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EDUCATION
June 5, 2026, 11:15 a.m. by Scott Segura
A new book by a University of Texas Medical Branch professor traces how doctors in the 19th century labeled certain congenital anomalies as “monstrosities,” using science to justify social prejudice, political control, and medical harm.
June 4, 2026, 10:19 p.m. by Christopher Smith Gonzalez & Harrison Chao
What Winrose Windsor wants you to know is that you need to move if you want to reduce the odds of suffering a stroke.
June 4, 2026, 10:19 p.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner & Katherine Adams
Medical residencies, a required phase of postgraduate training during which new physicians spend three to seven years gaining hands-on experience under the supervision of attending doctors, are assigned through the National Resident Matching Program. On the same day and time in March, graduating medical students across the nation find out what residency programs they matched with.
June 4, 2026, 10:19 p.m. by Leslie Sanderson
What started in September 2022 when Dr. Maria Franco Fuenmayor and other NICU staff decided to join the international Books for Babies Read-A-Thon has blossomed into a year-round reading program.
June 4, 2026, 3:11 p.m. by Christopher Smith Gonzalez & Harrison Chao
Now pursuing her master’s degree in public health with a concentration in epidemiology and a Global Health certificate at The University of Texas Medical Branch, Emily Edgar is once again making observations and peering into microscopes. The opportunity to make a difference in the health of both animals and humans is exactly what Edgar wanted when she applied to UTMB.