UTMB News by Category How can we improve pain management in children?Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 1, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, July 1, 2020 This week, Victor Sierpina examines different techniques that can be used as pain control measures for... more » Dramatic rise of COVID-19 cases in Hispanic Community Fox 26 HoustonJune 30, 2020Fox 26 Houston, June 30, 2020 Along with the concerning rise in COVID-19 cases in the Houston area, there is a major spike in cases within the... more » UTMB named a top-performer IT News June 30, 2020IT News, June 30, 2020 UTMB has been named a top performer in this year’s 2020 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list. The list is... more » How schools will reopen safely Gulf News June 30, 2020Gulf News, June 30, 2020 UTMB’s Vineet Menachery is a contributor for this story from the United Arab Emirates that examines how schools will r... more » Supercomputer simulations show how DNA prepares itself for repair TechnologyJune 29, 2020Technology, June 29, 2020 This article describes how UTMB’s Monte Pettitt and Harvard University joined forces to use a supercomputer to... more » Wearing a mask is a public duty The FactsJune 27, 2020The Facts, June 27, 2020 Dr. Ben Raimer stressed the importance of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19in this recently published guest... more » UTMB: Hospitals have enough capacity for care I45NOW Facebook June 26, 2020I45NOW, June 26, 2020 The local online news also interviewed Dr. Gulshan Sharma to learn more about UTMB’s ability to handle any increase in... more » Hospitals in Galveston County say space is adequate, despite warning, rising cases Galveston County Daily NewsJune 26, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 26, 2020 The ability of local health care facilities to treat patients that are a result of the rising number... more » Wearing a mask is a public duty Galveston County Daily NewsJune 26, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 26, 2020 In this guest column published in the local newspaper, Dr. Ben Raimer, UTMB president ad interim,... more » Vaccine Smarts-Well-designed studies filter truth from hype Galveston County Daily NewsJune 24, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 24, 2020 In this installment of their popular column, Drs.Megan Berman and Richard Rupp explain why high... more » Research studies predict changes in primary care Galveston County Daily NewsJune 24, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 24, 2020 This week, Dr. Victor Sierpina shares with readers a number of studies that are likely to impact... more » Reports of child abuse drop, and that's worrying experts Port Charlotte Sun June 20, 2020Port Charlotte Sun, June 20, 2020 The number of reported cases of child abuse have declined during the pandemic, which worries authorities. Many feel... more » New tower expansion adds UTMB rooms in League City Galveston County Daily NewsJune 19, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 19, 2020 A report from local media on the recently opened South Tower at UTMB’s League City Campus. [See... more » Are you immune to COVID-19? Galveston County makes antibody test available Galveston County Daily NewsJune 18, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 18, 2020 As efforts continue to understand the spread of COVID-19, Galveston County and UTMB are now offering... more » Does my diet affect my pain? Galveston County Daily NewsJune 17, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 17, 2020 According to Victor Sierpina, a person’s diet may be able to reduce chronic pain. He notes that... more » Estrogen and testosterone therapies may decrease severity of COVID-19 KRIV Fox 26 HoustonJune 10, 2020KRIV Fox 26 Houston, June 10, 2020 Research being led by UTMB’s Rasha Al-Lami explored the effects of estrogen and testosterone and their... more » Vaccine Smarts- Understanding roles vaccination, immunization play in our lives Galveston County Daily NewsJune 10, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 10, 2020 In this column, Megan Berman and Richard Rupp discuss the meaning of the terms vaccination and... more » Texas virologist discusses where we are and where we are headed Spectrum News Austin June 10, 2020Spectrum News Austin, June 10, 2020 UTMB’s Vineet Menachery answered questions about the current situation with COVID-19. According to... more » In Galveston County, COVID-19 reaches 1,000-case milestone Galveston County Daily NewsJune 9, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 9, 2020 One hundred days since the first case of COVID-19 reported in Galveston County, cases now number more... more » Galveston County's top health official is OK being the 'prophet of doom'Galveston County Daily NewsJune 5, 2020 The Galveston County Daily News, June 5, 2020 A local profile story on UTMB professor Dr. Philip Keiser, who also serves at the Galveston... more » UTMB part of NIH-funded study of how COVID-19 pandemic may impact pregnancy outcomes The Post Newspaper June 2, 2020The Post Newspaper, June 2, 2020 Reporting on efforts by a team of UTMB researchers, led by George Saade, to learn more about the impact of the... more » Drug discovery researchers from Galveston to El Paso join forces to find new therapeutics to combat the pandemic Primeur Magazine June 2, 2020Primeur Magazine, June 2, 2020 As the world continues dealing with the pandemic, an international team of computational scientists, medicinal... more » Start of hurricane season adds to concerns of emergency officials dealing with coronavirus crisis Houston ChronicleJune 1, 2020The Houston Chronicle, June 1, 2020 As hurricane season kicks off the Chronicle also looks at planning efforts undertaken by emergency officials to... more » Medical students reflect on final months of school Galveston County Daily NewsMay 30, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, May 30, 2020 Graduating school of medicine students nominated for the Gold Headed Cane Award recently spoke with... more » Load more articles News Releases News Highlights Features Columns Grants / Research UTMB Video Search Media Relations
