UTMB’s Gulshan Sharma is one of the local health care leaders in this story who has seen what appears to be a flattening of the COVID-19 curve.
As part of the COVID-19 response effort, the Galveston National Laboratory is dedicating all lab space and researchers to the search for drugs to prevent the illness. In this story, UTMB’s Peter Melby and Patricia Aguilar discuss those efforts, which includes work done by Pei-Yong Shi.
There are many questions SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing, but most agree it is needed in order to gather data for epidemiological models. They could also indicate whether someone is immune to the illness. UTMB’s Vineet Menachery stresses that antibodies are not a definite indicator of how long someone is immune to secondary infection.
UTMB’s Vineet Menachery provides an answer to the question: can a person get COVID-19 more than once? This is one of many questions answered in this Q&A from Time.
Health care workers face personal challenges at home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic as reported in this story from Brazoria County. One of the workers discussing those challenges is UTMB’s Sherry Marques at UTMB’s Angleton-Danbury Campus.
This week, Victor Sierpina discusses ways that readers can combat loneliness, which can contribute to a premature death.
The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified health disparities and inequalities in our society. UTMB’s Charles Mouton is one of many Black medical leaders that signed this opinion piece on how the disparities are affecting African Americans. Yahoo! News also published the column.
The first local drive-thru COVID-19 testing site was conducted yesterday in Texas City. By the end of the day, more than 150 people received tests. The Galveston County Health District set up the testing site. Processing of the tests will take place at UTMB’s Galveston National Laboratory, which can process about 400 test daily according to UTMB’s Gulshan Sharma.
Victor Sierpina writes in his weekly column, if we have learned one thing from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is how closely we are all connected.
In this week’s column, Megan Berman and Richard Rupp outline the process used to develop a new vaccine. Contrary to the way Hollywood portrays the process, it does not happen overnight.
Halted fertility treatments and more are what many couples trying to conceive a child are experiencing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Interviewed for the story, UTMB’s Shannon Clark provides some guidance given what is known at this time.
Nurses were front and center as World Health Day was observed and the World Health Organization declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Nurse Midwife. Recently, UTMB nurses have played a large role in preparing for the university’s COVID-19 response.
As efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 continue, an expected increase in testing capabilities will help. In this local story, UTMB’s Gulshan Sharma explains why a test that can get results in 30 minutes is a game-changer. The Facts also published this story.
Reporting on research from a team led by UTMB’s Pei-Yong Shi, working to combat COVID-19, that has developed a system that will unlock researchers’ ability to more quickly develop and evaluate developing vaccines, diagnose infected patients and explore whether or how a virus has evolved. Science Magazine, Health Medicine Network, Bioengineer, Science Codex, Technology Networks and ABC 13 Houston all reported the research findings.
With family routines disrupted by COVID-19, many parents are seeking guidance on how to explain things to their children. UTMB’s Jeff Temple encourages parents to be accurate and genuine when discussing the virus with children, as children know when parents are not telling the truth.
A multidisciplinary team at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston working to combat the COVID-19 virus has a system that will unlock researchers’ ability to more quickly develop and evaluate developing vaccines, diagnose infected patients and explore whether or how the virus has evolved.
There are some reports that indicate up to 25 percent of people infected by the new coronavirus may not exhibit symptoms. In this report, UTMB’s Susan McLellan is one of the experts providing information on the subject of asymptomatic COVID-19 patients.
With the spread of COVID-19, the use of telemedicine has increased dramatically as part of social distancing efforts. UTMB’s Alexander Vo and Rex McCallum are both contributors to this local story about the use of telemedicine. According to McCallum, COVID-19 could end up being a changing event for the practice of medicine.
There are those that question if social distancing is the only way to control the spread of COVID-19. In this local story, UTMB’s Scott Weaver explains that while social distancing does come with an economic impact, it is still the best way to prevent the spread of a virus.
Many people believe that disposable products are more hygienic but that may not always be the case since you do not know who has touched the products before you. Interviewed for this story, UTMB’s Vineet Menachery says reusable products can still be safe.