• COVID-19 Might Just Be The First Big Pandemic Of Many This Century

    “I don’t think it is avoidable. But it is preventable,” UTMB’s Nikos Vasilakis told Buzzfeed of future pandemics. Experts foresee an accelerating rate of pandemics in the years ahead driven largely by deforestation, urban crowding, and wet markets for wild game, Buzzfeed reports.

  • America Is Facing a Monkey Shortage

    With more than more than 100 COVID-19 vaccines, therapies, and drugs in development, there is a national shortage of monkey’s typically used for biomedical research. But UTMB’s Vineet Menachery tells The Atlantic that hamsters may actually be a better test subject. This news also reported in DNYUZ and MSN.com

  • Religion and health: Is there a relation?

    In his weekly column, Victor Sierpina explores the connection between a person’s religion and health. Sierpina writes that in his practice he has learned that a patient’s personal spiritual beliefs are a major part of how they face life and death.

  • The use of oleandrin as a possible treatment for coronavirus explored

    A compound made from the flowering oleander plant has been in the news as a possible treatment for coronavirus. UTMB’s Scott Weaver has tested the product and says while it may inactivate coronavirus cells grown in lab dishes, much more research is needed to determine if it could help humans dealing with the illness. Yahoo! also covered the possible use of the compound.

  • COVID-19 may never go away-with our without a vaccine

    National Public Radio’s interview Vineet Menachery to get his take on what the future may hold moving forward with COVID -19 continues to be broadcast on stations across the nation.

  • Trailblazing physician retires after 63 years at UTMB

    UTMB’s Dr. Lillian Lockhart was honored by friends and colleagues with a parade at her home to celebrate her retirement. Lockhart, 89, was one of the first women to teach genetics in a university. “I loved teaching,” she said. “I never had a bad student. I really enjoyed that part the most, other than seeing my patients.

  • Hurricane Phoenix is Tampa Bay's devastating worst-case scenario

    The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council recently conducted a hurricane simulation to examine what would happen if the Tampa Bay area experienced a direct hit by a Category 5 storm. They determined it would be a devastating blow to the area, but residents would rebuild as they have done in the past. UTMB’s Jeff Temple explains that risk exists everywhere. “If it’s flooding, mudslides, or earthquakes, or fires, or hurricane, or tornadoes, it’s really inescapable,” said Temple.

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