University of Texas Medical Branch News

The American Thoracic Society will hold its 2013 International Conference May 17-22 in Philadelphia, PA.

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have been awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to apply the techniques of gene therapy to the problem of neuropathic pain - that is, pain that arises from a malfunction in the nervous system.

One of the emergency signs leading to the main ER entrance at Christus Hospital St.

Many women in Texas who are found to have an abnormality on routine mammogram or discover a lump in one of their breasts end up having an old-fashioned surgical biopsy to find out whether the breast abnormality is malignant.

Nelson, who currently serves as Associate Professor for the Department of Occupational Therapy at University of Findlay in Ohio, will assume her role at Davenport on June 3. "Dr. Nelson brings considerable experience to Davenport University," said Karen Daley, Dean of Davenport's College of Health Professions.

The Galveston County Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday autopsy results on one of the men burned in the ExxonMobil fire last month were pending.

After hearing testimony from faculty, students and law enforcement officers Tuesday, a panel of state senators passed along a bill allowing college students, faculty and staff to carry concealed handguns on college and university campuses around the state.

An electron microscope image of a coronavirus, part of a family of viruses that cause ailments including the common cold and SARS.

Hilary Anne Rojas has graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Careful fluid management of major burns directly improves the survival rates of patients, but fluid management is a notoriously difficult process.

Health Care Renewal presents a guest post by Dr Howard Brody, John P McGovern Centennial Chair of Family Medicine, Director of the Institute for Medical Humanities at University of Texas - Medical Branch at Galveston, and blogger at Hooked: Ethics, Medicine and Pharma .

The University of Texas Board of Regents said goodbye to two regents and the student regent on Thursday, paving the way for new faces if approved by the Senate.

Accepted common knowledge goes that you should throw out your toothbrush, among other toiletries, during an outbreak of strep throat.

Dr. Will Earl Ferguson, 67, was surrounded by his family when he passed away in Albuquerque, NM on Friday, May, 3, 2013.

Word on the street has it you should replace your toothbrush after suffering from a cold, the flu or a bout of strep throat.

Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind one of the Ebola virus' most dangerous attributes: its ability to disarm the adaptive immune system.

Washington, May 6 : You might not need to throw out your tooth brush after recovering from a sore throat after all, according to a new study.

A team of experts at the University of Texas Medical Branch were unable to find any strep germs on more than a dozen toothbrushes used by children with strep throat.

House sponsor State Rep. Allen Fletcher, R-Cypress, stands among House members during the consideration of a point of order on HB 972 a campus carry bill on May 4, 2013.

The House will discuss the Sunset bill - and 27 amendments - that would renew the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and make slight changes to the agency and its operations.