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Cleora Rodriguez, family and caregivers at UTMB Health Angleton Danbury Campus in early November

Angleton Danbury celebrates patient's recovery

November 23, 2021 • 1:32 p.m.

Cleora Rodriguez, 46, left the UTMB Health Angleton Danbury Campus in early November after spending more than 90 days hospitalized with COVID-19.

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Picky Eating and Kids

November 22, 2021 • 8:00 a.m.

Dr. Amber Hairfield discusses tips, tricks and methods for navigating life and meal time with a picky eater.

Breast Cancer: A survivor's story

November 19, 2021 • 1:14 p.m.

Dr. Colleen Silva and one of her patients Tammi Moran join Meagan to talk all things Breast Cancer.

Alleviating Shoulder and Elbow Pain

November 16, 2021 • 10:54 a.m.

If you’re experiencing severe shoulder or elbow pain, there are several nonsurgical treatments available as well as surgical techniques with a successful track record.

Long-haul COVID to remain with us in foreseeable future

November 10, 2021 • 1:05 p.m.

While a reduction in the number of infections is good news, scientists and doctors are beginning to understand the chronic illness that lingers after COVID infection, called long-haul syndrome. Long-haul patients were infected and appeared to recover, but then chronic symptoms began and remained months after the infection. Extreme fatigue and debilitating brain fog are common symptoms, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel of UTMB.

Breaking the Stigma of Alzheimer’s

November 9, 2021 • 4:12 p.m.

November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Together, we can wipe away the stigma and improve the quality of life for those living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers.

Vaccination slots filling up as Texas children ages 5-11 receive first COVID-19 vaccines

November 5, 2021 • 12:16 p.m.

For months, Pearland realtor Gerald Hatter anxiously waitied on news that her 11-year-old daughter Bella Hatter would be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. On Wednesday, one day after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use for children ages 5-11, Bella received her first dose. She is one of 2.9 million children in that younger age group now eligible for the vaccine in Texas. In Galveston, UTMB opened its system for appointments Wednesday afternoon. Within 24 hours, 575 appointments had been scheduled, Jenny Lanier, UTMB’s director of ambulatory operations said. UTMB has as many as 6,000 of the pediatric vaccines available this week, Lanier said, with more coming.

Recovering COVID patient coping with depression, regrets

November 2, 2021 • 11:29 a.m.

Conflicting news earlier this year about COVID-19 vaccinations confused Michele Budd, so she put off deciding if she should get the shot. Then she got sick and spent two weeks in the hospital.

The Flu and Vaccines in 2021

October 29, 2021 • 11:44 a.m.

What you should know for the 2021 flu season

A depressed woman sitting behind a couch

Substantial Mental Health Impact From COVID-19 Measures Found in New Research

October 25, 2021 • 11:20 a.m.

Findings from new University of Texas Medical Branch research suggest a substantial mental health impact of COVID-related mitigation measures such as stay-at-home orders. The study, which was published today in the JAMA Network Open, found an increase in the use of psychiatric medications coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic among both men and women, with a substantially higher increase among women.

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