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Shopping for Marketplace health insurance this year? UTMB Health experts share three important tips to help you navigate open enrollment, verify provider networks, and maximize available financial assistance.

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Harsh Thaker, MD, PhD, newly appointed chair of the UTMB Department of Pathology, sees pathology as a bridge between science and medicine, researchers and clinicians, and increasingly, between emerging technologies and the delivery of better patient care.

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Driven by a shared commitment to the university's mission, teamwork, and community well-being, UTMB colleagues came together for a 100-mile ride around Galveston Bay.

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