Corralling unnecessary medical procedures could curb spiraling insurance costs, experts say
Houston Business JournalMarch 15, 2013
Although about 30 percent of the country’s $2 trillion health care budget is spent on interventions that do not necessarily benefit patients,... more »
Let’s honor our hardworking organs on World Kidney Day
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 15, 2013
March 14 was World Kidney Day. In this guest column, UTMB’s Dr. Pradeep V. Kadambi offers his top five tips to keep kidneys healthy: exercise... more »
Let’s honor our hardworking organs on World Kidney Day
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 15, 2013
March 14 was World Kidney Day. In this guest column, UTMB’s Dr. Pradeep V. Kadambi offers his top five tips to keep kidneys healthy: exercise... more »
Let’s honor our hardworking organs on World Kidney Day
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 15, 2013
By Dr. Pradeep V. Kadambi
Today is World Kidney Day and a great opportunity to highlight our hardworking organs.
Did you know nearly 26 million ... more »
Recovery in motion: Post-discharge activity level linked to risk of hospital readmission in elderly
Science DailyMarch 14, 2013
A new UTMB study has found a link between the activity levels of elderly people who have just been released from the hospital and the risk that they w... more »
Recovery in motion: Post-discharge activity level linked to risk of hospital readmission in elderly
Science DailyMarch 14, 2013
A new UTMB study has found a link between the activity levels of elderly people who have just been released from the hospital and the risk that they w... more »
Match Day a rite of passage at UTMB
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 14, 2013
More than 200 aspiring physicians at UTMB soon will learn where they will continue their medical training. Friday is Match Day, the day that... more »
Match Day a rite of passage at UTMB
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 14, 2013
More than 200 aspiring physicians at UTMB soon will learn where they will continue their medical training. Friday is Match Day, the day that... more »
Pregnancy, fertility and nutrition
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 14, 2013
In this week’s column, UTMB’s Dr. Victor S. Sierpina writes that problems in the ability to conceive, to have a healthy pregnancy and a... more »
Media has big impact on children, adolescents
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 14, 2013
In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: According to a study published in Pediatrics (the... more »