UTMB News by Category Understanding vaccines inside and out Galveston County Daily NewsMay 8, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, May 8, 2019 In this installment of Vaccine Smarts, Megan Berman and Richard Rupp explain how vaccines work;... more » Why not have a chickenpox party? Galveston County Daily NewsApril 9, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, April 9, 2019 In this edition of Vaccine Smarts, Drs. Richard Rupp and Megan Berman discuss chickenpox parties that... more » Vaccine Smarts-'There's a new shingles vaccine? Do I really need it?'Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 27, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, March 27, 2019 In this installment of Vaccine Smarts, Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp provide information on... more » Vaccine Smarts-What to know about the current measles outbreakGalveston County Daily NewsMarch 13, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, March 13, 2019 In the second installment of their new column, Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp provide... more » Vaccines keep your "herd" safe Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 27, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, February 27, 2019 In the debut of their new fortnightly column, UTMB’s Megan Berman and Richard Rupp explain... more » It is not just for the common cold anymoreGalveston County Daily NewsFebruary 20, 2018 We have heard for many years about the ability of vitamin C to prevent or moderate the common cold. This advice was prevalent in the 1970s and... more » Treat Yourself Like Someone You Are Responsible for HelpingFebruary 20, 2018“He whose life has a why can bear almost any how.” — Nietzsche If you read my column last week based on Jordan B. Peterson’s... more » Featured speaker focuses on recovery after hip fracture in lecture seriesGalveston County Daily NewsFebruary 20, 2018 Featured speaThe final installment of this season’s Lefeber Winter Series on Aging will be about improving the lives of patients after a... more » Cunningham to speak about opiodsGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2017 Katherine Cunningham, director of UTMB’s Center for Addiction Research, is the featured speaker for the opening of the 2018 Health Policy... more » Halloween safety tipsGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2017 It’s almost Halloween again. While it varies from community to community, trick or treating is still an ongoing custom. Before sending... more » Biomedical research pays offGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2017 Occasionally, there is news that makes scientists celebrate. Recent surveys have indicated that most Americans are strongly supportive of... more » What are the nutritional needs of older adults?Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2017 Recently, I have been teaching medical students about nutrition, specifically the unique issues and needs of older adults. Please let me share... more » Sci Café: Are you prepared for the zombies?Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 18, 2017 Have you ever wondered how to prepare for the mother of all emergencies — the day the zombies attack? Well, wonder no more. The next Sci... more » Childhood firearm injuries remain a public health problemGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 17, 2017 Recently, in the journal “Pediatrics,” Dr. K.A. Fowler reported on the number of children in the United States who are wounded or ki... more » A molecule to save a childGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 17, 2017 Every child that develops a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) dies within a year of diagnosis. About 300 children 10 and younger develop... more » Medicare open enrollment dos and dont'sGalveston County Daily NewsSeptember 12, 2017Medicare can be confusing. It is the government sponsored health care program for those 65 and older or disabled. When I turned 65, I started getting... more » Sports injury clinic opens SaturdayGalveston County Daily NewsSeptember 12, 2017The University of Texas Medical Branch is offering a youth and school sports injury clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the League City Ca... more » Checklist for the first day of schoolGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 25, 2017The first day of school is time for great excitement and frequently great anxiety. The American Academy of Pediatrics website, healthychildren.org, ha... more » Do you suffer from heartburn?Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 25, 2017What can make you feel like you are having a heart attack? What can make your asthma worse? What can make you hoarse and give you a sore throat? Wh... more » Mad cow testGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 25, 2017Eating meat from cattle with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as Mad Cow Disease, can lead to the development of variant... more » School of Health professions commencementGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 22, 2017More than 350 students received their degrees at the University of Texas Medical Branch’s School of Health Professions commencement Aug. 11 at... more » What is lactose intolerance?Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 9, 2017Diarrhea, abdominal pain, and flatulence (gas) following ingestion of milk or products containing milk are common complaints in infants and children.... more » Some proven ways that you can use to deal with stressGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 9, 2017In last week’s column, we reviewed the good and bad effects of stress. You can be unlit or burned out. For the unlit, there are nearly infinite... more » Portable PET scan for the headGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 9, 2017Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, and every four minutes, a stroke is fatal. One of the keys to surviving a stroke is... more » Load more articles News Releases News Highlights Features Columns Grants / Research UTMB Video Search Media Relations
