The Galveston County Daily News, Oct. 18, 2023 The good news keeps rolling in write Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp in this week’s Vaccine Smarts column. The CDC recently recommended a shot to protect babies from hospitalization due to RSV.

UTMB’s Dr. Hasan Yasin takes a deep dive into triglycerides, saturated fat and unsaturated fat in this column.

Dr. Karen Szauter, assistant dean in the Office of Educational Affairs at UTMB, was named a recipient of the 2023 Association of American Medical Colleges Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award, which recognizes individuals and institutions that have made outstanding contributions in medical education, research, clinical care, and community engagement.

UTMB was named among the top 100 hospitals in Texas by Newsweek. This ranking of America's Best-In-State Hospitals 2024 recognizes 600 leading hospitals across the nation, according to Newsweek.

Reader’s Digest sought out UTMB’s Dr. Jeff Temple to analyze what readers’ junk drawers said about them.

The October edition of Health Care Unmasked presented by UTMB Health, features UTMB Health plastic surgeon Dr. Petro Konofaos and breast tattoo specialist Jill Resendez.

“Adding an attitude of play is about trying to make things more interesting and meaningful," UTMB’s Dr. Elizabeth Lyons told AARP for an article on embracing a playful attitude toward exercise. "It can involve discovery, exploration, and spontaneity. There’s something unique about play that brings autonomy—you want to do it for its own sake.”

UTMB’s Jennifer Young and Jessica den Herder were highlighted for their work to help home-bound patients prepare for hurricanes. “We realized if [our home-bound patients] were having a difficult time going to the clinic, they’re going to have a difficult time evacuating [during an emergency],” Ms den Herder told The Clinical Advisor.

Up to one-third of children may be diagnosed with growing pains, writes Dr. Sally Robinson in her column. While no one wants to have pain, it is a very important function of survival, she explains.

Water is essential for survival write Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog, but how much to drink? New research shows that the old maxim of 8 glasses per day, about 2 liters, is not supported by the data and does not fit everyone everywhere, they write.