High-intensity workouts during pregnancy: safe or sorry?
Fit PregnancyOctober 7, 2013
Changes that take place during pregnancy can put women at higher risk of injuries during a physical workout. “Pregnant women need to consider se... more »
Feminine Beauty after Mastectomy
Change Magazine October 4, 2013
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Feminine Beauty After Mastectomy
Change Magazine October 4, 2013
New insight about breast cancer, new treatments and improved reconstructive surgery options mean that women need not feel disfigured or less... more »
A visit with Dr. Elizabeth Lyons
Guidry NewsOctober 3, 2013
UTMB’s Dr. Elizabeth Lyons recently received a $140,000 grant from the American Heart Association and visited with Guidry News Service about... more »
Mercury rising
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 2, 2013
In this week’s column by UTMB’s Dr. Victor S. Sierpina: Despite its beauty and utility, mercury is dangerous, especially methyl mercury,... more »
More Hispanic Texans die from cancer than any other cause
UPI October 1, 2013
More Hispanic Texans die from cancer than any other cause and only 3 percent of Hispanic Texans are age 75 and older, researchers say. The report,... more »
The Choosing Wisely campaign: The challenge of doing less
British Medical JournalOctober 1, 2013
The idea of asking specialty societies to produce lists of five overused procedures was first suggested in 2010 by UTMB’s Dr. Howard Brody.... more »
Inside UTMB: Golf tourney to benefit nursing students
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 1, 2013
The 19th annual Salute to Nursing golf tournament takes place Friday at the Galveston Country Club; the UTMB Office of Educational Outreach/Science Ed... more »
Medical Discovery News: Yes, there is a weight-loss microbe living on and in us
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 1, 2013
In this week’s Medical Discovery News: A recent study shows that a bacterium in the intestines appears to control diet-mediated obesity.... more »
Is there a simple answer to patient safety?
Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 1, 2013
By Dr. Howard Brody
The estimates of how many patients die in American hospitals due to potentially preventable errors keeps climbing... more »