Space: The final frontier … open to the public
September 17, 2014
Historically, spaceflight has been reserved for the very healthy. Astronauts are selected for their ability to meet the highest physical and... more »
Space: The final frontier … open to the public
September 17, 2014
Historically, spaceflight has been reserved for the very healthy. Astronauts are selected for their ability to meet the highest physical and... more »
Do wearable lifestyle activity monitors really work?
September 16, 2014
Wearable electronic activity monitors hold great promise in helping people to reach their fitness and health goals. These increasingly sophisticated d... more »
UTMB professor implements lifesaving protocol for school children with severe allergies
September 16, 2014
As the number of children with food allergies in the U.S. increases, so does the risk of children having a severe, potentially life-threatening... more »
Medical Discovery News - There’s hope for sickle cell
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 16, 2014
Medical Discovery News
By Norbert Herzog and David Niesel
While sickle cell disease has long been studied, a recent discovery revealed... more »
Increasing testosterone use raises safety concerns
Scientific AmericanSeptember 16, 2014
The most recent research suggests that between 25 and 40 percent of patients receiving testosterone replacement therapy never had a blood test to... more »
7 steps to improving empathy
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 16, 2014
Last week, UTMB’s Dr. Victor S. Sierpina wrote about empathy, how it is different from compassion and how essential empathy is to human... more »
MDN: There’s hope for sickle cell
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 16, 2014
In this week’s Medical Discovery News by UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: While sickle cell disease has long been studied, a... more »
Eye care over 45: What to look for, what can be done
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 16, 2014
Given Galveston’s baby boomer demographics, the care of aging eyes is an expanding part of every ophthalmology practice in Galveston County.... more »
Galveston Arts Center launches new art program at UTMB Children's Hospital
Galveston.comSeptember 16, 2014
Galveston Arts Center new Director of Education Reyna Collura has teamed up with Child Life Services at UTMB. Since July, Collura has been spending Th... more »