The less-is-more approach to health care
U.S. News & World ReportMarch 5, 2013
There may be one less colonoscopy in your future. You can thank the Choosing Wisely campaign, a massive effort by the American Board of Internal... more »
Study to test benefits of dance for Latin seniors
Baltimore SunMarch 5, 2013
A group of Latino seniors soon will be stepping out on the dance floor in the name of medical research. A study being coordinated by... more »
Vaccines for 200K children threatened by spending cuts
KPRC-TV (Ch. 2, Houston)March 5, 2013
Talk over sequestration hit home for Dr. Richard Rupp, professor of pediatrics at UTMB and the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, when he received ... more »
Anti-HIV HAART provides hope
Abilene Reporter-NewsMarch 5, 2013
In this week’s Medical Discovery News with UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: The current standard therapy for HIV is called HAART,... more »
Inside UTMB: UTMB to conduct a dengue vaccine study
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 5, 2013
News in this week’s Inside UTMB: UTMB is recruiting healthy adults ages 18 to 45 for a dengue vaccine study; an expansion project at the UTMB... more »
Benefit concert for St. Vincent’s is Wednesday
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 5, 2013
In this guest column, third-year medical student Roxi Radi writes that the free clinic at St. Vincent’s House has been an invaluable resource... more »
Hospice isn’t just a place
Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 5, 2013
Dr. Victor S. Sierpina
Hospice is a team of dedicated, trained professionals who assist patients and their families through the... more »
Bringing HIV Out of Hiding
Abilene Reporter-NewsMarch 5, 2013
Medical Discovery News
By Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog
Still tall, strong and vibrant, Magic Johnson radiates the good health he exuded... more »
UTMB Causeway Fund Run to cause traffic closures
March 1, 2013
UTMB Causeway Fund Run to cause traffic closures
Scheduled for tomorrow, event will close Teichman Road feeder and inbound exit lane of... more »
Thousands of children will not receive vaccines under the Sequestration
March 1, 2013
What will the sequester mean for Texas? It means that nearly 10,000 children in Texas will not receive preventative... more »