“Given that the concerns of pregnant women and the concerns of women with body dysmorphic disorder are similar in their nature, it is likely that pregnant women with body dysmorphic disorder symptoms may experience more difficulty adjusting to their rapidly changing bodies,” writes UTMB’s A. Hope Gibson and colleagues about their recent paper on pregnancy and body image.

“This is a significant move towards the assessment that these H5N1 viruses are a greater risk than the CDC estimated before,” UTMB’s Dr. Gregory Gray tells the AP as health officials call for more testing of farm workers.

Studies show that being kind to one another has numerous health benefits, writes Dr. Samuel Mathis in this week’s column.

There is now abundant scientific evidence that hair straighteners and other hair products marketed to Black women and girls contain endocrine-disrupting substances that can lead to early onset of menstruation and the development of many issues later in life, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their weekly Medical Discovery News column.

The University of Texas Medical Branch is among 50 institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of State as a 2024 Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader.

UTMB received a transformative $25 million gift from the Moody Foundation and its affiliated organization, the Moody Medical Research Institute, which will significantly advance the work of its Brain Health Institute. In recognition of this generous contribution, the Institute will be renamed the Moody Brain Health Institute at UTMB.