Keeping Kids Healthy: 3 main types of childhood cancer
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 24, 2014
In last week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: According to the American Cancer Society, more than... more »
New DEA rules on pain killers are coming soon
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 24, 2014
In this week’s column by UTMB’s Dr. Victor S. Sierpina: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, after lengthy debate and public input, has... more »
Vaccine Smarts: Best flu prevention strategy for children is vaccination
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 24, 2014
In the latest Vaccine Smarts column by UTMB’s Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins: The best flu prevention strategy is vaccination. The flu... more »
MDN: New evidence suggests long-term relationships with bacteria begins before we’re born
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 24, 2014
In this week’s Medical Discovery News by UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: While we know for sure that the microbiome of bacteria... more »
UTMB expands Alvin pediatric, adult clinic
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 24, 2014
Continuing coverage: UTMB has provided pediatric primary care in Alvin since 1995, with Dr. Syed Kazmi, the city’s medical officer, serving as... more »
Daily News to publish Breast Cancer Awareness section
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 24, 2014
In this editorial, the publisher of the The Daily News writes about a special stand-alone newspaper section focusing on and promoting National Breast... more »
Inside UTMB: UTMB to host coastal conference
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 24, 2014
News in this week’s Inside UTMB column: UTMB’s Center in Environmental Toxicology is co-hosting a three-day conference to discuss the... more »
Nurse practitioner field surges in Jefferson Co.
Beaumont EnterpriseSeptember 24, 2014
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is projecting a shortfall of 20,400 primary care physicians by 2020. The agency notes in a study... more »
Chikungunya virus concern growing
MedscapeSeptember 24, 2014
In addition to Florida, the Texas-Mexico border could become a hotbed of chikungunya transmission, said Scott Weaver, director of the Institute for... more »
American doctor got experimental drug from Tekmira
USA TodaySeptember 24, 2014
American physician Richard Sacra, who contracted the disease in Liberia while caring for women in labor, has received an experimental drug called... more »