• COVID Help Desk: Are elective surgeries back in the Houston area?

    Elective surgeries that were postponed at Houston-area hospitals during the peak of the COVID Delta variant surge are being rescheduled now. UTMB facilities are open for elective cases and are rescheduling any that were postponed in the previous two months, said Dr. Timothy Harlin, executive vice president and CEO of the hospital system.

  • UTMB seeks volunteers with diabetes, cardiac arrhythmia for spaceflight research

    UTMB is studying people with diabetes and cardiac arrhythmia to see if they can safely travel into space. “This will help us better understand how individuals with certain medical conditions may tolerate spaceflight and how to best prepare them for the experience,” said Dr. Rebecca Blue, UTMB flight surgeon and the study's investigator.

  • UTMB researcher's work puts Galveston lab in front lines of COVID battle

    Senior Reporter John Wayne Ferguson profiled Dr. Pei-Yong Shi, whose work on COVID-19 led to millions of people being inoculated against the virus. “We can man-make the virus and we can manipulate the virus in any way we want,” Shi said. “That’s really the landmark of being able to get a handle to study the virus, because all of a sudden, you can make changes in the virus.”

  • Studies show COVID-19 worsens pregnancy complication risk

    A UTMB study showed that pregnant women with symptomatic COVID-19 had a higher percentage of emergency complications when compared to those who tested positive but didn't have symptoms. Many other national news outlets also reported on this study.

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    Breathe Easy: Keeping Our Lungs Healthy

    October is Healthy Lung Month, and November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month – a perfect time to prioritize our lung health.

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    Get the Flu Shot and Fight Flu

    It’s that time of year again—flu season. Getting the annual flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and your family from the flu.

  • Surge in life-or-death calls takes toll on domestic violence crisis line workers

    The stress affecting direct service staffers who work with domestic violence survivors could lead to long-term psychological and emotional challenges, like burnout or secondary traumatic stress. NBC News interviewed Leila Wood, a social work researcher and associate professor at UTMB, who has studied the issue. “For front-line advocates, they’re interfacing with partners who are using violence, who are coming on-site, and there are real threats to safety, if you're working in an emergency shelter,” Wood said. “So, some of that anxiety is actually not secondary traumatic stress or burnout. It’s real adaptive safety concerns.” Other news outlets, including MSN.com and Yahoo! News, also ran this story.

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