• Stigma and the return of syphilis

    Syphilis, one of the oldest infections known to humans, has returned to the U.S. at epidemic rates that have been climbing since 2001, writes Dr. Jacob D. Moses, a professor of bioethics and health humanities at UTMB, in an opinion piece for STAT.

  • Transforming medicine with big data and immune diversity

    Using big data for research has helped us identify the genetic basis of disease, down to minuscule changes in your DNA, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their Medical Discovery News column. “We can use data on drugs and compounds to identify new and effective drugs, and big data can even predict the shapes of molecules that will be effective,” they write.

  • brunette female patient in hospital gown laying in bed with baby on her chest with a blanket around baby and a nurses gloved hand on baby's back. another hand is near mom's head for support

    Nurses take action by advocating for maternal mental health awareness

    Clinicians at UTMB Health are working to shine light on perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, to help moms understand the feelings they may encounter throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period.

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    GSBS and SPPH celebrated joint commencement ceremony May 17

    The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and School of Public and Population Health (SPPH) hosted a joint commencement ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 2 p.m., in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium on the Galveston Campus.

  • UTMB Professor Receives Prestigious NIH Prize

    Dr. Ramkumar Menon, professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, was recently awarded a prestigious prize of $50,000 from the National Institutes of Health.

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