UTMB ready to treat Ebola if necessary
Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 8, 2014
Because of our research program, we have plans in place to effectively deal with an occupational exposure to viruses, including Ebola. In fact, late... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy: Prepare child for going back to school with safety tips
Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 8, 2014
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: A new school year is about to begin. As you prepare your... more »
NIH: Ebola vaccine to be tested in human trials soon
CNNAugust 6, 2014
The National Institutes of Health will begin testing an experimental Ebola vaccine in people as early as September. In March, a group at UTMB, led by... more »
Deadly Ebola virus on the move in Africa
Washington PostAugust 6, 2014
The Ebola outbreak that emerged in March in West Africa has killed more than half the 1,300-plus people who have been infected, making it the... more »
U.S. FDA says ‘stands ready’ to work with companies developing Ebola drugs
Yahoo! NewsAugust 6, 2014
UTMB’s Thomas Geisbert has done animal studies on the Tekmira drug and said there are few companies willing to develop Ebola treatments. There i... more »
Experimental Ebola drug raises interest, questions
Washington PostAugust 6, 2014
Groups of researchers — funded and aided by a variety of U.S. government agencies — have been working on treatments and vaccines for... more »
Manopause?! Aging, insecurity and the $2 billion testosterone industry
TimeAugust 6, 2014
Aging men by the millions are finding themselves soft where they would prefer to be firm and dull when they really need to be sharp. And although the... more »
Experimental Ebola serum likely treating sick Americans
Discovery NewsAugust 6, 2014
An American doctor working in West Africa and another health care worker, also American, who contracted Ebola there have both received experimental tr... more »
In Galveston, experts look for Ebola cure
Houston ChronicleAugust 6, 2014
As the worst recorded Ebola outbreak in history sweeps across West Africa, hope for a cure is centering on scientists thousands of miles away at the... more »
Americans with Ebola to return to U.S.; vaccine tests fast-tracked
Dallas Morning NewsAugust 6, 2014
Last Thursday, Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the organization would work with the Food and... more »