The FDA recently approved two RSV vaccines for adults 60 and older, write Drs. Richard Rupp and Megan Berman in their latest Vaccines Smarts column. Those at the highest risk for serious RSV disease, such as those with chronic heart and lung problems, should strongly consider being vaccinated, they write.

“Ghosting may be an incredibly common practice, but that doesn’t make it less rude or unkind,” says UTMB’s Jeff Temple. Ghosting—the practice of ending all communication with someone without giving an explanation—can happen at any time and in any relationship explains Reader’s Digest. Temple helped Reader’s Digest explain why it happens and how to respond.

UTMB’s Dr. David Walker spoke to Healthline about a new bacterium reported in the US by the CDC. Little is known about the bacterium and Walker said there is still a lot to learn about it. “This is another anaplasma that affects humans so it’s the beginning of the story that we need to learn more about,” Walker told Healthline. “It was only 4 samples out of 30,000 samples so it’s a low percentage.”

UTMB’s Vivan Tat, a graduate student in Experimental Pathology and co-founder and co-leader of Taking Our Best Shot, was named a Woman to Watch by the Houston Business Journal in its 2023 Women Who Mean Business Awards. The criteria for selection according to the journal included career achievement, contribution to company and city success, community involvement and leadership.