Stigma and the return of syphilis May 30, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Syphilis, one of the oldest infections known to humans, has returned to the U.S. at epidemic rates that have been climbing since 2001, writes Dr. Jacob D. Moses, a professor of bioethics and health humanities at UTMB, in an opinion piece for STAT. Navigating side effects of natural remedies and supplements May 29, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. It is important that we realize that not all natural remedies are created equal and not all of them are side effect free, writes Dr. Samuel Mathis in the Daily News. John Sealy School of Medicine celebrated its MD program commencement June 1 May 28, 2024 • 4:38 p.m. The John Sealy School of Medicine MD program celebrated commencement on Saturday, June 1. The event was hosted at Moody Gardens, and will be rebroadcast online. Transforming medicine with big data and immune diversity May 28, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Using big data for research has helped us identify the genetic basis of disease, down to minuscule changes in your DNA, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their Medical Discovery News column. “We can use data on drugs and compounds to identify new and effective drugs, and big data can even predict the shapes of molecules that will be effective,” they write. Nurses shine light on maternal mental health through personal postpartum narratives May 22, 2024 • 9:27 p.m. With suicide being the third leading cause of maternal mortality in the U.S., nurses at UTMB Health are on a mission to end the stigma surrounding maternal mental health. Nurses take action by advocating for maternal mental health awareness May 20, 2024 • 5:39 p.m. by Sierra Rozen, Senior Multiplatform Journalist with Community Impact Clinicians at UTMB Health are working to shine light on perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, to help moms understand the feelings they may encounter throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period. UTMB experts participate in Houston Moms family wellbeing panel May 16, 2024 • 4:55 p.m. During the latest segment with Houston Moms, three UTMB faculty members joined the conversation to share their personal and professional insight on maintaining the wellbeing of the family unit. GSBS and SPPH celebrated joint commencement ceremony May 17 May 16, 2024 • 12:10 p.m. The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and School of Public and Population Health (SPPH) hosted a joint commencement ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 2 p.m., in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium on the Galveston Campus. UTMB Professor Receives Prestigious NIH Prize May 13, 2024 • 2:59 p.m. Dr. Ramkumar Menon, professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, was recently awarded a prestigious prize of $50,000 from the National Institutes of Health. Angleton Danbury Campus Auxiliary celebrates more than a half century of service May 1, 2024 • 11:09 a.m. Celebrating its 55th year, the auxiliary is comprised of a number of dedicated women who donate their time and energy to helping patients and visitors in a variety of ways and spaces across the hospital. UTMB To Welcome Back Preemie Patients at Annual NICU Reunion April 25, 2024 • 12:23 p.m. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will host the NICU Family Reunion on Saturday April 27. The event will feature games, music, crafts and provide an opportunity for the children and their families to be reunited with the UTMB staff members who provided care while they were hospitalized during the early months of life. UTMB Galveston now home to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence April 24, 2024 • 10:00 a.m. Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving care in the greater Galveston area. Groundbreaking UTMB Health research study reveals surprising link between Long COVID, traumatic brain injury April 24, 2024 • 9:04 a.m. UTMB Health researchers explore ties between Long COVID and traumatic brain injuries. Advocating for your child's health April 19, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Highlighting the collaborative efforts of the UTMB Health Pediatric Nephrology team, Jessica Lewis shares how working with the care team and advocating for her son led to a solid diagnosis & treatment plan for his chronic kidney disorder. Research grant awards target innovations in trauma care April 17, 2024 • 2:38 p.m. Five University of Texas Medical Branch primary investigators received competitive grant awards totaling $1,722,433 from the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative for six research projects. Lower Health Literacy Tied to Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes After TBI April 17, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. HealthDay highlighted a study led by UTMB’s Dr. Monique Pappadis that found that low health literacy is associated with worse perceived physical health and greater depressive symptoms among adults with traumatic brain injury. Vaccine offers travelers protection amid international Cholera outbreaks April 17, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. There are an estimated one to four million cases of cholera worldwide annually and as many as 143,000 people die of the disease each year, write Drs. Richard Rupp and Megan Berman in this week’s Vaccine Smarts column. There is a vaccine approved in the U.S., Vaxchora, but it can be hard to find. Understanding more about marijuana and psychedelics April 17, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. In this week’s column, Dr. Hasan Yasin shares insights from a recent medical conference where the topics of marijuana and psychedelics use in medicine garnered lots of attention. Radiology and pathology unite to produce $1M in potential revenue enhancements to 1 provider April 16, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Integrating radiology and pathology could produce hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue and improve patient care UTMB’s Dr. Eric Walser and Dr. Christopher Zahner explained at a meeting of the Radiology Business Management Association. “We need to put diagnostics first. Right now, we are the backseat drivers. We need to become the front-seat drivers,” Walser said at the meeting. You Can't Blame Everything on Covid-19 April 13, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. There are many reasons why measles has made a comeback in the U.S. but one thing is certain: COVID-19 is not to blame. “There’s no evidence that covid—or the vaccine—is adversely affecting people’s immune systems,” UTMB’s Dr. Richard Rupp told Gizmodo. «1…2425262728…94»
Stigma and the return of syphilis May 30, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Syphilis, one of the oldest infections known to humans, has returned to the U.S. at epidemic rates that have been climbing since 2001, writes Dr. Jacob D. Moses, a professor of bioethics and health humanities at UTMB, in an opinion piece for STAT.
