UTMB News by Category Ribbon-cutting for renovated John Sealy TowerJune 2, 2021The long-awaited renovation of the AB wing of John Sealy Hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Campus will mark its completion... more » Former smokers most likely to be hospitalized, die from COVID-19, new UTMB study findsMay 17, 2021 Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston looked at over 10,000 COVID-19 patients and found that significantly more for... more » UTMB scientists awarded $11.3 million for new studies on Ebola virusMay 7, 2021• Studies will lead to unprecedented understanding of fundamental mechanisms of Ebola infections • Investigators will create comprehensive model to... more » New study looks at long-term outcomes and costs of high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treatmentMarch 31, 2021 GALVESTON, TEXAS -- A new research study leveraging a database from the largest equal access health system in the US, the Department of... more » Combination Therapy Protects Against Advanced Marburg Virus DiseaseMarch 26, 2021 A new study conducted at the Galveston National Laboratory at the The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has... more » All encouraged to sign-up for COVID vaccine waitlist as state expands eligibilityMarch 23, 2021The Galveston County vaccination partnership is encouraging anyone 16 and older, regardless of medical conditions, to sign up for the Galveston... more » UTMB part of network to help students develop entrepreneurship skillsMarch 12, 2021Students can use LaunchPad more » Researchers at UTMB find that frustration is an additional factor of addiction based on studies with ratsMarch 2, 2021Rats show frustration more » UTMB and Pfizer scientists release further studies of U.K. and South African variants of COVID-19February 9, 2021 GALVESTON, Texas – A collaborative team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and Pfizer has shown that the... more » UTMB Team Proves Potential for Reducing Pre-Term Birth by Treating Fetus as PatientJanuary 27, 2021 GALVESTON, Texas – The results of a study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch may pave the way for a new medicine... more » Breast milk can be powerful, but can it stop the new coronavirus? January 19, 2021There is a lot we do not know about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including how it may interact with human milk. However, researchers... more » UTMB researchers find Pfizer vaccine effective against new COVID-19 strainJanuary 8, 2021Pfizer, Pei-Yong Shi, coronavirus, spike, mutation, effective more » Helping the helpers: New program will provide counseling to domestic violence and sexual assault program workers December 21, 2020 In times of calamity and uncertainty, we are often told to look for the helpers. But what happens when no one is looking out for... more » Vaccine arrives and first doses to be administered to first responders and medical staffDecember 15, 2020On Tuesday, Dec. 15, UTMB received and began administering the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its “first tier” health care workers—those... more » New Study Links Increased Risk of Cancer to Proximity to Oil RefineriesNovember 30, 2020A team of physicians, environmental scientists and students at the University of Texas Medical Branch have completed a multi-year study of cancer... more » UTMB to terminate Aetna contractNovember 5, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch is terminating its commercial contract with Aetna because the insurance company does not pay UTMB at a... more » Data science driven by a family needOctober 26, 2020Dr. Suresh Bhavnani, a biomedical informatics researcher, was used to dealing with detailed medical data and spreadsheets full of numbers and complex... more » UTMB study shows spike mutation in COVID-19October 26, 2020A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown a dominant mutation D614G of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein... more » Foy to join UTMB as VP, Audit ServicesOctober 14, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch announced today that Desolyn Foy will join the university on Nov. 2, 2020 as vice president, Audit Services. Mo... more » Biological markers may let doctors know who gets sicker from COVID-19October 12, 2020For some, COVID-19 can come and go leaving no trace and no symptoms. For others, the disease responsible for the worldwide pandemic can lead to a... more » UTMB researchers identify proteins that block immune response to COVID-19 October 6, 2020 Researchers from the The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered SARS-CoV-2 proteins that suppress the body's immune r... more » UTMB awarded $1.4 million to help reduce teen pregnanciesOctober 5, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded a two-year, $1.4 million grant focused on helping reduce teen pregnancies. Nearly a quarter... more » The Sealy & Smith Foundation establishes John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in Molecular Biology at UTMBSeptember 14, 2020A $1 million gift from The Sealy & Smith Foundation has established the John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in Molecular Biology at The... more » COPD readmissions reduction program decreases 30-day hospital readmission, may increase mortalitySeptember 10, 2020The 30-day readmission rate for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has decreased but the mortality rate has increased. Hospitals, in... more » Load more articles News Releases News Highlights Features Columns Grants / Research UTMB Video Search Media Relations
