Testosterone use skyrockets, but need unclear
The Philadelphia InquirerJuly 26, 2013
Continuing coverage: UTMB’s Jacques Baillargeon had a hunch that prescriptions for testosterone therapy were on the rise just from watching ads ... more »
Brody: Doctors struggle through health system
Austin American-StatesmanJuly 26, 2013
Continuing coverage of this guest column by UTMB’s Dr. Howard Brody: Danielle Ofri, a New York general internist and noted... more »
Bacteria, viruses common causes of foodborne illnesses
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 26, 2013
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: Treatment for most foodborne illnesses is usually... more »
Bacteria, viruses common causes of foodborne illnesses
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 24, 2013
Keeping Kids Healthy
By Dr. Sally Robinson and Dr. Keith Bly
Foodborne illnesses are caused by germs or harmful chemicals we eat and... more »
Know this about screening for prostate cancer
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 23, 2013
By Dr. Joseph Sonstein
A hot topic in the news this year has been prostate cancer screening and the associated PSA (prostate specific... more »
Midwest ticks show signs of ‘Heartland virus’
WebMDJuly 23, 2013
While a type of tick-borne disease known as Heartland virus appears to be extremely rare — only two cases in humans have been reported so far &m... more »
Nurse practitioners part of solution to lower costs
Houston Business JournalJuly 23, 2013
While much of the focus on saving money or creating efficiencies within the health care system comes from developing new administrative processes,... more »
Inside UTMB: OLLI summer oncology lectures
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 23, 2013
News in this week’s Inside UTMB column: The UTMB East Texas Geriatric Education Center Consortium will present the film “Quartet”;... more »
Nurse practitioners to play bigger role in health care
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 23, 2013
Andrea Wirt spends her days at UTMB treating patients for dementia, falls, weight loss, high blood pressure and other common ailments that afflict... more »
Pregnancy brain: Is it fact or fiction?
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 23, 2013
In the latest edition of Our Bodies, Our Lives by UTMB Drs. Tristi Muir and Catherine Hansen: While we blame pregnancy for a momentary lapse of... more »