“This distinction reflects the exceptional dedication of our multidisciplinary teams and our unwavering commitment to clinical excellence, innovation and patient-centered care,” UTMB’s Dr. Hani Jneid tells the Daily News. UTMB was ranked among the top 100 U.S. hospitals for cardiac care in the 2025 edition of Newsweek/Statista’s America’s Best Specialized Hospitals.

“Receiving the Marilyn G. Farquhar Lifetime Research Achievement Award is an immense honor — one that symbolizes the decades of work by my team to advance our understanding of podocyte biology and kidney disease,” said Dr. Jochen Reiser president of UTMB and CEO of the UTMB Health System upon receiving the prestigious award.

“Cold water immersion is more than just a wellness trend,” writes Dr. Hasan Yasin. Submerging the body in cold water offers a range of physical and mental benefits, from accelerating recovery to enhancing circulation and boosting mood, Yasin writes.

“When a child is interested in an activity or learning something new, he or she will forget their pain, sickness or boredom,” Sheryl Bucsanyi tells the Daily News. Bucsanyi is a pediatric hospital teacher at UTMB and she brings laughter and smiles to her patients and coworkers with her elaborate costumes.

“Hidden among those microbes in our mouths and guts, are thousands of virus-like entities,” write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel. Scientists have named the entities – flat rod-shaped loops of RNA found in bacteria – obelisks but don’t know if they influence our microbiome, affect our immune system or any other processes in our bodies. “It seems that Mother Nature still can surprise us, and hopefully, more science will enlighten us,” write Herzog and Niesel.

UTMB’s Dr. Scott Weaver spoke to USA Today for this story on NIH budget cuts. UTMB receives about $150 million in NIH grants annually and has already lost about $19.3 million due to cuts, Weaver told USA Today.

Researchers at UTMB have been awarded nearly $5 million in grants from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to forward their work as well as $2 million to recruit Dr. Xun Sun.