UTMB News by Category 50 Experts to Trust in a PandemicElemental September 18, 2020 Elemental, Sept. 18, 2020 (Reach: 887K) UTMB’s Vineet Menachery was named one of the 50 people to follow during a pandemic by... more » Galveston County vows to keep COVID testing open through 2020Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 17, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 17, 2020 (Reach: 297K) More than 63,000 people have been tested for Covid-19 thanks to the countrywide... more » The NIH Launches a Global Hunt for Animal-to-Human Diseases WiredSeptember 17, 2020Wired, Sept. 17, 2020 (Reach: 14.6 million) “We’ve all learned the hard way that every time there is an emergence, that triggers... more » Bay Area briefs: Online event showcases UHCL's public art Houston ChronicleSeptember 17, 2020Houston Chronicle, Sept. 17, 2020 (Reach: 19.2 million) A roundup of news briefs in the Houston Chronicle included a mention of UTMB’s... more » Town Square: Relationships in the Time of Covid Houston Public MediaSeptember 16, 2020Houston Public Media, Sept. 16, 2020 UTMB’s Susan McLellan was on Houston Public Media’s (KUHF NPR Houston) Town Square program to... more » Diversity key to safe, effective vaccines Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 16, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 16, 2020 (Reach: 297K) Recruiting people with diverse genetic backgrounds is essential to ensure safe... more » Nocturnal Oxygen No Help for Isolated Desaturation in COPD MedscapeSeptember 16, 2020Medscape, Sept. 16, 2020 (Reach: 11.4 million) UTMB’s Shawn Nishi was asked to comment on a study on nighttime use of oxygen use in... more » COPD program decreases 30-day hospital readmission, may increase mortality Health Medicine Network September 14, 2020Health Medicine Network, Sept. 14, 2020 Researchers UTMB found that while the 30-day readmission rate for patients with chronic obstructive... more » Reasons young women choose a particular contraceptive method Contemporary OB/GYN September 14, 2020Contemporary OB/GYN, Sept. 14, 2020 “If discussions about contraception become more normalized, then improvements in use of more effective... more » Health apps pose privacy risks, but experts offer this adviceChicago TribuneSeptember 14, 2020The Chicago Tribune, Sep. 14, 2020 When you check your heart rate, track your weight or manage your diabetes with a health app, do you know where... more » Sealy & Smith Foundation endows UTMB chair in molecular biology Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 14, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 14, 2020 UTMB’s Pei-Yong Shi is the inaugural John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in... more » There's a frantic global race for a COVID vaccine, and Houston hopes to be an ultimate winner Houston ChronicleSeptember 11, 2020Houston Chronicle, Sept. 11, 2020 UTMB’s Camila Fontes was featured on the front page of the Houston Chronicle on Sunday as part of a story on... more » Coronavirus reinfections: three questions scientists are asking NatureSeptember 4, 2020Nature, Sept. 4, 2020 UTMB’s Thomas Geisbert is included in this story about second infections and long-term immunity to covid-19. So far,... more » In Galveston County, hundreds volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine trials Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 4, 2020Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 4, 2020 UTMB’s Richard Rupp tells The Daily News that covid-19 vaccine trial volunteers in Galveston County... more » COVID-19 may be more dangerous for drug abusers, UTMB study shows Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 2, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 2, 2020 The Daily News reported on a UTMB study that found that people who have substance abuse disorders... more » COVID-19 Might Just Be The First Big Pandemic Of Many This Century Buzzfeed September 1, 2020Buzzfeed, Sept. 1, 2020 “I don’t think it is avoidable. 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50 Experts to Trust in a PandemicElemental September 18, 2020 Elemental, Sept. 18, 2020 (Reach: 887K) UTMB’s Vineet Menachery was named one of the 50 people to follow during a pandemic by... more »
Galveston County vows to keep COVID testing open through 2020Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 17, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 17, 2020 (Reach: 297K) More than 63,000 people have been tested for Covid-19 thanks to the countrywide... more »
The NIH Launches a Global Hunt for Animal-to-Human Diseases WiredSeptember 17, 2020Wired, Sept. 17, 2020 (Reach: 14.6 million) “We’ve all learned the hard way that every time there is an emergence, that triggers... more »
Bay Area briefs: Online event showcases UHCL's public art Houston ChronicleSeptember 17, 2020Houston Chronicle, Sept. 17, 2020 (Reach: 19.2 million) A roundup of news briefs in the Houston Chronicle included a mention of UTMB’s... more »
