UTMB Named one of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care December 10, 2024 • 11:40 a.m. U.S. News & World Report named the University of Texas Medical Branch a 2025 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care. The award is the highest a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study. Are mental illnesses transmissible to others? December 10, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Research from a large study in Finland has shown that some mental illnesses may be transmissible among adolescents, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their weekly Medical Discovery News column. Ceiling Tile Program helps patients heal through art December 5, 2024 • 10:59 a.m. Children facing extended hospital stays can design and create ceiling tiles that are later placed throughout the hallways of the unit, creating a comforting environment for past, current, and future patients. UTMB pathologists use AI-enabled tool to help diagnose prostate cancer December 4, 2024 • 10:23 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Pathology is the first academic healthcare center in Texas to add an artificial intelligence-based-tool to its routine workflow for the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Knowledge is Key to Understanding, Managing COPD November 20, 2024 • 4:53 p.m. COPD is a progressive lung disease often linked to smoking, though it may also be tied to genetics or environmental exposure to smoke or other pollutants. Many patients experience symptoms long before seeking medical attention. UTMB researchers develop model to test patient blood for clotting risks November 20, 2024 • 11:23 a.m. A new method of assessing patient blood by running it through a miniaturized device that mimics narrowed arteries could help doctors better understand a patient’s risk factors for developing blood clots in the arteries according to a study published in Nature by researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). Pelvic health - a conversation with Houston Moms November 19, 2024 • 5:15 p.m. Pelvic health was discussed during the latest segment with Houston Moms and the conversation covered everything from conditions that can be treated through pelvic floor physical therapy to ways people can improve their situations on their own. Study finds erectile dysfunction medications associated with significant reductions in deaths, cardiovascular disease, dementia November 19, 2024 • 9:40 a.m. A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine has found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction—tadalafil (Cialis) and sildenafil (Viagra)—are associated with significant reductions in deaths, cardiovascular disease and dementia in middle-aged men. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch and assessed outcomes over a three-year follow-up period. Men's Health program addresses common issues, highlights the need for support November 18, 2024 • 3:40 p.m. by Community Impact Storytelling team This program aims to address common yet often unspoken conditions like erectile dysfunction and low testosterone, providing high-quality care and support to men across the region. Corsello-Gorgun awarded $75k to study the role of EVs in fighting RSV November 18, 2024 • 12:59 p.m. Dr. Tiziana Corsello-Gorgun has been awarded the prestigious Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research to study extracellular vesicles and their role in carrying respiratory syncytial virus infection. About The University of Texas Medical BranchThe first academic health center in Texas opened its doors in 1891 and today has four campuses, five health sciences schools, seven institutes for advanced study, a research enterprise that includes one of only two national laboratories dedicated to the safe study of infectious threats to human health, a Level 1 Trauma Center and a health system offering a full range of primary and specialized medical services throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region. UTMB is an institution in The University of Texas System and a member of the Texas Medical Center. Search Categories Awards & Accolades Education Faculty/Staff News Health Care In The News Innovations News Releases Top News UTMB Research Contact Media Team UTMB Experts
UTMB Named one of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care December 10, 2024 • 11:40 a.m. U.S. News & World Report named the University of Texas Medical Branch a 2025 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care. The award is the highest a hospital can earn as part of U.S. News’ Best Hospitals for Maternity Care annual study.
Are mental illnesses transmissible to others? December 10, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Research from a large study in Finland has shown that some mental illnesses may be transmissible among adolescents, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their weekly Medical Discovery News column.
Ceiling Tile Program helps patients heal through art December 5, 2024 • 10:59 a.m. Children facing extended hospital stays can design and create ceiling tiles that are later placed throughout the hallways of the unit, creating a comforting environment for past, current, and future patients.
UTMB pathologists use AI-enabled tool to help diagnose prostate cancer December 4, 2024 • 10:23 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Pathology is the first academic healthcare center in Texas to add an artificial intelligence-based-tool to its routine workflow for the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
Knowledge is Key to Understanding, Managing COPD November 20, 2024 • 4:53 p.m. COPD is a progressive lung disease often linked to smoking, though it may also be tied to genetics or environmental exposure to smoke or other pollutants. Many patients experience symptoms long before seeking medical attention.
UTMB researchers develop model to test patient blood for clotting risks November 20, 2024 • 11:23 a.m. A new method of assessing patient blood by running it through a miniaturized device that mimics narrowed arteries could help doctors better understand a patient’s risk factors for developing blood clots in the arteries according to a study published in Nature by researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).
Pelvic health - a conversation with Houston Moms November 19, 2024 • 5:15 p.m. Pelvic health was discussed during the latest segment with Houston Moms and the conversation covered everything from conditions that can be treated through pelvic floor physical therapy to ways people can improve their situations on their own.
Study finds erectile dysfunction medications associated with significant reductions in deaths, cardiovascular disease, dementia November 19, 2024 • 9:40 a.m. A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine has found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction—tadalafil (Cialis) and sildenafil (Viagra)—are associated with significant reductions in deaths, cardiovascular disease and dementia in middle-aged men. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch and assessed outcomes over a three-year follow-up period.
Men's Health program addresses common issues, highlights the need for support November 18, 2024 • 3:40 p.m. by Community Impact Storytelling team This program aims to address common yet often unspoken conditions like erectile dysfunction and low testosterone, providing high-quality care and support to men across the region.
Corsello-Gorgun awarded $75k to study the role of EVs in fighting RSV November 18, 2024 • 12:59 p.m. Dr. Tiziana Corsello-Gorgun has been awarded the prestigious Parker B. Francis Fellowship in Pulmonary Research to study extracellular vesicles and their role in carrying respiratory syncytial virus infection.