Thalidomide: a nightmare revisited
Abilene Reporter-NewsSeptember 17, 2013
Medical Discovery News
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog
While thalidomide is now being tapped for its cancer-fighting properties, it... more »
Inside UTMB - Reconstruction of a Survivor
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 17, 2013
Reconstruction of a Survivor
The next meeting of the UTMB Breast Cancer Support Group for women diagnosed with breast cancer will be from 6 to 7... more »
Avoid mosquitoes if you can; take these steps if you can’t
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 17, 2013
By Dr. Victor S. Sierpina
It is that time of year when mosquitoes are so abundant that you breathe them into your nose, have to dash back... more »
Then and now: UTMB 5 years after Hurricane Ike
KTRK-TV (Ch. 13, Houston)September 13, 2013
UTMB is the oldest medical school in Texas. But Hurricane Ike caused $700 million in damage to the hospital and research labs. UTMB president Dr.... more »
Dr. Peter Hotez, others agree vaccine for MERS novel coronavirus unlikely in the near term
BioNews TexasSeptember 13, 2013
SARS-CoV was transmitted from person to person mainly through respiratory droplets that are produced when a person sneezes or coughs and also through... more »
Healthcheck: Flu shots
KTRK-TV (Ch. 13, Houston)September 12, 2013
Ch. 13’s Healthcheck reporter Christi Myers interviewed UTMB’s Shirley Shores about this year’s flu vaccine. UTMB is once again... more »
UTMB is in the midst of a $1.2B revitalization
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 12, 2013
UTMB is in the midst of a $1.2 billion revitalization with about 200 construction projects. Repairs to existing buildings damaged during the storm... more »
GPD donates TVs to UTMB, Shriners
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 12, 2013
Members of Galveston Police Department with Chief Henry Porretto donated two flat-screen televisions to UTMB’s Children’s Hospital and... more »
A report card: 5 years after Ike
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 12, 2013
Heber Taylor, editor of the newspaper, writes that Galveston has a long way to go in rebuilding its infrastructure, but that UTMB is close to being do... more »
Leukemia, brain cancer most common type of childhood cancers
Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 12, 2013
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: Childhood cancers are scary and potentially very... more »