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Five students and two UTMB staff members gather by a sign reading "Island Scholars Inaugural Cohort Fall 2026."
First ISLAND Promise nursing students find community, support, and a future at UTMB

Woman standing beside an open stainless-steel freezer filled with stacked bags of stored milk in a clinical setting.
Hope in every ounce for UTMB Health NICU babies

Three people pose in a hospital lobby at UTMB Health League City Campus following the campus’s accreditation as a Total Joint Replacement Center of Excellence.
UTMB League City Campus earns Total Joint Replacement Center of Excellence accreditation

Assortment of protein-rich foods on a wooden board, including beef, chicken, salmon, deli meat, egg, cheese, cottage cheese, milk, nuts, seeds, and legumes. Wooden blocks in front spell “PROTEIN.”
How much protein do you really need each day?

A woman wearing a white UTMB lab coat stands indoors in front of large bright mural featuring trees and purple wildflowers.
5 simple ways to keep your kidneys healthy

A professional head-and-shoulders portrait shows a man in a dark suit and patterned blue tie against a light gray background.
Ronak Shah to launch and lead UTMB Department of Aerospace and Exploration Medicine

Red stethoscope coiled around a heart-shaped object patterned with the American flag, with a faint electrocardiogram line in the background on a white surface.
25 Years later: Lessons in emergency preparedness

Illustration of a human brain formed from layered flowers, leaves, and branching plant stems on a dark blue background.
UTMB is Taking the Brain “Out of the Lab”

A child and an adult look at an open children’s book together in a library setting, with bookshelves visible in the background.
Bright futures begin one book at a time

UTMB nurse practitioner Ruth Diamampo Jetty sits at a computer in a clinical exam room, smiling at the camera. She wears a dark jacket over scrubs and has a stethoscope around her neck.
How poor sleep undermines women's weight, mood, and memory in midlife

A group of seven healthcare professionals stands together in a hospital hallway, posing for a group photo. The group includes four men and three women, dressed in a mix of professional and casual attire.
What palliative care really means for patients with serious illness

An older man walks from his bedroom to a brightly lit bathroom during the night, illustrating nighttime bathroom trips associated with an enlarged prostate.
You don't have to live with enlarged prostate symptoms

A woman stands at a workstation in a medical exam room, entering information into a computer beside medical equipment. The clinical setting includes an exam sink, cabinets, blood pressure monitor, and other patient-care supplies.
Midlife sleep problems might point to apnea

Dr. Laura Porterfield and Christen Walcher, MPAff, stand side by side in a primary care clinic at UTMB Health. The pair collaborated on research published in Annals of Family Medicine examining the paradoxes of integrating social care into primary care.
UTMB Health physician explores the complex realities behind social care in primary care

Clinician places a small vial on an exam table beside four color-coded vials while a seated patient looks on in an examination room.
Allergy shots: A long-term solution for lasting relief

Portrait of a person wearing a white UTMB lab coat over a light blue collared shirt, standing against a plain light gray background. The UTMB logo is visible on the lab coat.
Raghu Kalluri joins UTMB as cancer center leader, chief scientific officer

Group of UTMB Police Department personnel standing together in an ornate meeting room while a team member at the center displays a framed dual accreditation certificate recognizing achievement through CALEA and IACLEA.
UTMB Police Department secures dual accreditation for excellence in public safety

Illustration shows people at different stages of life, with symbols representing physical activity, nutrition, preventive screening, and healthy aging. The figures appear in four connected panels with health-related icons and a tree in the background.
Health care for the ages: preventive screenings you shouldn’t skip

Professional head-and-shoulders portrait shows a man wearing glasses, a blue suit jacket, white shirt, and patterned tie against a light gray background.
UTMB to enroll first patient in US trial of brain tumor imaging technology

Aidan Carroll, a third-year medical student, sits in a living room holding an electric guitar. Books are stacked on a coffee table, couch and guitar amplifier around him, with an open guitar case and additional instruments in the background.
Becoming a ‘doctor of the soul’

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