Get family vaccinated before going overseas
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 25, 2013
Vaccine Smarts
By Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins, Ph.D.
Dear VaccineSmarts,
My husband and I are planning to take our... more »
Develop a personal plan if still fatigued
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 25, 2013
By Dr. Victor S. Sierpina
I took a look at the common medical complaint of fatigue in last week’s column.
Frequent causes of... more »
Medical Discovery News: Sand in your eyes
Abilene Reporter-NewsJune 25, 2013
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog
First the eyes feel dry, so dry the sensation is like having sand in them. Then the mouth dries out so... more »
Island could become medical tourism Mecca
Houston ChronicleJune 24, 2013
Patients have come from as far as Sweden for Dr. Eric Walser’s innovative, non-surgical prostate cancer treatment at UTMB. Galveston officials... more »
What health spending tells us
Houston ChronicleJune 24, 2013
Continuing coverage of this guest column by UTMB’s Dr. Howard Brody: All agree that health care in America is rapidly becoming unaffordable for ... more »
Health news: Good television equals bigger snacks
Houston ChronicleJune 24, 2013
Turns out snacking during “Game of Thrones" is a bad idea, and not just because a bloody plot twist could leave you choking on your... more »
GC, UTMB partner to train clinical research coordinators
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 24, 2013
Galveston College and UTMB have collaborated to develop the Clinical Research Coordinator Program. A $50,000 grant from UTMB’s... more »
Scientist recalls Ball High experience
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 24, 2013
Before the end of the school year, science-minded students from the Ball Preparatory Academy program at Ball High had the opportunity to meet with... more »
UTMB takes the Innovation Challenge
Galveston County Daily NewsJune 24, 2013
In this guest column, UTMB president Dr. David L. Callender writes that UTMB is taking some extra steps to capture creative ideas from across the... more »
Search for Dell Medical School dean is on
Daily TexanJune 24, 2013
UT administrators are scouring far and wide to find an inaugural dean for the Dell Medical School — a position that will fundamentally shape... more »