• Medical monitor displays multiple brain scan images alongside bright surgical lights inside an operating room, illustrating neurological imaging and care in a clinical setting

    There’s nothing benign about a brain injury

    UTMB Health neurologist Dr. Brent Masel shares important information about both mild and severe brain injuries, including what to do if you or a loved one experience one and signs and symptoms there may be something more serious developing.

  • headshot image of utmb pediatric surgeon dr. Maria Carmen mora alongside a headshot of meagan clanahan from houston moms, both featured in round frames above a standard play button on a dark teal background

    Advances in pediatric robotic surgery

    During this chat with Houston Moms, learn how Dr. Maria Carmen Mora is helping grow the pediatric robotic surgery program at UTMB Health and why the practice is so beneficial to patients.

  • A small child stands in a medical exam room while a health care provider uses a stethoscope to listen to the child’s chest, with a window and exam table visible in the background.

    Pediatric kidney care drives Katy family to Clear Lake

    March is national kidney month and UTMB has a team of expertly trained clinicians ready to help keep these vital organs healthy and strong in patients just like five-year-old Olin Lewis.

  • Four UTMB men wearing suits and ties display framed CALEA accreditation

    UTMB police seeks public feedback on accreditation

    As part of its dedication to enhanced professionalism and law enforcement excellence in public safety and community relations, The University of Texas Medical Branch Police Department voluntarily became a Nationally Accredited Law Enforcement Agency through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in 2012.

  • A graphical representation of kidneys against a blue background

    Five ways to keep your kidneys healthy

    Did you know your kidneys filter all of your blood up to 25 times a day? UTMB Health kidney specialist Dr. Ann Kathleen Gamilla-Crudo shares five tips to keep these important organs healthy.

  • Breakthrough research offers new hope in the fight against Ebola

    A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch is shedding light on a promising development in the battle against highly fatal hemorrhagic diseases caused by orthoebolaviruses, including the notorious Ebola virus.

  • "I Matched" celebratory yard sign in green grass in front of "Big Red" historical building on the UTMB Galveston Campus

    From masks to Match Day

    The medical school class that started during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic are preparing for the next chapter - and a big celebration - with this year's Match Day.


About The University of Texas Medical Branch

The 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.

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