• Amid a growing measles outbreak, doctors worry RFK Jr. is sending the wrong message

    "I'm concerned that people think that vitamin A or other nutrition is a substitute for vaccination to prevent infection and to prevent spread," UTMB’s Dr. Scott Weaver tells NPR. Two people have died in the West Texas/New Mexico measles outbreak and infectious disease doctors are worried about the spread of misinformation on online and from the federal government, NPR reports.

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    The University of Texas Medical Branch Partners with German Innovator NIPOKA to Revolutionize Kidney Patient Care

    The University of Texas Medical Branch has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with NIPOKA, a leading German-based company specializing in advanced diagnostic technologies for kidney research. With over 35 million adults in the U.S. affected by chronic kidney disease, and millions more worldwide, the need for accurate diagnostics has never been more critical. This partnership aims to develop first-of-its-kind diagnostic tests that could transform the way kidney patients are diagnosed, treated, and monitored.

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    UTMB Friendswood clinic moves, expands

    The UTMB Health Pediatric and Adult Primary Care Clinic in Friendswood will open its doors at a new location at 1715 S. Friendswood Dr., Friendswood on March 10. The new clinic will have the same hours of operation, but will offer expanded services and specialties.

  • Kennedy’s push for vitamins in response to measles outbreak worries physicians

    There is “no evidence that vitamin A supplementation improves the outcome of measles in a child who has no vitamin A deficiency in the United States,” UTMB’s Dr. Susan McLellan tells The Hill for a story on how Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s rhetoric on Texas’s measles outbreak is concerning physicians.

  • This Is How Your Brain Ages

    UTMB’s Dr. Agenor Limon was one of the experts consulted by Prevention for this story on brain development. “We may not learn as easily as we did when we were kids, but we can still learn,” says Limon.

  • Did I get the measles vaccine? Should I get a booster?

    Vaccine Smarts writers Dr. Megan Berman and Dr. Richard Rupp answer questions about measles vaccines in their latest column. Should you get a booster if you can’t remember if you had the measles vaccine? Can a 3-year-old get their second MMR vaccine ahead of schedule? Should I get a booster if traveling to West Texas? Berman and Rupp answer these and other questions.

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