UTMB News by Category Dr. Shi on Town Square with Ernie Manouse August 20, 2021Houston Public Media, Aug. 18, 2021 UTMB’s Dr. Pei-Yong Shi joined the daily Houston radio show, Town Square with Ernie Manouse, to discuss... more » COVID hospitalizations reach record highs in Galveston region August 20, 2021Galveston County Daily News, Aug. 17, 2021 The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Galveston and surrounding counties has reached... more » Regeneron antibody therapy available to COVID-19 patients with certain risk factorsAugust 20, 2021KPRC UTMB’s Dr. Shawn Nishi was on KPRC Ch. 2 to talk about the importance of monoclonal antibody treatment for people who have “mild to... more » Health Care Unmasked: What to do about COVID-19 as surge continuesAugust 20, 2021i45Now UTMB’s Dr. Gulshan Sharma, Dr. Janak Patel, Josette Armendariz-Batiste and Laurie Winslow joined TJ Aulds for a special edition of... more » As Galveston County schools return to in-person learning, masking debates rage on August 20, 2021Galveston County Daily News Masks have once again become a divisive topic with the start of the school year. UTMB’s Mary Ann DeMaet was able... more » A Texas Lab Performs Crucial Testing For Pfizer's COVID VaccineAugust 20, 2021NPR NPR’s Joe Palca visited Dr. Pei-Yong Shi in Galveston to talk about vaccines, variants and Shi’s work to help develop and... more » 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 » Load more articles News Releases News Highlights Features Columns Grants / Research UTMB Video Search Media Relations
Dr. Shi on Town Square with Ernie Manouse August 20, 2021Houston Public Media, Aug. 18, 2021 UTMB’s Dr. Pei-Yong Shi joined the daily Houston radio show, Town Square with Ernie Manouse, to discuss... more »
COVID hospitalizations reach record highs in Galveston region August 20, 2021Galveston County Daily News, Aug. 17, 2021 The number of people hospitalized for COVID-19 in Galveston and surrounding counties has reached... more »
Regeneron antibody therapy available to COVID-19 patients with certain risk factorsAugust 20, 2021KPRC UTMB’s Dr. Shawn Nishi was on KPRC Ch. 2 to talk about the importance of monoclonal antibody treatment for people who have “mild to... more »
Health Care Unmasked: What to do about COVID-19 as surge continuesAugust 20, 2021i45Now UTMB’s Dr. Gulshan Sharma, Dr. Janak Patel, Josette Armendariz-Batiste and Laurie Winslow joined TJ Aulds for a special edition of... more »
As Galveston County schools return to in-person learning, masking debates rage on August 20, 2021Galveston County Daily News Masks have once again become a divisive topic with the start of the school year. UTMB’s Mary Ann DeMaet was able... more »
A Texas Lab Performs Crucial Testing For Pfizer's COVID VaccineAugust 20, 2021NPR NPR’s Joe Palca visited Dr. Pei-Yong Shi in Galveston to talk about vaccines, variants and Shi’s work to help develop and... more »
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 »