Ear tubes - what parents need to know November 23, 2022 • 12:00 a.m. by Dr. Yusif Hajiyev and Houston Moms Dr. Yusif Hajiyev, UTMB Health pediatric ENT, recently sat down with Meagan Clanahan of Houston Moms to discuss ear tubes in children. From what conditions might prompt the need for tubes to the rules for swimming and bathing after the procedure. Non-Fire Cooking Burns November 21, 2022 • 10:21 a.m. Most burns associated with cooking in 2013-2017 were caused by contact with a hot object or liquid rather than by fire or flame. Read some tips to prevent burn injuries. UTMB leads the way in diabetes education and care November 9, 2022 • 10:50 a.m. by Community Impact's Storytelling team With evidence-based clinical practices and a CDC fully recognized Diabetes Prevention Program, UTMB Health is leading the way in changing lifestyles and managing diabetes for individuals in the Greater Houston and Galveston areas and beyond. UTMB launches new PayZen program October 31, 2022 • 11:10 a.m. UTMB Health has launched a new program that makes it easier and more affordable for patients to pay for the health care they need. 'People I hardly knew stepped up' October 30, 2022 • 9:59 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner Inspired by a friend's battle with cancer, Pamela French decided she wasn't going to be the "sick girl" when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Even when it tried to take everything she had, she fought back and kept it from taking her life. Halloween Safety October 28, 2022 • 1:58 p.m. by Leslie Sanderson Children need glow sticks, reflectors, or flashlights to keep them safe from cars while collecting candy. 'Trust yourself' October 28, 2022 • 10:00 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner When a doctor told Kristin Ozuna she was too young for cancer, she trusted her body and her gut until she found her way to UTMB and got the diagnosis - and care - she needed. Closing the loop on breast cancer October 28, 2022 • 12:00 a.m. by Jill Resendez and Houston Moms UTMB Health nurse practitioner Jill Resendez helps patients close the loop on breast cancer, one strategically placed tattoo at a time. She and her former patient Tina Herring joined Meagan Clanahan of Houston Moms for a recent chat where Herring shared her personal story and how reconstruction helped in her healing process as a cancer survivor. Buckle up: Flu season fast approaching October 27, 2022 • 4:50 p.m. by Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp This winter, we may have a "twin-demic” of both COVID and flu filling hospital beds and clinics. It is important that people receive their influenza vaccination to keep this from happening. Yes, you can get bivalent COVID-19 and flu shots at the same time October 27, 2022 • 4:47 p.m. by Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp The FDA recently authorized COVID-19 bivalent boosters and the CDC recommended them for everyone 12 years and older. Vaccine Smarts answers some common questions. 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
Ear tubes - what parents need to know November 23, 2022 • 12:00 a.m. by Dr. Yusif Hajiyev and Houston Moms Dr. Yusif Hajiyev, UTMB Health pediatric ENT, recently sat down with Meagan Clanahan of Houston Moms to discuss ear tubes in children. From what conditions might prompt the need for tubes to the rules for swimming and bathing after the procedure.
Non-Fire Cooking Burns November 21, 2022 • 10:21 a.m. Most burns associated with cooking in 2013-2017 were caused by contact with a hot object or liquid rather than by fire or flame. Read some tips to prevent burn injuries.
UTMB leads the way in diabetes education and care November 9, 2022 • 10:50 a.m. by Community Impact's Storytelling team With evidence-based clinical practices and a CDC fully recognized Diabetes Prevention Program, UTMB Health is leading the way in changing lifestyles and managing diabetes for individuals in the Greater Houston and Galveston areas and beyond.
UTMB launches new PayZen program October 31, 2022 • 11:10 a.m. UTMB Health has launched a new program that makes it easier and more affordable for patients to pay for the health care they need.
'People I hardly knew stepped up' October 30, 2022 • 9:59 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner Inspired by a friend's battle with cancer, Pamela French decided she wasn't going to be the "sick girl" when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Even when it tried to take everything she had, she fought back and kept it from taking her life.
Halloween Safety October 28, 2022 • 1:58 p.m. by Leslie Sanderson Children need glow sticks, reflectors, or flashlights to keep them safe from cars while collecting candy.
'Trust yourself' October 28, 2022 • 10:00 a.m. by Margaret Battistelli Gardner When a doctor told Kristin Ozuna she was too young for cancer, she trusted her body and her gut until she found her way to UTMB and got the diagnosis - and care - she needed.
Closing the loop on breast cancer October 28, 2022 • 12:00 a.m. by Jill Resendez and Houston Moms UTMB Health nurse practitioner Jill Resendez helps patients close the loop on breast cancer, one strategically placed tattoo at a time. She and her former patient Tina Herring joined Meagan Clanahan of Houston Moms for a recent chat where Herring shared her personal story and how reconstruction helped in her healing process as a cancer survivor.
Buckle up: Flu season fast approaching October 27, 2022 • 4:50 p.m. by Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp This winter, we may have a "twin-demic” of both COVID and flu filling hospital beds and clinics. It is important that people receive their influenza vaccination to keep this from happening.
Yes, you can get bivalent COVID-19 and flu shots at the same time October 27, 2022 • 4:47 p.m. by Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp The FDA recently authorized COVID-19 bivalent boosters and the CDC recommended them for everyone 12 years and older. Vaccine Smarts answers some common questions.