Health Blog

Facing a rare kidney disorder, five-year-old Olin Lewis and his family rely on the UTMB Health pediatric nephrology team to keep him healthy so he can focus on things like mastering his flag football game.

A nurse for more than two decades, Cleo Glover had to adjust to being the one needing the care during her ongoing battle with breast cancer.

Facing her second battle with breast cancer, Matilda Pettis is thankful to have the UTMB Breast Health team by her side through her journey.

When Stephanie Sanchez was diagnosed with breast cancer, the UTMB Breast Health team and the community around her showed up in a big way.

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,”

When a lifelong UTMB patient with a rare genetic condition found out she was pregnant, she knew exactly where to go to get the care she could trust for her and her daughter-on-the-way. Nearly two years later, both mom and daughter continue to see UTMB Health specialists and they are healthy and thriving.

When student athlete Priest Simpson injured his leg, the UTMB Health Sports Medicine team worked hard to repair the damage and get him back on the field after a full recovery.

Reba Smith-Weeden has a condition called essential tremor that prevented her from carving the Thanksgiving turkey or enjoying a cup of coffee. But thanks to the UTMB Health Neurosciences team and Deep Brain Stimulation the shaking has stopped.

When undergoing jaw reconstruction at the hands of experts like Dr. Hisham Marwan, an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, patients can receive a new "jaw in a day."

UTMB Health Bariatrics patient Lauren Burkhalter credits weight loss surgery with helping her live her best life.

Inspired by a friend's battle with cancer, Pamela French decided she wasn't going to be the "sick girl" when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Even when it tried to take everything she had, she fought back and kept it from taking her life.

When a doctor told Kristin Ozuna she was too young for cancer, she trusted her body and her gut until she found her way to UTMB and got the diagnosis - and care - she needed.

UTMB Health nurse practitioner Jill Resendez helps patients close the loop on breast cancer, one strategically placed tattoo at a time. She and her former patient Tina Herring joined Meagan Clanahan of Houston Moms for a recent chat where Herring shared her personal story and how reconstruction helped in her healing process as a cancer survivor.

Diagnosed with cancer during COVID, Tina Herring wants women to remember that breast cancer isn't a death sentence.

Unsure of what to expect during your first mammogram? Read this first-person account from a woman who has been there before.

After having a hysterectomy in her late 40s, Glory Childs went nearly ten years without a pap smear. A persistent doctor encouraged her to make an appointment and it was one that inevitably saved her life.

To help bring closure to the journey breast cancer patients have undergone while fighting for their lives, nurse practitioner Jill Resendez offers nipple and areola tattooing services for those who opt for reconstructive surgery.

After ignoring a lump in her breast that inevitably led to a double mastectomy, Tammi Moran is no longer pushing the snooze button on her health.

After Katina Herring was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to earn her master’s degree to make sure she had a plan to live. Cancer-free since Nov. 2021 thanks in part to the expert care from UTMB Health, she plans on living forever now.

Kimberly Branum, a breast cancer survivor and breast reconstruction patient shares her philosophy that it's essential to expect the good when you're fighting for your life.