Vaccine Smarts - Study shows HPV vaccinated girls no more likely to become pregnant
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 12, 2013
By Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins, Ph.D.
Dear Vaccine Smarts,
I didn’t vaccinate my teenage daughter against HPV b... more »
Medical Discovery News: ‘Star Trek’ tricorder finally realized
Abilene Reporter-NewsNovember 12, 2013
In this week’s Medical Discovery News by UTMB professor David Niesel and Professor Emeritus Norbert Herzog: While the Scout tricorder still... more »
Planning to live and die
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 12, 2013
In the latest column by UTMB’s Dr. Victor S. Sierpina: End-of-life planning can be thought of in the same genre as drawing up a will or financia... more »
Planning to live and die
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 12, 2013
By Dr. Victor S. Sierpina
A strange story was in the news last week that I have been using as a talking point about end-of-life planning.
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Medical Discovery News - A real tricorder for your smartphone
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 12, 2013
By Norbert Herzog and David Niesel
Many people may soon have a piece of “Star Trek” sitting at home in their own medicine... more »
Inside UTMB - Hashmi named travel fellow in tropical medicine
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 12, 2013
Hashmi named travel fellow in tropical medicine
Medical student Ahmar Hashmi has been named one of the 2013 Benjamin H. Kean Travel Fellows in... more »
New law expands nursing practice
KTRK-TV (Ch. 13, Houston)November 8, 2013
Facing a nationwide shortage of primary care physicians, some states in recent years have eased up on regulations that create barriers for nurse... more »
7 things you need to know about osteoarthritis
Chicago TribuneNovember 8, 2013
Being overweight puts too much pressure on the joints and stresses the tendons and a number of other structures around the joints like your muscle.... more »
9 ways video games can actually be good for you
Huffington PostNovember 7, 2013
Despite hand-wringing over a supposed connection between violence and video games (hint: there isn't any), numerous academic studies indicate that... more »
Keeping Kids Healthy: Use antibiotics judiciously to preserve power to heal your child
Galveston County Daily NewsNovember 6, 2013
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: Despite a growing concern in the medical community over ... more »