Abilene Reporter-News, May 14, 2013

In this week’s Medical Discovery News with UTMB professor David Niesel and UTMB Professor Emeritus Norbert Herzog: Maggots are ideal for wounds that get little to no blood flow, or tissue in the process of regenerating. In these cases, antibiotics cannot be carried to the site by blood, which... more »

AAMC, May 9, 2013

UTMB’s Dr. Bill Mileski and Sandy Murdock recently briefed congressional staffers on the critical role teaching hospitals play in operating the country’s highest level trauma centers at a Capitol Hill presentation sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges. Boston-area... more »

AAMC, May 9, 2013

From car accidents to large-scale disasters, access to trauma care can mean the difference between life and death. Major teaching hospitals operate over 80 percent of the country’s highest-level trauma centers, guaranteeing that a full team of physicians and other health professionals is... more »

KTRK-TV (Ch. 13, Houston), May 8, 2013

UTMB’s Open Gates Conference Center is one of 10 homes on the Galveston Historic Homes Tour this weekend. Usually the home is not open to the public. UTMB’s Judy Loney explained that the home, built in 1889 for George and Magnolia Sealy, was a refuge for as many as 400 Galvestonians... more »

Healio, May 6, 2013

As an infant’s nasopharynx is colonized with gram-negative pathogens, the colonization with Staphylococcus aureus declines. S. aureus colonization of infants begins early in life and declines quickly, according to Dr. Pedro Alvarez-Fernandez, a research fellow in pediatrics/infectious disease... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 8, 2013

In this week’s Keeping Kids Healthy column by UTMB Drs. Sally Robinson and Keith Bly: The American Optometric Association has found that the lenses of young eyes are more transparent than that of adults risking retinal exposure to a greater degree of short wavelength light. UV exposure can... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 8, 2013

Galveston Historical Foundation’s Center for Coastal Heritage is partnering with UTMB’s Center in Environmental Toxicology to provide a free EPA renovation, repair and lead paint exposure certification training for contractors. [Note: Paid subscription required.]   more »

Listen to the interview with Guidry News A treatment pulled off the market 30 years ago has won FDA approval again as the only drug specifically designated to treat morning sickness in the United States. That long-ago safety scare, prompted by hundreds of lawsuits claiming birth defects, proved... more »

Time, May 6, 2013

Continuing coverage: The news by UTMB doctors that parents needn’t toss their child’s toothbrush after a bout of strep throat continues to receive widespread coverage. It appears in the Huffington Post and on Philly.com, among other outlets.   more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 7, 2013

In this week’s Inside UTMB column: National Nurses Week kicked off Monday with a variety of activities and events honoring and celebrating nurses; Dr. Ken Fujise has earned a five-year $1.9 million grant to conduct research in atherosclerosis; Dr. Tristi Muir has been appointed the Medical... more »