The University of Texas Medical Branch is making waves this week at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, by highlighting the critical importance of brain health on a global scale.

The online master’s program provided by the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch has once again been deemed one of the best in the nation. UTMB’s School of Nursing ranked 10th in the country according to the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs released today.

Dr. Suresh K. Bhavnani, a professor of biomedical informatics in the Department of Biostatistics & Data Science in the School of Public and Population Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch, has been named one of 57 scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ 10th annual class.

UTMB patients with COPD are eligible to participate in the free support group that meets monthly in Galveston.

UTMB Health Bariatrics patient Felicity Cunningham joined Houston Moms to share her journey of losing half her body weight after having bariatrics surgery at UTMB Health.

Health Care Unmasked—a monthly video interview series that features health and life science experts from UTMB dissecting topics with series host and owner of i45Now, TJ Aulds—will now be known as UTMB Health Insights.

The University of Texas Medical Branch, patients in our local communities and the broader Houston-Galveston region could eventually have access to the most advanced neurological medical technologies thanks to a collaboration between UTMB and the Wyss Center, a world leading neuroengineering and neurotechnology research non-profit.

UTMB Licensed Clinical Psychologist Dr. Kimberly Gushanas shares insights on how time outside can impact one's existential, spiritual and emotional wellbeing. The researcher also shares tips for those looking to increase their exposure to nature.

U.S. News & World Report named the University of Texas Medical Branch a 2025 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care. The award is the highest a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.

The University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Pathology is the first academic healthcare center in Texas to add an artificial intelligence-based-tool to its routine workflow for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.