Morning NewsOctober 6, 2014
There is no specific treatment for Ebola, but the World Health Organization is looking at three experimental treatments. “Two of those are way,... more »