Navigating side effects of natural remedies and supplements May 29, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. It is important that we realize that not all natural remedies are created equal and not all of them are side effect free, writes Dr. Samuel Mathis in the Daily News.
John Sealy School of Medicine celebrated its MD program commencement June 1 May 28, 2024 • 4:38 p.m. The John Sealy School of Medicine MD program celebrated commencement on Saturday, June 1. The event was hosted at Moody Gardens, and will be rebroadcast online.
Transforming medicine with big data and immune diversity May 28, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Using big data for research has helped us identify the genetic basis of disease, down to minuscule changes in your DNA, write Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel in their Medical Discovery News column. “We can use data on drugs and compounds to identify new and effective drugs, and big data can even predict the shapes of molecules that will be effective,” they write.
Nurses shine light on maternal mental health through personal postpartum narratives May 22, 2024 • 9:27 p.m. With suicide being the third leading cause of maternal mortality in the U.S., nurses at UTMB Health are on a mission to end the stigma surrounding maternal mental health.
Nurses take action by advocating for maternal mental health awareness May 20, 2024 • 5:39 p.m. by Sierra Rozen, Senior Multiplatform Journalist with Community Impact Clinicians at UTMB Health are working to shine light on perinatal mood and anxiety disorder, to help moms understand the feelings they may encounter throughout pregnancy and the postpartum period.
UTMB experts participate in Houston Moms family wellbeing panel May 16, 2024 • 4:55 p.m. During the latest segment with Houston Moms, three UTMB faculty members joined the conversation to share their personal and professional insight on maintaining the wellbeing of the family unit.
GSBS and SPPH celebrated joint commencement ceremony May 17 May 16, 2024 • 12:10 p.m. The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and School of Public and Population Health (SPPH) hosted a joint commencement ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 2 p.m., in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium on the Galveston Campus.
UTMB Professor Receives Prestigious NIH Prize May 13, 2024 • 2:59 p.m. Dr. Ramkumar Menon, professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch, was recently awarded a prestigious prize of $50,000 from the National Institutes of Health.
Angleton Danbury Campus Auxiliary celebrates more than a half century of service May 1, 2024 • 11:09 a.m. Celebrating its 55th year, the auxiliary is comprised of a number of dedicated women who donate their time and energy to helping patients and visitors in a variety of ways and spaces across the hospital.
UTMB To Welcome Back Preemie Patients at Annual NICU Reunion April 25, 2024 • 12:23 p.m. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will host the NICU Family Reunion on Saturday April 27. The event will feature games, music, crafts and provide an opportunity for the children and their families to be reunited with the UTMB staff members who provided care while they were hospitalized during the early months of life.
UTMB Galveston now home to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence April 24, 2024 • 10:00 a.m. Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving care in the greater Galveston area.
Groundbreaking UTMB Health research study reveals surprising link between Long COVID, traumatic brain injury April 24, 2024 • 9:04 a.m. UTMB Health researchers explore ties between Long COVID and traumatic brain injuries.
Advocating for your child's health April 19, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Highlighting the collaborative efforts of the UTMB Health Pediatric Nephrology team, Jessica Lewis shares how working with the care team and advocating for her son led to a solid diagnosis & treatment plan for his chronic kidney disorder.
Research grant awards target innovations in trauma care April 17, 2024 • 2:38 p.m. Five University of Texas Medical Branch primary investigators received competitive grant awards totaling $1,722,433 from the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative for six research projects.
Lower Health Literacy Tied to Worse Patient-Reported Outcomes After TBI April 17, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. HealthDay highlighted a study led by UTMB’s Dr. Monique Pappadis that found that low health literacy is associated with worse perceived physical health and greater depressive symptoms among adults with traumatic brain injury.
Vaccine offers travelers protection amid international Cholera outbreaks April 17, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. There are an estimated one to four million cases of cholera worldwide annually and as many as 143,000 people die of the disease each year, write Drs. Richard Rupp and Megan Berman in this week’s Vaccine Smarts column. There is a vaccine approved in the U.S., Vaxchora, but it can be hard to find.
Understanding more about marijuana and psychedelics April 17, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. In this week’s column, Dr. Hasan Yasin shares insights from a recent medical conference where the topics of marijuana and psychedelics use in medicine garnered lots of attention.
Radiology and pathology unite to produce $1M in potential revenue enhancements to 1 provider April 16, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. Integrating radiology and pathology could produce hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue and improve patient care UTMB’s Dr. Eric Walser and Dr. Christopher Zahner explained at a meeting of the Radiology Business Management Association. “We need to put diagnostics first. Right now, we are the backseat drivers. We need to become the front-seat drivers,” Walser said at the meeting.
You Can't Blame Everything on Covid-19 April 13, 2024 • 12:00 a.m. There are many reasons why measles has made a comeback in the U.S. but one thing is certain: COVID-19 is not to blame. “There’s no evidence that covid—or the vaccine—is adversely affecting people’s immune systems,” UTMB’s Dr. Richard Rupp told Gizmodo.