• You can delay or prevent dementia

    Scientists estimate that close to 50 percent of dementia cases can be delayed or prevented, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their Medical Discovery News column. A recent study lists risk factors for dementia and their potential to delay or prevent the disease.

  • The Terrible—and Amazing—Side Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs

    Some weight loss drugs may somehow react with signals your body sends to produce testosterone, UTMB’s Dr. Joseph Sonstein tells Men’s Health. A recent study found that some of these drugs came with an increased risk of erectile dysfunction.

  • Dr. Suresh K. Bhavnani, professor of biomedical informatics in the department of biostatistics & Data science in the school of Public and Population Health

    UTMB’s Professor Suresh K. Bhavnani named 2025 Presidential Leadership Scholar

    Dr. Suresh K. Bhavnani, a professor of biomedical informatics in the Department of Biostatistics & Data Science in the School of Public and Population Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch, has been named one of 57 scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ 10th annual class.

  • How to Improve Your Clinical Notes and Lighten That Administrative Load

    “‘Note bloat’ is not unique to neurology, but neurologists are major sufferers,” UTMB’s Dr. Jorge Rodriguez-Fernandez tells NeurologyToday. Rodriguez-Fernandez says physicians in general have been slow to take advantage of changes to documentation requirements.

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    UTMB Clear Lake Campus earns Chest Pain Center Reaccreditation

    Chest Pain Center Accreditation, first earned by the campus in 2021, is a quality improvement program designed for hospital cardiovascular teams that are focused on the efficient and effective care of acute coronary syndrome patients.

  • Emerging evidence about the health benefits of probiotics

    Recent research is shining a light on the broad health benefits of probiotics, writes Dr. Hasan Yasin. Probiotics have been linked with enhanced immunity, mental health, and even weight management.

  • Windblown microbes can be a reservoir of public health concern

    New research has documented that disease-causing microbes can be blown thousands of miles on the high-level winds that encircle the globe, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their Medical Discovery News column.

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