How can we improve pain management in children?Galveston County Daily NewsJuly 1, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, July 1, 2020 This week, Victor Sierpina examines different techniques that can be used as pain control measures for... more »
Dramatic rise of COVID-19 cases in Hispanic Community Fox 26 HoustonJune 30, 2020Fox 26 Houston, June 30, 2020 Along with the concerning rise in COVID-19 cases in the Houston area, there is a major spike in cases within the... more »
UTMB named a top-performer IT News June 30, 2020IT News, June 30, 2020 UTMB has been named a top performer in this year’s 2020 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals list. The list is... more »
How schools will reopen safely Gulf News June 30, 2020Gulf News, June 30, 2020 UTMB’s Vineet Menachery is a contributor for this story from the United Arab Emirates that examines how schools will r... more »
Supercomputer simulations show how DNA prepares itself for repair TechnologyJune 29, 2020Technology, June 29, 2020 This article describes how UTMB’s Monte Pettitt and Harvard University joined forces to use a supercomputer to... more »
Wearing a mask is a public duty The FactsJune 27, 2020The Facts, June 27, 2020 Dr. Ben Raimer stressed the importance of wearing a mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19in this recently published guest... more »
UTMB: Hospitals have enough capacity for care I45NOW Facebook June 26, 2020I45NOW, June 26, 2020 The local online news also interviewed Dr. Gulshan Sharma to learn more about UTMB’s ability to handle any increase in... more »
Hospitals in Galveston County say space is adequate, despite warning, rising cases Galveston County Daily NewsJune 26, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 26, 2020 The ability of local health care facilities to treat patients that are a result of the rising number... more »
Wearing a mask is a public duty Galveston County Daily NewsJune 26, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 26, 2020 In this guest column published in the local newspaper, Dr. Ben Raimer, UTMB president ad interim,... more »
Vaccine Smarts-Well-designed studies filter truth from hype Galveston County Daily NewsJune 24, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 24, 2020 In this installment of their popular column, Drs.Megan Berman and Richard Rupp explain why high... more »
Research studies predict changes in primary care Galveston County Daily NewsJune 24, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 24, 2020 This week, Dr. Victor Sierpina shares with readers a number of studies that are likely to impact... more »
Reports of child abuse drop, and that's worrying experts Port Charlotte Sun June 20, 2020Port Charlotte Sun, June 20, 2020 The number of reported cases of child abuse have declined during the pandemic, which worries authorities. Many feel... more »
New tower expansion adds UTMB rooms in League City Galveston County Daily NewsJune 19, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 19, 2020 A report from local media on the recently opened South Tower at UTMB’s League City Campus. [See... more »
Are you immune to COVID-19? Galveston County makes antibody test available Galveston County Daily NewsJune 18, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 18, 2020 As efforts continue to understand the spread of COVID-19, Galveston County and UTMB are now offering... more »
Does my diet affect my pain? Galveston County Daily NewsJune 17, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 17, 2020 According to Victor Sierpina, a person’s diet may be able to reduce chronic pain. He notes that... more »
Estrogen and testosterone therapies may decrease severity of COVID-19 KRIV Fox 26 HoustonJune 10, 2020KRIV Fox 26 Houston, June 10, 2020 Research being led by UTMB’s Rasha Al-Lami explored the effects of estrogen and testosterone and their... more »
Vaccine Smarts- Understanding roles vaccination, immunization play in our lives Galveston County Daily NewsJune 10, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 10, 2020 In this column, Megan Berman and Richard Rupp discuss the meaning of the terms vaccination and... more »
Texas virologist discusses where we are and where we are headed Spectrum News Austin June 10, 2020Spectrum News Austin, June 10, 2020 UTMB’s Vineet Menachery answered questions about the current situation with COVID-19. According to... more »
In Galveston County, COVID-19 reaches 1,000-case milestone Galveston County Daily NewsJune 9, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, June 9, 2020 One hundred days since the first case of COVID-19 reported in Galveston County, cases now number more... more »
Galveston County's top health official is OK being the 'prophet of doom'Galveston County Daily NewsJune 5, 2020 The Galveston County Daily News, June 5, 2020 A local profile story on UTMB professor Dr. Philip Keiser, who also serves at the Galveston... more »
UTMB part of NIH-funded study of how COVID-19 pandemic may impact pregnancy outcomes The Post Newspaper June 2, 2020The Post Newspaper, June 2, 2020 Reporting on efforts by a team of UTMB researchers, led by George Saade, to learn more about the impact of the... more »
Drug discovery researchers from Galveston to El Paso join forces to find new therapeutics to combat the pandemic Primeur Magazine June 2, 2020Primeur Magazine, June 2, 2020 As the world continues dealing with the pandemic, an international team of computational scientists, medicinal... more »
Start of hurricane season adds to concerns of emergency officials dealing with coronavirus crisis Houston ChronicleJune 1, 2020The Houston Chronicle, June 1, 2020 As hurricane season kicks off the Chronicle also looks at planning efforts undertaken by emergency officials to... more »
Medical students reflect on final months of school Galveston County Daily NewsMay 30, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, May 30, 2020 Graduating school of medicine students nominated for the Gold Headed Cane Award recently spoke with... more »