UTMB's Scott Weaver, expert on chikungunya, speaks about Texas outbreak
July 8, 2014
The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed the first human case of chikungunya in Texas. Scott Weaver, scientific director of the... more »
Texas case raises concern over chikungunya virus reaching U.S.
KUHF-FM (88.7, Houston)July 8, 2014
You may have only recently heard of chikungunya, but Scott Weaver at UTMB has been studying it for 15 years. The virus began in Africa, spread to... more »
Bugs at your July 4th BBQ? Beware of chikungunya and West Nile
NBC NewsJuly 8, 2014
There’s a little bit of good news for backyard barbecuers this summer — that frightening new virus called chikungunya is not likely to... more »
Inside UTMB - Clinic for neurological diagnoses later this month
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 8, 2014
Clinic for neurological diagnoses later this month
The departments of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy will hold a clinic providing... more »
Pasteur digitized: State group honors Moody Medical Library for collection
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 8, 2014
The Moody Medical Library’s Truman G. Blocker Jr. History of Medicine Collections at the at UTMB houses the most significant collection of... more »
MDN: Lens could make life easier for diabetics
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 8, 2014
In this week’s Medical Discovery News column by UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: Like the wearable glasses-style computer called... more »
Inside UTMB: Clinic for neurological diagnoses later this month
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 8, 2014
News in this week’s Inside UTMB column: The departments of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy will hold a clinic providing free therapy... more »
Medical Discovery News - Google Sugar Lens
Abilene Reporter-NewsJuly 8, 2014
Medical Discovery News
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog
Like the wearable glasses-style computer called Google Glass, Google Inc. has... more »
Shellfish are healthier than you realize
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 8, 2014
By Dr. Victor S. Sierpina
When I mention shellfish, do you think of it as healthy?
Shrimping, one of our primary local industries, brings us lot... more »
Latest study finds no link between testosterone supplements, heart attack
U.S. News & World ReportJuly 3, 2014
Although recent research has linked testosterone therapy with a higher risk for heart attack and stroke, a new study involving more than 25,000 older... more »