As ER admissions jump, Houston-area providers look for solutions
Houston Business JournalMay 23, 2013
Emergency rooms are the most expensive way for patients to seek health care, and despite hospital efforts to shift patients to lower-cost... more »
Threatwatch: Could a MERS vaccine make people sicker?
New ScientistMay 23, 2013
As the number of cases of MERS, the Middle Eastern coronavirus, reaches 40 — with 20 deaths so far — the disease is behaving more and... more »
Threatwatch: Could a MERS vaccine make people sicker?
New ScientistMay 23, 2013
As the number of cases of MERS, the Middle Eastern coronavirus, reaches 40 — with 20 deaths so far — the disease is behaving more and... more »
E.coli, salmonella are common forms of foodborne illnesses
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 23, 2013
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: About 100 years ago, typhoid fever, tuberculosis and... more »
E.coli, salmonella are common forms of foodborne illnesses
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 23, 2013
Keeping Kids Healthy
By Sally Robinson and Keith Bly
Foodborne illnesses are caused by germs or harmful chemicals we eat and drink. Most... more »
UTMB researchers awarded $2M grant to study pain
Houston Business JournalMay 21, 2013
Researchers at UTMB have been awarded a $1.8 million, five-year grant to apply methods of gene therapy to pain that arises from malfunctions in the... more »
UTMB researchers awarded $2M grant to study pain
Houston Business JournalMay 21, 2013
Researchers at UTMB have been awarded a $1.8 million, five-year grant to apply methods of gene therapy to pain that arises from malfunctions in the... more »
Laser procedure new option for cancer treatment?
KTRK-TV (Ch. 13, Houston)May 21, 2013
Continuing coverage: There may soon be a new option for men suffering from prostate cancer. The treatment involves a laser and has already shown... more »
Salute to Nurses: Area nurses receive top honors for unwavering dedication to patients
Houston ChronicleMay 21, 2013
For the past 12 years, the Houston Chronicle has joined with organizations around the country to recognize, honor and celebrate these often... more »
Multi-Share Plan helps with health care costs
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 21, 2013
Craig Kovacevich, associate vice president of health care transformation, explains that the UTMB Multi-Share Plan “is a benefits program, not... more »