A year of research highlights at UTMB
July 11, 2013
Last year, researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston published more than 3,000 papers in peer-reviewed scientific... more »
Pregnancy with rheumatoid arthritis
Yahoo! HealthJuly 10, 2013
Somewhat surprisingly, women with rheumatoid arthritis have reported improved symptoms during pregnancy, which often leads to a reduced need for... more »
Discovery of hydrogen sulfide connection could lead to new treatments for colon cancer
Medical News TodayJuly 10, 2013
UTMB researchers have discovered that hydrogen sulfide — the pungent-smelling gas produced by rotten eggs — is a key player in colon... more »
Nurse practitioners in Texas will help with the primary care shortage
KUHF-FM (88.7, Houston)July 10, 2013
Continuing coverage: The proportion of medical students who choose to go into primary care has dropped by more than half in recent years. Nurse... more »
Law boosts nurse primary care availability
Houston ChronicleJuly 9, 2013
Easing restrictions on nurse practitioners, as Texas has done with a new state law, greatly increases the number of patients receiving primary... more »
Flesh-eating bacteria found off Louisiana coat
KPRC-TV (Ch. 2, Houston)July 9, 2013
One person has died and three others are recovering after falling seriously ill when they contracted the "flesh-eating bacteria" off the... more »
Inside UTMB: Student sports physicals available
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 9, 2013
In this week’s Inside UTMB column: UTMB is offering physicals Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to noon July 20 at the Specialty Care Center at... more »
Medical Discovery News: The science behind second impact syndrome
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 9, 2013
In this week’s Medical Discovery News with UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: When an athlete sustains a concussion and then... more »
VaccineSmarts: Vaccines don’t cause JRA symptoms
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 9, 2013
In the latest VaccineSmarts column by UTMB’s Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins: Over the years, there has been speculation that vaccines... more »
Our Bodies, Our Lives: Hormone replacement therapy — not so scary after all
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 9, 2013
In the latest column by UTMB Drs. Tristi Muir and Catherine Hansen: A decade ago when the Women’s Health Initiative famously announced that... more »