Support – The secret weapon 3 busy UTMB Health women use for mental well-being May 18, 2023 • 12:47 p.m. by Holly Galvan Posey with Community Impact's Storytelling team In a recent story with Community Impact, Drs. Shawn Nishi, Tammy Cupit and Leila Wood shared the ways they manage their mental health amid a busy, full schedule and discussed potential ways for others to do the same. Brain has natural way to fight dementia, UTMB study suggests May 16, 2023 • 7:25 a.m. Some people who have Alzheimer’s disease pathology never get dementia because they have a protective biological mechanism working in their favor, a new study suggests. Cooking Safety for all May 8, 2023 • 9:00 a.m. Cooking is the number one cause of home fires. Have a plan before you turn on the heat. Are tummy aches a sign of IBS? How to find out April 18, 2023 • 2:44 p.m. Just as in adults, IBS symptoms for children include repeated pain in your abdomen and changes in your bowel movements that could cause diarrhea or constipation—or both. What’s tricky for parents is that your child could have these without any visible signs. UTMB Deploys Robots to Support Hospital Staff March 28, 2023 • 9:53 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch welcomed some new staff members at the Angleton Danbury campus this week: two nearly life-sized robots programmed to support the human staff and free up nurses from certain tasks to allow them more time to spend with patients. Preparing your child for surgery March 25, 2023 • 4:12 p.m. Planning a surgery for your child can be stressful and exhausting but being prepared ahead of time will help both your child as a patient and you as the caregiver. UTMB Health treats patients like family during ‘Jaw in a Day’ reconstructions March 23, 2023 • 1:43 p.m. by Holly Galvan Posey with Community Impact's Storytelling team When undergoing jaw reconstruction at the hands of experts like Dr. Hisham Marwan, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, patients can receive a new "jaw in a day." You may need to begin colorectal screening at 45 March 16, 2023 • 12:00 a.m. by Leslie Sanderson Americans born in 1990 have twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer as those born in 1950. People younger than 55 are also more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer. Are colorectal home tests reliable? March 15, 2023 • 10:53 a.m. If you wonder what doctors say about at-home colorectal tests, here is some insight from Dr. Uma Phatak, a colorectal surgeon at UTMB Health. Vaping Safety March 6, 2023 • 9:00 a.m. Vaping dos and don'ts for burn injury prevention 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 » Search Categories Alumni News Awards & Accolades Education Faculty/Staff News Health Care In The News News Releases Top News UTMB Research Contact Media Team UTMB Experts
Support – The secret weapon 3 busy UTMB Health women use for mental well-being May 18, 2023 • 12:47 p.m. by Holly Galvan Posey with Community Impact's Storytelling team In a recent story with Community Impact, Drs. Shawn Nishi, Tammy Cupit and Leila Wood shared the ways they manage their mental health amid a busy, full schedule and discussed potential ways for others to do the same.
Brain has natural way to fight dementia, UTMB study suggests May 16, 2023 • 7:25 a.m. Some people who have Alzheimer’s disease pathology never get dementia because they have a protective biological mechanism working in their favor, a new study suggests.
Cooking Safety for all May 8, 2023 • 9:00 a.m. Cooking is the number one cause of home fires. Have a plan before you turn on the heat.
Are tummy aches a sign of IBS? How to find out April 18, 2023 • 2:44 p.m. Just as in adults, IBS symptoms for children include repeated pain in your abdomen and changes in your bowel movements that could cause diarrhea or constipation—or both. What’s tricky for parents is that your child could have these without any visible signs.
UTMB Deploys Robots to Support Hospital Staff March 28, 2023 • 9:53 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch welcomed some new staff members at the Angleton Danbury campus this week: two nearly life-sized robots programmed to support the human staff and free up nurses from certain tasks to allow them more time to spend with patients.
Preparing your child for surgery March 25, 2023 • 4:12 p.m. Planning a surgery for your child can be stressful and exhausting but being prepared ahead of time will help both your child as a patient and you as the caregiver.
UTMB Health treats patients like family during ‘Jaw in a Day’ reconstructions March 23, 2023 • 1:43 p.m. by Holly Galvan Posey with Community Impact's Storytelling team When undergoing jaw reconstruction at the hands of experts like Dr. Hisham Marwan, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, patients can receive a new "jaw in a day."
You may need to begin colorectal screening at 45 March 16, 2023 • 12:00 a.m. by Leslie Sanderson Americans born in 1990 have twice the risk of colon cancer and four times the risk of rectal cancer as those born in 1950. People younger than 55 are also more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage colorectal cancer.
Are colorectal home tests reliable? March 15, 2023 • 10:53 a.m. If you wonder what doctors say about at-home colorectal tests, here is some insight from Dr. Uma Phatak, a colorectal surgeon at UTMB Health.