• Inside the frantic-and frustrating-race to develop a COVID-19 Vaccine in Texas

    The popular magazine looks at research efforts in the state focused on finding treatments or a vaccine for COVID-19. In the story, they state there may be no other institution in the world throwing as much brainpower at COVID-19 as The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, where they spoke with Scott Weaver.

  • UTMB gets $3.35 million from Sealy & Smith Foundation to fight COVID-19

    President ad interim, Dr. Ben Raimer talks about the $3.35 million grant from the Sealy & Smith Foundation that will support COVID-19 research. During the interview, Raimer covered many subjects, including testing efforts in the county, drug trails at UTMB, and living with a novel illness reflecting back to life during the polio epidemic. “If anyone can find a way to defeat this virus, it’s UTMB’s top-notch researchers,” Raimer said. ABC13 Houston acquired the online interview for a report on their morning news.

  • Local health systems are avoiding shortages

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, many supplies have been hard to find, but UTMB’s Chris Toomes tells the Brazoria County newspaper how UTMB Health has managed to stay on top of demand. This is good news for Beth Reimschissel at UTMB’s Angleton-Danbury Campus. “PPE supply orders are now taking about a day or so to arrive at the hospital, thankfully,” Reimschissel said.

  • Sealy & Smith gives UTMB in Galveston $3.35M for COVID-19 work

    A gift to UTMB from the Sealy & Smith Foundation will be put to good use in the fight against COVID-19 by supporting a collaboration of UTMB scientists to work together concurrently on a broad range of studies to develop promising vaccines and therapies. “We are extremely thankful for the Sealy & Smith Foundation’s generosity,” said Dr. Ben Raimer.

  • UTMB refines distancing and other procedures to keep patients visiting clinics safe

    UTMB’s Katrina Lambrecht explains steps taken by the health system to keep patients visiting ambulatory clinics safe from COVID-19. According to Lambrecht, this involves removal of some of the chairs in waiting areas to allow for greater distances between patients, and frequent disinfecting of all surfaces. In addition, expanded clinic hours will allow for patient flow that will not crowd waiting areas.

  • Doctors continue remote visits to keep patients healthy

    The use of telemedicine has surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. UTMB’s Dr. Elizabeth Jaramillo discussed her use of telemedicine with The Facts newspaper. “In our clinic, we have been connecting with patients through video and audio only,” said Jaramillo. “UTMB has set up specific sites for face-to-face visits to help minimize patients’ potential exposure to the coronavirus.”

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