By Wendy Allen The holidays are here and for many that means buying gifts to go under the tree. So we’re taking notice of some unusual gifts that can be troublesome for the recipient and family. Let’s start with amphibians (frogs) and reptiles (turtles) that are housebound pets and... more »

By Wendy Allen The holidays are here and for many that means buying gifts to go under the tree. So we’re taking notice of some unusual gifts that can be troublesome for the recipient and family. Let’s start with amphibians (frogs) and reptiles (turtles) that are housebound pets and... more »

Galveston County Daily News, November 29, 2009 - (Link unavailable)

Wendy Allen offers tips from the Southeast Texas Poison Center at UTMB to keep food-borne illness from ruining your perfect holiday meal. Food poisoning usually happens from poor food-handling practices. She advises being particularly careful around knives more »

The Alumni Field House now has two contracted, licensed massage therapists: Jeremy Gustin and Lynn McBride. Both offer a broad range of massage techniques, from Swedish, to sport, to hot stone massage. Gustin, who graduated in 2002 from the Blue Cliff College of Massage in Lafayette, La.,... more »

Galveston County Daily News, Feb. 15, 2009 Heber Taylor, editor of the Galveston paper, in this editorial writes that a plan by state Rep. Craig Eiland to rebuild UTMB on Galveston Island merits strong support. Taylor also encourages area residents to make concise, concrete comments at the public... more »

By Raul Reyes UTMB Public Affairs Zack Mahdavi has always been captivated by medicine and technology. The third-year UTMB medical student wrote his first computer progam - a recipe manager for his mother - in BASIC when he was in the 5th grade.  And, in high school, he won first place in the... more »

GALVESTON, Texas - Not long after Hurricane Ike passed over Galveston Island administrators at the UTMB School of Nursing realized their disaster recovery plan needed updating. "The playbook that we had was totally inadequate," said Patricia "Trish" Richard, associate dean for... more »