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  • Better understanding breast cancer

    Dr. Angelica Robinson, physician and associate professor with the UTMB Department of Radiology, and Dr. Kimberlyn Robinson, a UTMB OB/GYN in Clear Lake, joined host TJ Aulds to discuss women’s health and breast cancer.

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    Navigating Your First Gynecology Visit

    UTMB Health providers know how intimidating it can be to see a gynecologist for the first time, so they set aside a specific time each week to meet with pre-teens, teens & young adults to ensure their needs are met.

  • Peers pick Vanaphan as Advanced Practice Provider of the Year

    UTMB peers of Nancy Vanaphan, a physician assistant at the UTMB Health Angleton Danbury Campus Women’s Health Clinic, elected her as the Advanced Practice Provider of the Year. The team celebrated October 6 to mark the start of Physician Assistant Week. Vanaphan, who has been practicing medicine for seven years, has been with UTMB Health for more than two years.

  • healthy family, happy hearts - dad and son eating a meal together

    Tips for Living Heart-Healthy

    September is Eat Smart Month, Cholesterol Education Month and Childhood Obesity Month; World Heart Day is also celebrated on Sept. 29 – so now is a great time to start your journey toward heart-healthy living.

  • Dvorak named Jess Hay Endowment recipient

    Nolan Michael Dvorak is a recipient of the Jess Hay Endowment for Chancellor’s Graduate Student Research Fellowship. Only two outstanding graduate students from UT System institutions get this honor each year, thanks to a generous endowment established by former UT System Regent Jess Hay.

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    Family Medicine: Your One Stop Shop

    Family medicine providers are trained in many areas of medicine and can provide comprehensive care for you, your children, your parents and your entire family.

  • UTMB School of Nursing project awarded

    The Texas Board of Criminal Justice honored the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing with the 2021 Governor’s Criminal Justice Volunteer Service Award- Health Division for the undergraduate nursing project titled BAMBI /School of Nursing Collaborative.

  • American Society for Virology honors Menachery

    American Society for Virology has named Dr. Vineet Menachery, an assistant professor of Microbiology and Immunology at UTMB, a 2021 Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigator.

  • Dr. Ben Raimer, president of UTMB

    Raimer named president of UTMB

    The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a measure Tuesday naming Dr. Ben Raimer the president of the University of Texas Medical Branch, effective immediately.

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    UTMB celebrates 130th anniversary

    One hundred and thirty years ago, 23 students and 13 faculty gathered on Galveston Island and began a tradition of improving health through education, research and patient care. It was the first class meeting of the state’s first medical school. Now with more than 3,500 students and nearly 14,000 employees, The University of Texas Medical Branch will mark its 130th anniversary on Oct. 5, 2021.

  • Phillips inducted as AAPS president

    UTMB plastic surgeon, Dr. Linda Phillips, was recently inducted as president of the American Association of Plastic Surgeons.

  • How History May Be on Vaccine Mandate’s Side

    Dr. Susan McLellan, director of biosafety for research-related infectious pathogens at UTMB Health, recounts how George Washington led the first mass military inoculation in history against smallpox.

  • Should colleges be doing more to prioritize career development?

    UTMB has struggled to find postsecondary institutions that will partner on learn-and-earn opportunities for students in some allied health programs, said Angie Bush, administrative director of imaging services for UTMB, during a September podcast from Whiteboard Advisors.

  • Although natural immunity exists, health experts say inoculation is safer

    Vaccines protect better than natural immunity. Dr. Richard Rupp, assistant director of the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at UTMB, spoke to the newspaper about the evidence. “We know natural immunity is limited,” Rupp said. “Healthy people start getting reinfected as soon as six months after their initial infection. There is a good chance that natural immunity will only protect for three to five years.”

  • Mathis elected to American Academy of Family Physicians board

    Dr. Samuel E. Mathis, an assistant professor of Family Medicine at UTMB, is a new member of the American Academy of Family Physicians board of directors. The academy held elections for its board in September. The academy represents 133,500 physicians and medical students.