Skip Menu Navigate: Select to Navigate... - Latest Blog Articles - Videos - Support Groups - News - Awards - Events Latest Blog Articles Videos Support Groups News Awards Events GSBS and SPPH celebrated joint commencement ceremony May 17 May 16, 2024 • 12:10 p.m. The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and School of Public and Population Health (SPPH) hosted a joint commencement ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 2 p.m., in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium on the Galveston Campus. UTMB To Welcome Back Preemie Patients at Annual NICU Reunion April 25, 2024 • 12:23 p.m. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will host the NICU Family Reunion on Saturday April 27. The event will feature games, music, crafts and provide an opportunity for the children and their families to be reunited with the UTMB staff members who provided care while they were hospitalized during the early months of life. UTMB Galveston now home to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence April 24, 2024 • 10:00 a.m. Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving care in the greater Galveston area. Research grant awards target innovations in trauma care April 17, 2024 • 2:38 p.m. Five University of Texas Medical Branch primary investigators received competitive grant awards totaling $1,722,433 from the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative for six research projects. UTMB Neurologist receives Joe Niekro Foundation Patient’s Choice Award April 9, 2024 • 1:00 p.m. Dr. Hashem Shaltoni, a neurologist and professor with the University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Neurology, was one of three local clinicians honored with a Patient’s Choice Award during the 2024 Joe Niekro Foundation’s 2024 Knuckle Ball Gala. Total solar-filtered glasses needed to keep eyes safe during total solar eclipse April 5, 2024 • 3:38 p.m. Dr. Misha Syed professor of Ophthalmology shares her tips for how to keep your eyes safe when viewing the total solar eclipse on April 8. UTMB Epilepsy Program given highest accreditation by national association April 5, 2024 • 11:17 a.m. Focused on providing the best possible care for persons with seizures, the University of Texas Medical Branch Epilepsy Program has received accreditation by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center. UTMB apprenticeship programs empower employees to earn while they learn April 1, 2024 • 10:44 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch has been designated as a Registered Apprenticeship Provider. This designation enables UTMB to offer programs that allow employees to earn while they learn. Pediatric kidney care drives Katy family to Clear Lake March 27, 2024 • 10:43 a.m. March is national kidney month and UTMB has a team of expertly trained clinicians ready to help keep these vital organs healthy and strong in patients just like five-year-old Olin Lewis. Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine Development Reaches Next Phase Driving Diversity in Clinical Trials in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas February 26, 2024 • 9:13 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch and Texas Southern University are partners in a national effort to increase diversity and inclusion of under served communities in clinic trials. UTMB President’s Cabinet announces 2023 award recipients February 13, 2024 • 4:47 p.m. Ten projects that address pressing health needs received a University of Texas Medical Branch President’s Cabinet award. The awards totaled more than $220,000 and will go to 26 UTMB faculty, staff and students working on the winning projects. Fewer doses of vaccine needed for HPV protection, UTMB research shows January 23, 2024 • 12:03 p.m. Newly published study suggests two doses of the 9-valent HPV vaccine offer similar protection as three for females 15-26 Dr. Jerry A. Mansfield hired as chief nursing executive December 15, 2023 • 2:21 p.m. Dr. Gulshan Sharma, senior vice president and chief medical & clinical innovation officer at the University of Texas Medical Branch, announced today that Dr. Jerry A. Mansfield has accepted the position of vice president and system chief nursing executive at UTMB effective Feb. 1, 2024. Study Shows Statins May Reduce Clotting Risks Linked to Estrogen Therapy December 15, 2023 • 10:49 a.m. Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch have published findings that could help providers better evaluate the risks of venous thromboembolisms for post-menopausal women on estrogen therapy. UTMB announces organizational restructuring across university November 1, 2023 • 2:13 p.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch announced several organizational and leadership changes today aimed at enhancing collaboration and communication and positioning the university for future growth. UTMB-TSU Team Awarded $1M to Analyze Cancer Disparities Using Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence October 30, 2023 • 10:21 a.m. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch and Texas Southern University have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to use human-centered artificial intelligence to tackle the social and cultural barriers that hinder timely cancer diagnoses and effective treatments in the United States. 10 UTMB clinics receive national recognition for efforts to improve blood pressure control in patients October 19, 2023 • 2:13 p.m. Ten University of Texas Medical Branch Community Clinics have been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association for their commitment to improving blood pressure control rates, with five earning Gold+ and five earning Silver Recognition as part of Target: BP. New research sheds light on the potential cause of diabetic kidney disease September 20, 2023 • 1:13 p.m. 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. ‘Secret shopper’ study finds errors, discrepancies in inquiries about hospital prices September 18, 2023 • 10:19 a.m. Although hospitals are required by law to publicly post prices for their services, it remains difficult for the public to get reliable information on what those services will cost. That’s the overall finding of a paper published Sept. 18 in in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine based on research out of the University of Texas Medical Branch. COPD-specific clinics might mean fewer ER visits August 10, 2023 • 9:48 a.m. A clinic specifically designed to educate, manage and treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease means fewer emergency room visits for patients, according to a new study. 1 2 All Health Care News All News Categories Health Care In The News
GSBS and SPPH celebrated joint commencement ceremony May 17 May 16, 2024 • 12:10 p.m. The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) and School of Public and Population Health (SPPH) hosted a joint commencement ceremony on Friday, May 17, 2024, at 2 p.m., in the Levin Hall Main Auditorium on the Galveston Campus.
