Inside UTMB: Independence Day closures
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 3, 2013
UTMB schools, business areas, administrative offices and most clinics will close Thursday, July 4; “Wrinkles, age spots and skin cancer, oh my!... more »
Shrouded by smoke: Cigarettes a cause of bladder cancer
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 2, 2013
By Dr. Jay Shah and Maura Livengood
While most people know that cigarette smoking is the No. 1 risk factor for lung cancer, few realize... more »
Surviving cancer — then what?
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 2, 2013
Surviving cancer — then what?
By Dr. Victor S. Sierpina and Michelle Sierpina
The good news is that the numbers of people who have... more »
Cat Allergy Relief - A vaccine is in Phase 3 of a clinical trial
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 2, 2013
Medical Discovery News
By Norbert Herzog and David Niesel
People with cat allergies who still love cats — and their cat-allergic... more »
Inside UTMB: Independence Day closures
Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 2, 2013
Independence Day closures
UTMB schools, business areas, administrative offices and most clinics will close Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day.... more »
Victory: Taking back our genes
Texas Medical Center NewsJuly 1, 2013
Texas Medical Center president Dr. Robert Robbins writes that the Supreme Court’s ruling that a gene is not an invention of man, but rather a na... more »
UTMB recognizes Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumni
June 28, 2013
The Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest honor bestowed by the alumni of the UTMB School of Medicine. The award recognizes outstand... more »
Texas Monthly names UTMB ‘Rising Stars’
June 28, 2013
Thirteen University of Texas Medical Branch physicians were selected by their peers as outstanding practicing doctors in Texas. After an extensive... more »
Running from zombies can get you in shape
Houston ChronicleJune 28, 2013
UTMB’s Elizabeth Lyons recently received a $140,000 grant from the American Heart Association to study the efficacy of a game in encouraging... more »
Leadership in academic medicine: LEAD program helps midlevel leaders help themselves
AAMCJune 28, 2013
Someday soon, Austin, Texas, very well may be the cradle of a new era in medical education. If that comes to pass, Dr. John Luk will have helped lay... more »