Understanding vaccines inside and out Galveston County Daily NewsMay 8, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, May 8, 2019 In this installment of Vaccine Smarts, Megan Berman and Richard Rupp explain how vaccines work;... more »
Why not have a chickenpox party? Galveston County Daily NewsApril 9, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, April 9, 2019 In this edition of Vaccine Smarts, Drs. Richard Rupp and Megan Berman discuss chickenpox parties that... more »
Vaccine Smarts-'There's a new shingles vaccine? Do I really need it?'Galveston County Daily NewsMarch 27, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, March 27, 2019 In this installment of Vaccine Smarts, Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp provide information on... more »
Vaccine Smarts-What to know about the current measles outbreakGalveston County Daily NewsMarch 13, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, March 13, 2019 In the second installment of their new column, Drs. Megan Berman and Richard Rupp provide... more »
Vaccines keep your "herd" safe Galveston County Daily NewsFebruary 27, 2019The Galveston County Daily News, February 27, 2019 In the debut of their new fortnightly column, UTMB’s Megan Berman and Richard Rupp explain... more »
It is not just for the common cold anymoreGalveston County Daily NewsFebruary 20, 2018 We have heard for many years about the ability of vitamin C to prevent or moderate the common cold. This advice was prevalent in the 1970s and... more »
Treat Yourself Like Someone You Are Responsible for HelpingFebruary 20, 2018“He whose life has a why can bear almost any how.” — Nietzsche If you read my column last week based on Jordan B. Peterson’s... more »
Featured speaker focuses on recovery after hip fracture in lecture seriesGalveston County Daily NewsFebruary 20, 2018 Featured speaThe final installment of this season’s Lefeber Winter Series on Aging will be about improving the lives of patients after a... more »
Cunningham to speak about opiodsGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2017 Katherine Cunningham, director of UTMB’s Center for Addiction Research, is the featured speaker for the opening of the 2018 Health Policy... more »
Halloween safety tipsGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2017 It’s almost Halloween again. While it varies from community to community, trick or treating is still an ongoing custom. Before sending... more »
Biomedical research pays offGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2017 Occasionally, there is news that makes scientists celebrate. Recent surveys have indicated that most Americans are strongly supportive of... more »
What are the nutritional needs of older adults?Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 24, 2017 Recently, I have been teaching medical students about nutrition, specifically the unique issues and needs of older adults. Please let me share... more »
Sci Café: Are you prepared for the zombies?Galveston County Daily NewsOctober 18, 2017 Have you ever wondered how to prepare for the mother of all emergencies — the day the zombies attack? Well, wonder no more. The next Sci... more »
Childhood firearm injuries remain a public health problemGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 17, 2017 Recently, in the journal “Pediatrics,” Dr. K.A. Fowler reported on the number of children in the United States who are wounded or ki... more »
A molecule to save a childGalveston County Daily NewsOctober 17, 2017 Every child that develops a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) dies within a year of diagnosis. About 300 children 10 and younger develop... more »
Medicare open enrollment dos and dont'sGalveston County Daily NewsSeptember 12, 2017Medicare can be confusing. It is the government sponsored health care program for those 65 and older or disabled. When I turned 65, I started getting... more »
Sports injury clinic opens SaturdayGalveston County Daily NewsSeptember 12, 2017The University of Texas Medical Branch is offering a youth and school sports injury clinic from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the League City Ca... more »
Checklist for the first day of schoolGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 25, 2017The first day of school is time for great excitement and frequently great anxiety. The American Academy of Pediatrics website, healthychildren.org, ha... more »
Do you suffer from heartburn?Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 25, 2017What can make you feel like you are having a heart attack? What can make your asthma worse? What can make you hoarse and give you a sore throat? Wh... more »
Mad cow testGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 25, 2017Eating meat from cattle with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as Mad Cow Disease, can lead to the development of variant... more »
School of Health professions commencementGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 22, 2017More than 350 students received their degrees at the University of Texas Medical Branch’s School of Health Professions commencement Aug. 11 at... more »
What is lactose intolerance?Galveston County Daily NewsAugust 9, 2017Diarrhea, abdominal pain, and flatulence (gas) following ingestion of milk or products containing milk are common complaints in infants and children.... more »
Some proven ways that you can use to deal with stressGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 9, 2017In last week’s column, we reviewed the good and bad effects of stress. You can be unlit or burned out. For the unlit, there are nearly infinite... more »
Portable PET scan for the headGalveston County Daily NewsAugust 9, 2017Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, and every four minutes, a stroke is fatal. One of the keys to surviving a stroke is... more »