Inside UTMB: Urgent need for blood donors
Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 26, 2014
News in this week’s Inside UTMB column: There is an urgent need for type O+, O- and A- blood donors The Saturday Sports Injury Clinic will be op... more »
The agony virus
Men’s HealthAugust 26, 2014
During the latter half of the 20th century, chikungunya sank into obscurity. “It was more or less forgotten until 2005, when it reemerged from... more »
Medical Discovery News - I Spy for Heart Disease
Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 26, 2014
Medical Discovery News
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog
While a shrink ray like the kind used in science fiction is still stuck in the... more »
Inside UTMB - Labor Day closures
Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 26, 2014
Labor Day closures
UTMB schools, business areas, administrative offices and most clinics will be closed Sept. 1 for the Labor Day holiday. John... more »
Toenails play role in your health – take care of them
Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 26, 2014
By Dr. Victor S. Sierpina
This week, please allow me to address a topic that seldom makes the top ten of health care problems: toenails. Take a... more »
Thomas W. Geisbert
New York TimesAugust 25, 2014
UTMB’s Thomas Geisbert provides some insight into his personal life: LISTENING: Texas red dirt country music like Whiskey Myers and Jason... more »
Variation in self-care and mobility outcomes by race and ethnicity in those with complete spinal cord injury
Medical News TodayAugust 25, 2014
Researchers have published a study examining racial and ethnic influences in the outcomes of patients with motor complete spinal cord injury. The... more »
Futile ICU care for some delays care for others
MedPage TodayAugust 25, 2014
Providing futile care to ICU patients delayed care for other patients awaiting transfer into the ICU, according to a 3-month study of ICU practices at... more »
More than 200 medical students to take part in white coat ceremony Sunday
Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 25, 2014
On Sunday, 230 new medical school students at UTMB took part in a symbolic ceremony marking a significant step toward becoming a physician during the... more »
More than 200 UTMB medical students to take part in symbolic white coat ceremony
August 21, 2014
Event marks entry into medical profession. more »