UTMB To Welcome Back Preemie Patients at Annual NICU Reunion April 25, 2024 • 12:23 p.m. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will host the NICU Family Reunion on Saturday April 27. The event will feature games, music, crafts and provide an opportunity for the children and their families to be reunited with the UTMB staff members who provided care while they were hospitalized during the early months of life.
UTMB Galveston now home to Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence April 24, 2024 • 10:00 a.m. Patients seeking surgical treatment for obesity and its related conditions have a high-quality choice for receiving care in the greater Galveston area.
Research grant awards target innovations in trauma care April 17, 2024 • 2:38 p.m. Five University of Texas Medical Branch primary investigators received competitive grant awards totaling $1,722,433 from the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative for six research projects.
UTMB Neurologist receives Joe Niekro Foundation Patient’s Choice Award April 9, 2024 • 1:00 p.m. Dr. Hashem Shaltoni, a neurologist and professor with the University of Texas Medical Branch Department of Neurology, was one of three local clinicians honored with a Patient’s Choice Award during the 2024 Joe Niekro Foundation’s 2024 Knuckle Ball Gala.
Total solar-filtered glasses needed to keep eyes safe during total solar eclipse April 5, 2024 • 3:38 p.m. Dr. Misha Syed professor of Ophthalmology shares her tips for how to keep your eyes safe when viewing the total solar eclipse on April 8.
UTMB Epilepsy Program given highest accreditation by national association April 5, 2024 • 11:17 a.m. Focused on providing the best possible care for persons with seizures, the University of Texas Medical Branch Epilepsy Program has received accreditation by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC) as a Level 4 Epilepsy Center.
UTMB apprenticeship programs empower employees to earn while they learn April 1, 2024 • 10:44 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch has been designated as a Registered Apprenticeship Provider. This designation enables UTMB to offer programs that allow employees to earn while they learn.
Pediatric kidney care drives Katy family to Clear Lake March 27, 2024 • 10:43 a.m. March is national kidney month and UTMB has a team of expertly trained clinicians ready to help keep these vital organs healthy and strong in patients just like five-year-old Olin Lewis.
Equitable Breakthroughs in Medicine Development Reaches Next Phase Driving Diversity in Clinical Trials in Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas February 26, 2024 • 9:13 a.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch and Texas Southern University are partners in a national effort to increase diversity and inclusion of under served communities in clinic trials.
UTMB President’s Cabinet announces 2023 award recipients February 13, 2024 • 4:47 p.m. Ten projects that address pressing health needs received a University of Texas Medical Branch President’s Cabinet award. The awards totaled more than $220,000 and will go to 26 UTMB faculty, staff and students working on the winning projects.
Fewer doses of vaccine needed for HPV protection, UTMB research shows January 23, 2024 • 12:03 p.m. Newly published study suggests two doses of the 9-valent HPV vaccine offer similar protection as three for females 15-26
Dr. Jerry A. Mansfield hired as chief nursing executive December 15, 2023 • 2:21 p.m. Dr. Gulshan Sharma, senior vice president and chief medical & clinical innovation officer at the University of Texas Medical Branch, announced today that Dr. Jerry A. Mansfield has accepted the position of vice president and system chief nursing executive at UTMB effective Feb. 1, 2024.
Study Shows Statins May Reduce Clotting Risks Linked to Estrogen Therapy December 15, 2023 • 10:49 a.m. Researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch have published findings that could help providers better evaluate the risks of venous thromboembolisms for post-menopausal women on estrogen therapy.
UTMB announces organizational restructuring across university November 1, 2023 • 2:13 p.m. The University of Texas Medical Branch announced several organizational and leadership changes today aimed at enhancing collaboration and communication and positioning the university for future growth.
UTMB-TSU Team Awarded $1M to Analyze Cancer Disparities Using Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence October 30, 2023 • 10:21 a.m. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch and Texas Southern University have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to use human-centered artificial intelligence to tackle the social and cultural barriers that hinder timely cancer diagnoses and effective treatments in the United States.
10 UTMB clinics receive national recognition for efforts to improve blood pressure control in patients October 19, 2023 • 2:13 p.m. Ten University of Texas Medical Branch Community Clinics have been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association for their commitment to improving blood pressure control rates, with five earning Gold+ and five earning Silver Recognition as part of Target: BP.
New research sheds light on the potential cause of diabetic kidney disease September 20, 2023 • 1:13 p.m. 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.
‘Secret shopper’ study finds errors, discrepancies in inquiries about hospital prices September 18, 2023 • 10:19 a.m. Although hospitals are required by law to publicly post prices for their services, it remains difficult for the public to get reliable information on what those services will cost. That’s the overall finding of a paper published Sept. 18 in in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine based on research out of the University of Texas Medical Branch.
COPD-specific clinics might mean fewer ER visits August 10, 2023 • 9:48 a.m. A clinic specifically designed to educate, manage and treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease means fewer emergency room visits for patients, according to a new study.