Ribbon-cutting for renovated John Sealy TowerJune 2, 2021The long-awaited renovation of the AB wing of John Sealy Hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Campus will mark its completion... more »
Former smokers most likely to be hospitalized, die from COVID-19, new UTMB study findsMay 17, 2021 Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston looked at over 10,000 COVID-19 patients and found that significantly more for... more »
UTMB scientists awarded $11.3 million for new studies on Ebola virusMay 7, 2021• Studies will lead to unprecedented understanding of fundamental mechanisms of Ebola infections • Investigators will create comprehensive model to... more »
New study looks at long-term outcomes and costs of high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer treatmentMarch 31, 2021 GALVESTON, TEXAS -- A new research study leveraging a database from the largest equal access health system in the US, the Department of... more »
Combination Therapy Protects Against Advanced Marburg Virus DiseaseMarch 26, 2021 A new study conducted at the Galveston National Laboratory at the The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) has... more »
All encouraged to sign-up for COVID vaccine waitlist as state expands eligibilityMarch 23, 2021The Galveston County vaccination partnership is encouraging anyone 16 and older, regardless of medical conditions, to sign up for the Galveston... more »
UTMB part of network to help students develop entrepreneurship skillsMarch 12, 2021Students can use LaunchPad more »
Researchers at UTMB find that frustration is an additional factor of addiction based on studies with ratsMarch 2, 2021Rats show frustration more »
UTMB and Pfizer scientists release further studies of U.K. and South African variants of COVID-19February 9, 2021 GALVESTON, Texas – A collaborative team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and Pfizer has shown that the... more »
UTMB Team Proves Potential for Reducing Pre-Term Birth by Treating Fetus as PatientJanuary 27, 2021 GALVESTON, Texas – The results of a study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch may pave the way for a new medicine... more »
Breast milk can be powerful, but can it stop the new coronavirus? January 19, 2021There is a lot we do not know about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, including how it may interact with human milk. However, researchers... more »
UTMB researchers find Pfizer vaccine effective against new COVID-19 strainJanuary 8, 2021Pfizer, Pei-Yong Shi, coronavirus, spike, mutation, effective more »
Helping the helpers: New program will provide counseling to domestic violence and sexual assault program workers December 21, 2020 In times of calamity and uncertainty, we are often told to look for the helpers. But what happens when no one is looking out for... more »
Vaccine arrives and first doses to be administered to first responders and medical staffDecember 15, 2020On Tuesday, Dec. 15, UTMB received and began administering the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to its “first tier” health care workers—those... more »
New Study Links Increased Risk of Cancer to Proximity to Oil RefineriesNovember 30, 2020A team of physicians, environmental scientists and students at the University of Texas Medical Branch have completed a multi-year study of cancer... more »
UTMB to terminate Aetna contractNovember 5, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch is terminating its commercial contract with Aetna because the insurance company does not pay UTMB at a... more »
Data science driven by a family needOctober 26, 2020Dr. Suresh Bhavnani, a biomedical informatics researcher, was used to dealing with detailed medical data and spreadsheets full of numbers and complex... more »
UTMB study shows spike mutation in COVID-19October 26, 2020A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has shown a dominant mutation D614G of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein... more »
Foy to join UTMB as VP, Audit ServicesOctober 14, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch announced today that Desolyn Foy will join the university on Nov. 2, 2020 as vice president, Audit Services. Mo... more »
Biological markers may let doctors know who gets sicker from COVID-19October 12, 2020For some, COVID-19 can come and go leaving no trace and no symptoms. For others, the disease responsible for the worldwide pandemic can lead to a... more »
UTMB researchers identify proteins that block immune response to COVID-19 October 6, 2020 Researchers from the The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered SARS-CoV-2 proteins that suppress the body's immune r... more »
UTMB awarded $1.4 million to help reduce teen pregnanciesOctober 5, 2020The University of Texas Medical Branch has been awarded a two-year, $1.4 million grant focused on helping reduce teen pregnancies. Nearly a quarter... more »
The Sealy & Smith Foundation establishes John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in Molecular Biology at UTMBSeptember 14, 2020A $1 million gift from The Sealy & Smith Foundation has established the John Sealy Distinguished Chair in Innovations in Molecular Biology at The... more »
COPD readmissions reduction program decreases 30-day hospital readmission, may increase mortalitySeptember 10, 2020The 30-day readmission rate for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has decreased but the mortality rate has increased. Hospitals, in... more »