Town Square: Relationships in the Time of Covid Houston Public MediaSeptember 16, 2020Houston Public Media, Sept. 16, 2020 UTMB’s Susan McLellan was on Houston Public Media’s (KUHF NPR Houston) Town Square program to... more »
Diversity key to safe, effective vaccines Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 16, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 16, 2020 (Reach: 297K) Recruiting people with diverse genetic backgrounds is essential to ensure safe... more »
Nocturnal Oxygen No Help for Isolated Desaturation in COPD MedscapeSeptember 16, 2020Medscape, Sept. 16, 2020 (Reach: 11.4 million) UTMB’s Shawn Nishi was asked to comment on a study on nighttime use of oxygen use in... more »
COPD program decreases 30-day hospital readmission, may increase mortality Health Medicine Network September 14, 2020Health Medicine Network, Sept. 14, 2020 Researchers UTMB found that while the 30-day readmission rate for patients with chronic obstructive... more »
Reasons young women choose a particular contraceptive method Contemporary OB/GYN September 14, 2020Contemporary OB/GYN, Sept. 14, 2020 “If discussions about contraception become more normalized, then improvements in use of more effective... more »
Health apps pose privacy risks, but experts offer this adviceChicago TribuneSeptember 14, 2020The Chicago Tribune, Sep. 14, 2020 When you check your heart rate, track your weight or manage your diabetes with a health app, do you know where... more »
Sealy & Smith Foundation endows UTMB chair in molecular biology Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 14, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 14, 2020 UTMB’s Pei-Yong Shi is the inaugural John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in... more »
There's a frantic global race for a COVID vaccine, and Houston hopes to be an ultimate winner Houston ChronicleSeptember 11, 2020Houston Chronicle, Sept. 11, 2020 UTMB’s Camila Fontes was featured on the front page of the Houston Chronicle on Sunday as part of a story on... more »
Coronavirus reinfections: three questions scientists are asking NatureSeptember 4, 2020Nature, Sept. 4, 2020 UTMB’s Thomas Geisbert is included in this story about second infections and long-term immunity to covid-19. So far,... more »
In Galveston County, hundreds volunteer for COVID-19 vaccine trials Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 4, 2020Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 4, 2020 UTMB’s Richard Rupp tells The Daily News that covid-19 vaccine trial volunteers in Galveston County... more »
COVID-19 may be more dangerous for drug abusers, UTMB study shows Galveston County Daily NewsSeptember 2, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, Sept. 2, 2020 The Daily News reported on a UTMB study that found that people who have substance abuse disorders... more »
COVID-19 Might Just Be The First Big Pandemic Of Many This Century Buzzfeed September 1, 2020Buzzfeed, Sept. 1, 2020 “I don’t think it is avoidable. But it is preventable,” UTMB’s Nikos Vasilakis told Buzzfeed of... more »
America Is Facing a Monkey Shortage The AtlanticAugust 31, 2020The Atlantic, Aug. 31, 2020 With more than more than 100 COVID-19 vaccines, therapies, and drugs in development, there is a national shortage of... more »
'Really heartbreaking': Social isolation can have harmful effects on seniors Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 28, 2020Galveston County Daily News, Aug. 28, 2020 “People just aren’t aware that when someone has congestive heart failure and they have high... more »
Vaccine Smarts-Volunteers vital in finding effective COVID-19 vaccine Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 20, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, August 20, 2020 UTMB’s Megan Berman and Richard Rupp explain the clinical trials process in the quest to find... more »
Religion and health: Is there a relation? Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 20, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, August 20, 2020 In his weekly column, Victor Sierpina explores the connection between a person’s religion and... more »
Doctors praise COVID-19 treatments, though much still to learn Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 20, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, August 20, 2020 UTMB’s Dr. Shawn Nishi is one of the local physicians interviewed by the local newspaper to... more »
The use of oleandrin as a possible treatment for coronavirus explored CNNAugust 18, 2020CNN, August 18, 2020 A compound made from the flowering oleander plant has been in the news as a possible treatment for coronavirus. UTMB’s... more »
COVID-19 may never go away-with our without a vaccine NPRAugust 17, 2020NPR, August 17, 2020 National Public Radio’s interview Vineet Menachery to get his take on what the future may hold moving forward with COVID... more »
Trailblazing physician retires after 63 years at UTMB Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 16, 2020The Galveston County Daily News, August 16, 2020 UTMB’s Dr. Lillian Lockhart was honored by friends and colleagues with a parade at her home... more »