• image of Breast Cancer Survivor Tina Herring that links to the feature on her in the Daily News Think Pink Special Section that's sponsored by UTMB Health

    'Every day you have to choose to live'

    Diagnosed with cancer during COVID, Tina Herring wants women to remember that breast cancer isn't a death sentence.

  • image used as part of the Daily News Think Pink special section sponsored by UTMB Health featuring Dr. Colleen Silva with a patient reviewing mammogram results

    Step up to the plate

    Unsure of what to expect during your first mammogram? Read this first-person account from a woman who has been there before.

  • Image of Tammi Moran - breast cancer survivor recently featured in the Think Pink special section of the Daily News which is sponsored by UTMB Health

    'I'm too young to have cancer'

    After ignoring a lump in her breast that inevitably led to a double mastectomy, Tammi Moran is no longer pushing the snooze button on her health.

  • Image of Kimberly Branum - a breast cancer patient and survivor featured in the Think Pink special section of the Galveston County Daily News. UTMB Health sponsors the special section.

    'Not once did I think I would die from this'

    Kimberly Branum, a breast cancer survivor and breast reconstruction patient shares her philosophy that it's essential to expect the good when you're fighting for your life.

  • UTMB Health employees celebrating Bra Day

    UTMB Health BRA Day events

    The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) will honor breast cancer survivors for National Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day on Wednesday, October 19th with events at our Galveston, Clear Lake and League City Campuses. Click for the full schedule of events.

  • Blake Northrop holding a redfish

    Avoid flesh-eating bacteria, but keep saltwater fishing

    As medical students who like to fish, one of our favorite pastimes is trying our own luck in the Galveston waters when we aren’t busy hitting the books or working in the hospital. Fish these waters long enough, chances are you might hear the term “flesh-eating bacteria” tossed around by fellow fishermen.

  • Health and wellness with UTMB Health and Houston Moms

    Declining Vaccine Rates

    UTMB pediatrician Dr. Lauren Raimer-Goodman addressed the public health concerns that are surfacing as a result of declining vaccination rates.

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