UTMB to participate in $30 million national study to prevent falls in older people
June 13, 2014
Each year, 1 out of 3 adults 65 and older will fall, sustaining injuries that can lead to a precipitous decline in health, loss of independence, even... more »
UTMB to participate in $30 million national study to prevent falls in older people
June 13, 2014
Each year, 1 out of 3 adults 65 and older will fall, sustaining injuries that can lead to a precipitous decline in health, loss of independence, even... more »
UTMB surgeon receives global award in burn care - Dr. David Herndon awarded the Tanner-Vandeput-Boswick Burn Prize
June 11, 2014
Dr. David Herndon of the University of Texas Medical Branch will receive an international award for his contributions to the field of burn care... more »
Our Bodies, Our Lives: Goodbye to annual Pap smear
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 11, 2014
In the latest Our Bodies, Our Lives column by UTMB’s Dr. Tristi Muir: Cervical cancer once was the No. 1 cancer in women. After the... more »
Our Bodies, Our Lives - Goodbye to annual Pap smear
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 11, 2014
Our Bodies, Our Lives
By Dr. Tristi Muir
The musical “Evita” depicts the true story of Eva Perón, who rose from an... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy - Lawn mower-related injuries can be prevented
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 11, 2014
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, in 2010, 17,000 youths 19 and younger were treated for lawn mower-related injuries.
Many of these... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy: Lawn mower-related injuries can be prevented
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 11, 2014
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, in 2010,... more »
Member news - Aging Across America
American Geriatrics Society June 11, 2014
Dr. Jeffrey Levine currently has an exhibit titled “Aging Across America” at UTMB. The exhibit is sponsored by the Institute for Medical... more »
The next mosquito-borne infection you might want to start worrying about
Washington PostJune 10, 2014
It’s called chikungunya virus, and it’s already here in the United States, with 28 cases brought into parts of the country by travelers fr... more »
Medical Discovery News - Fecal matter transplants
Abilene Reporter-NewsJune 10, 2014
In this week’s Medical Discovery News by UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: As gross as it may sound, fecal transplants are getting... more »