Another big news hit for Dr. Cram’s hospital price research. “Comparison shopping may seem antithetical to what we do in medicine, but remember, we comparison shop in this country for everything,” Cram told the Post.
The prices hospitals post online can be wildly different than what they tell patients over the phone
The latest research by UTMB’s Dr. Peter Cram on hospital prices continues to garner attention. Recently, a story in Vox featured Cram and UTMB medical student Merina Thomas while Healio published a Q&A with Dr. Cram.
Procrastination is not necessarily unhealthy says UTMB’s Dr. Jeff Temple. “Sometimes we just need to put things off for our sanity or to let ideas marinade before we act,” he said.
For insights into future spread of flea-borne typhus, Medpage Today turned to UTMB infectious diseases and Rickettsia expert Dr. Lucas Blanton.
UTMB’s Dr. Jeff Temple shared tips with LiveStrong.com on how to build resilience. "Keep in mind that resilience does not mean you won't experience stress or trauma," Temple says. "It just equips you to adapt to and handle these situations more effectively."
Dr. Sally Robinson writes about how parents can understand what educational choices are available and what is best for their child in her column.
Drs. Norbert Herzog and David Niesel write about the fallout from the first nuclear bomb test in New Mexico in 1945.
Dr. Hasan Yasin helps explain what cholesterol is and what the acronyms LDL and HDL stand for in this week’s column for the Daily News.
Did you know annual flu shots can have a cumulative effect that can protect you beyond the current flu season? Pediatrician Dr. Manuela Murray shares her first-hand experience with the proven theory.
From concussions to injuries that may require surgery, Dr. Stacy Leung covers what to do if your student athlete is injured playing or practicing their favorite sport.
The University of Texas Medical Branch received a “Most Wired Award” for 2023 in acute care and ambulatory surveys conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), a professional organization focused on health care information technology, for UTMB’s use of technology to improve patient care.
Nearly two years after a head-on collision forced her to learn how to walk again, Tara Williams is able to help other UTMB patients as a patient service specialist in Angleton. “I’m so grateful to be here with UTMB,”
UTMB Health is among the top 3% of hospitals in the U.S., according to an independent quality analysis by PINC AI™ and reported by Fortune, which named the health system to its newly released 100 Top Hospitals® list.
UTMB’s Dr. Ramkumar Menon, spoke to TJ Aulds of i45Now about research that recreates the organs involved in a pregnancy on a chip. The research should improve preclinical drug testing, among other
“Patients’ out-of-pocket expenses for medications, especially specialty medications, have been on the rise for the last decade or so,” UTMB’s Vinay Eapen told Pharmacy Practice News. But thanks to a digital patient assistance platform, UTMB has been able to enroll patients faster into financial assistance programs for specialty medications and increase the amount of financial aid awarded.
Surgeons Dr. Stephen Williams and Dr. Laith Alzweri share insights and information on prostate cancer and its potential treatment options.
For years, researchers have worked to understand why some people with diabetes get kidney disease while others do not. A paper published in today’s edition of Science Translational Medicine may have uncovered the reason: the existence of a new type of diabetes.
Trusting your gut means making decisions based mainly, or solely, on an instinctive feeling you have, says UTMB’s Dr. Jeff Temple. “When you have external data to inform your decisions, always go with the data. But for personal decisions, trust your instinct—science shows that it’s right more often than not,” Temple told Reader’s Digest.
If your athlete experiences an accident or injury, know that UTMB Health experts are equipped to help with the mental and physical aspects of recovery every step of the way.
UTMB was one of a three institutions in the Houston area to receive funding for cancer treatment and prevention from the state agency, Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). Almost $2.5 million was for expansion of a program at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston that supplies HPV vaccinations for new mothers.