African viral disease spreads
Voice of AmericaJune 19, 2014
It’s not an illness you hear much about, but it can make a person feel miserable for years. And it’s sometimes fatal. It’s... more »
Hit the pause button
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 19, 2014
In his latest column, UTMB’s Dr. Victor Sierpina advises that we delay our immediate emotional and mental reaction to bad events for 72 hours.... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy: How to take the sting out of bee, wasp stings
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 19, 2014
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: As many parents know, bee stings can put a damper on... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy - How to take the sting out of bee, wasp stings
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 18, 2014
Keeping Kids Healthy
Br Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly
Summer is here and yellow jackets compete for our barbecued burgers and soft drinks whi... more »
Inside UTMB: UTMB to offer physicals for sports, school
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 17, 2014
News in this week’s Inside UTMB column: Comprehensive physical screenings and concussion baseline assessment will be available this Saturday at... more »
Vaccine Smarts: Scar on upper arm is from BCG vaccine
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 17, 2014
In the latest Vaccine Smarts column by UTMB’s Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins: BCG stands for Bacillus Calmette-Guérin. The BCG... more »
Town hall on youth substance abuse in Galveston County raises awareness
Bay Area CitizenJune 17, 2014
On May 29, Galveston County Community Coalition of the Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol held a Town Hall on youth substance abuse in Galveston Co... more »
MDN: Humans evolved tolerance of milk
Abilene Reporter-NewsJune 17, 2014
In this week’s Medical Discovery News by UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: Drinking milk might seem perfectly natural, but... more »
Anti-gravity treadmill helps UTMB patients recover from injuries
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 17, 2014
UTMB’s Department of Rehabilitation Services offers a unique service to patients recovering from injury, the AlterG anti-gravity treadmill. To... more »
Hit the pause button
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 17, 2014
By Dr. Victor S. Sierpina
We, as a conscious species, tend to look at external events as determining the course of our lives.
Likely this was... more »