Galveston County Daily News, May 21, 2013

News in this week’s Inside UTMB: Schools, business areas, administrative offices and most clinics will close Monday for Memorial Day; UTMB and The Ruth Kempner Endowment for Breast Cancer are teaming up to provide free screening mammograms for uninsured women; Dr. Karen Szauter recently was... more »

Abilene Reporter-News, May 21, 2013

In this week’s Medical Discovery News with UTMB’s David Niesel and Norbert Herzog: What do the New Mexico whiptail lizard, the water flea, the marbled crayfish, the boa constrictor and the bonnethead shark have in common? All these animals can create offspring without a fertilized egg.... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 21, 2013

In this week’s column by UTMB’s Dr. Victor S. Sierpina: Let’s face it: Bacon is attractive as a food. It smells and tastes good, has lots of saturated fat calories, sodium and consequently adds flavor to anything it comes into contact with. Yet, it isn’t the healthiest of... more »

Medicalxpress.com, May 17, 2013

In spite of the benefits of minimally invasive breast biopsy, new research from UTMB published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons shows that expensive, invasive surgical breast biopsies remained the first diagnostic step for 35 percent of women diagnosed with a breast mass between... more »

Houston Business Journal, May 10, 2013

Concern over the rising cost of health care — projected to eat up $4.6 trillion by 2020 — has led to cost control measures in the Affordable Care Act. These containment methods may force area hospital systems to find a way to persuade their physicians to take an interest in executive... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 14, 2013

In this edition of VaccineSmarts with UTMB’s Dr. Richard Rupp and Bridget Hawkins: While we have sympathy for those who become ill after receiving their flu shot, we can assure you that the flu shot does not give you the flu. That being said, there are a few reasons why people might be... more »

MSN Healthy Living, May 15, 2013

UTMB’s Douglas Paddon-Jones and Dr. Elena Volpi weigh in on how best to prevent age-related muscle loss. Paddon-Jones advises doing resistance training: “It’s massively important for building muscle — and preventing it from vanishing in the first place.” If you’re... more »

Next Avenue, May 15, 2013

Many of us already know that sinus conditions can trigger headaches and congestion, but a new study from Taipei Medical University says the inflammation that causes the pain and pressure of a sinus infection also increases the odds of suffering a stroke. UTMB’s Dr. Meera Gupta... more »

Arthritis Today, March 22, 2013

“Osteoarthritis has less of a genetic component than rheumatoid arthritis,” says UTMB’s Dr. Emilio Gonzalez. Experts say about 30 percent of the risk of OA is probably genetic. “But even if a [genetic] test revealed that you had an elevated risk, the advice... more »

Galveston County Daily News, May 14, 2013

In this week’s column, UTMB’s Dr. Victor S. Sierpina writes about the benefits of juicing. “Drinking your fruits and veggies can easily get you on your way to meeting the minimal of servings we need daily. One good smoothie or juice can give up to 3-4 servings of plant-based... more »