UTMB developing backpack emergency room
Houston ChronicleJune 17, 2013
New tactics developed by the Marine Corps that emphasize smaller, highly mobile units operating in distant lands make the need for better medical... more »
Houston-area researcher gets $5M to study deadly viruses
Houston Business JournalJune 17, 2013
A researcher UTMB has been awarded two grants worth more than $5 million to study the immune system's response to vaccines. Alexander Bukreyev will... more »
Bullying among siblings not as harmless as we think
ABC News RadioJune 17, 2013
Kids and teens on the receiving end of sibling bullying do, indeed, experience mental distress from teasing and aggression. Interestingly, a new... more »
Health Zone: University releases breast biopsy research
Ultimate Bay Area (Houston Chronicle)June 17, 2013
Continuing coverage: UTMB released research in May showing surgical breast biopsies were used for 35 percent of women from 2000-08 diagnosed with a... more »
Health Zone: UTMB awarded $4.9 million in grant money
Ultimate Bay Area (Houston Chronicle)June 17, 2013
Continuing coverage: UTMB has been awarded $4.9 million to improve health care for the elderly. In the state’s first federally funded center,... more »
Health Zone: New nutrition program offered
Ultimate Bay Area (Houston Chronicle)June 17, 2013
UTMB offers an advanced education program in nutrition and dietetics. The combined masters degree and dietetic internship will offer students both... more »
UTMB brain surgeons practice in 3-D before operating
Texas Medical Center NewsJune 17, 2013
Continuing coverage: At UTMB, doctors training to become neurosurgeons are using 3-D images mixed with a dose of virtual reality to identify diseased... more »
UTMB researcher receives funding to study deadly viruses
June 13, 2013
Work will focus on vaccine for Ebola and Marburg and immune response
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston associate professor Alexander... more »
UTMB researcher receives funding to study deadly viruses
June 13, 2013
Work will focus on vaccine for Ebola and Marburg and immune response
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston associate professor Alexander... more »
What’s the buzz on this year’s West Nile season?
June 12, 2013
Last summer’s West Nile fever season came as a rude awakening for most Americans — and in particular, for residents of Dallas and Fort Wor... more »