• Tis the Season of Flea-Borne Typhus

    For insights into future spread of flea-borne typhus, Medpage Today turned to UTMB infectious diseases and Rickettsia expert Dr. Lucas Blanton.

  • 'Dear old Golden Rule Days'

    Dr. Sally Robinson writes about how parents can understand what educational choices are available and what is best for their child in her column.

  • It did not pay to be downwind

    Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel write about the fallout from the first nuclear bomb test in New Mexico in 1945.

  • 5 Tips to Help You Build Resilience, According to a Psychologist

    UTMB’s Dr. Jeff Temple shared tips with LiveStrong.com on how to build resilience. "Keep in mind that resilience does not mean you won't experience stress or trauma," Temple says. "It just equips you to adapt to and handle these situations more effectively."

  • Software Platform Boosts Financial Aid for Specialty Patients in Texas Health System

    “Patients’ out-of-pocket expenses for medications, especially specialty medications, have been on the rise for the last decade or so,” UTMB’s Vinay Eapen told Pharmacy Practice News. But thanks to a digital patient assistance platform, UTMB has been able to enroll patients faster into financial assistance programs for specialty medications and increase the amount of financial aid awarded.

  • Gut Instincts: How to Trust Your Intuition and Start Making Smarter Decisions

    Trusting your gut means making decisions based mainly, or solely, on an instinctive feeling you have, says UTMB’s Dr. Jeff Temple. “When you have external data to inform your decisions, always go with the data. But for personal decisions, trust your instinct—science shows that it’s right more often than not,” Temple told Reader’s Digest.

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