Galveston County Daily News, February 19, 2013 - (Link unavailable)

Kim Bachmeier was not yet a runner when she signed up to participate in the University of Texas Medical Branch inaugural Causeway Fund Run in 1996. She preferred race walking. That year was the first time a run had ever taken place on the Galveston Causeway. Since pedestrian travel over that... more »

Bolstered by its success in the north county, the University of Texas Medical Branch will begin a $90 million building expansion project at its Victory Lakes facilities that will include an emergency department and beds to accommodate patients requiring overnight stays. Construction begins... more »

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the University of Houston has found a new way to influence the vital serotonin signaling system — possibly leading to more effective medications with fewer side effects. Scientists have... more »

The UTMB Pediatric Specialty Center at Bay Colony is now offering Saturday appointments for the convenience of parents and children. The center will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  The 20,000 square-foot facility is located in League City at 2785 Gulf Freeway South, across the... more »

Protein blend supplies prolonged delivery of amino acids to muscles, extending growth and repair Drinking a beverage made from a blend of soy and dairy proteins after exercise can increase muscle growth, according to a study now online in the Journal of Nutrition. The study is the first to look... more »

The inaugural Holiday Style Fashion Show and luncheon brought haute couture and runway models to Galveston, raising $150,000 to provide scholarships for the new undergraduate Honors Nursing Program at the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch.  Tootsie’s, a... more »

A few years ago, manufacturers of water bottles, food containers and baby products had a big problem. A key ingredient of the plastics they used to make their merchandise, an organic compound called bisphenol A, had been linked by scientists to diabetes, asthma and cancer and altered prostate and... more »

Statement At a visit to the University of Texas Medical Branch in 2010, the United States Department of Agriculture questioned how some animals were handled during research. UTMB has addressed the issues identified by the USDA and has paid a fine of $9,143. We also intensified our training of... more »

The police department at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has joined the elite ranks of those accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. Less than three percent of all local, state and federal agencies in the United States have achieved this... more »

Medscape, December 6, 2012

UTMB’s William Winslade, professor of medical ethics, states that medical nondisclosures and cover-ups by health care providers should be avoided equally. "Full transparency trumps withholding information and not disclosing. I advise telling nothing less the whole truth, and nothing but... more »