Inside UTMB: Free screening mammograms
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 21, 2013
News in this week’s Inside UTMB: Schools, business areas, administrative offices and most clinics will close Monday for Memorial Day; UTMB and... more »
Some animals can reproduce without sex
Abilene Reporter-NewsMay 21, 2013
In this week’s Medical Discovery News with UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: What do the New Mexico whiptail lizard, the water... more »
Crispy treat might not be healthy but it’s delicious
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 21, 2013
In this week’s column by UTMB’s Dr. Victor S. Sierpina: Let’s face it: Bacon is attractive as a food. It smells and tastes good,... more »
Virgin births on the rise
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 21, 2013
Medical Discovery News
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog
What do the New Mexico whiptail lizard, the water flea, the marbled crayfish, the... more »
UTMB awarded $4.9 million grant to improve health care for the elderly
May 21, 2013
The University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded a $4.9 million grant for the state’s first federally funded center to study how best to... more »
UTMB awarded $4.9 million grant to improve health care for the elderly
May 21, 2013
The University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded a $4.9 million grant for the state’s first federally funded center to study how best to... more »
More than one-third of Texas women still receive unnecessary breast biopsy surgery
Medicalxpress.comMay 21, 2013
In spite of the benefits of minimally invasive breast biopsy, new research from UTMB published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons... more »
Houston hospitals say doctors can lead the way to cheaper health care
Houston Business JournalMay 21, 2013
Concern over the rising cost of health care — projected to eat up $4.6 trillion by 2020 — has led to cost control measures in the... more »
Protect yourself, loved ones with flu shot
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 21, 2013
In this edition of VaccineSmarts with UTMB’s Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins: While we have sympathy for those who become ill after... more »
Multi-Share Plan helps with health care costs
Galveston County Daily NewsMay 21, 2013
By Maureen Bayless Balleza
When Kimberly Calhoun traded her corporate job for a better position in a privately owned restaurant, she... more »