UTMB News Articles

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    Ceiling Tile Program helps patients heal through art

    Children facing extended hospital stays can design and create ceiling tiles that are later placed throughout the hallways of the unit, creating a comforting environment for past, current, and future patients.

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    Knowledge is Key to Understanding, Managing COPD

    COPD is a progressive lung disease often linked to smoking, though it may also be tied to genetics or environmental exposure to smoke or other pollutants. Many patients experience symptoms long before seeking medical attention.

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    UTMB researchers develop model to test patient blood for clotting risks

    A new method of assessing patient blood by running it through a miniaturized device that mimics narrowed arteries could help doctors better understand a patient’s risk factors for developing blood clots in the arteries according to a study published in Nature by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

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    Pelvic health - a conversation with Houston Moms

    Pelvic health was discussed during the latest segment with Houston Moms and the conversation covered everything from conditions that can be treated through pelvic floor physical therapy to ways people can improve their situations on their own.

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    Study finds erectile dysfunction medications associated with significant reductions in deaths, cardiovascular disease, dementia

    A new study published in the American Journal of Medicine has found that medications commonly prescribed for erectile dysfunction—tadalafil (Cialis) and sildenafil (Viagra)—are associated with significant reductions in deaths, cardiovascular disease and dementia in middle-aged men. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch and assessed outcomes over a three-year follow-up period.

  • Fulbright HSI Leader 2024

    UTMB named a 2024 Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader

    The honor acknowledges the institutions’ support for Fulbright exchange participants and promotion of Fulbright program opportunities, which ultimately aim to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries.

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    Beckoned by the brain – a profile of Dr. Giulio Taglialatela

    Dr. Giulio Taglialatela has parlayed a fascination with the brain that he's had since he was a child into a career that's spanned more than three decades. With much work left to do, he shows no signs of slowing down now.

  • Kindness can improve our health

    Studies show that being kind to one another has numerous health benefits, writes Dr. Samuel Mathis in this week’s column.

  • Reasons to let your hair go natural

    There is now abundant scientific evidence that hair straighteners and other hair products marketed to Black women and girls contain endocrine-disrupting substances that can lead to early onset of menstruation and the development of many issues later in life, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their weekly Medical Discovery News column.

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    HEC awarded full accreditation from simulation in healthcare society

    The Health Education Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded full accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Widely recognized as the gold standard in health care simulation, the accreditation acknowledges UTMB's exceptional performance in this vital aspect of healthcare education and training.

  • UTMB Health Moody Brain Health Institute

    The Moody Foundation and the Moody Medical Research Institute contribute $25 million to UTMB’s Brain Health Institute

    The University of Texas Medical Branch has received a transformative $25 million gift from the Moody Foundation and its affiliated organization, the Moody Medical Research Institute, which will significantly advance the work of its Brain Health Institute. In recognition of this generous contribution, the Institute will be renamed the Moody Brain Health Institute at UTMB.

  • Moody Foundation gifts $25M to UTMB for study of neuroscience

    UTMB received a transformative $25 million gift from the Moody Foundation and its affiliated organization, the Moody Medical Research Institute, which will significantly advance the work of its Brain Health Institute. In recognition of this generous contribution, the Institute will be renamed the Moody Brain Health Institute at UTMB.

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