Science Daily, March 26, 2013

Scientists are getting closer to a Chagas disease vaccine, something many believed impossible only 10 years ago. Research from the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at UTMB has resulted in a safe vaccine candidate that is simple to produce and shows a greater than 90 percent protection rate... more »

Ob.Gyn. News, March 25, 2013

Women found to be infected with high-risk types of human papillomavirus early in pregnancy are more than twice as likely to develop preeclampsia, according to a retrospective cohort study reported at the Pregnancy Meeting, the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. “This... more »

Long-Term Living Magazine, March 18, 2013

Continuing coverage: A new study has found a link between the activity levels of elderly people who have just been released from the hospital and the risk that they will require readmission within 30 days. “We’re using activity here as a biomarker, similar to the way you might... more »

Scientific American, March 12, 2013

Continuing coverage: Many colonoscopies performed for adults over age 70 may be unlikely to benefit them, according to a new study by UTMB researchers. “For some physicians, more than 30 percent of the colonoscopies they performed were potentially inappropriate according to screening... more »

Toronto Telegraph, March 15, 2013

Completion rates for the human papillomavirus vaccine series across both genders continue to remain alarmingly low nearly seven years after its introduction, suggesting that better patient education and increased public vaccine financing programs are needed, according to new research from UTMB. The... more »

Science Daily, March 12, 2013

A new UTMB study has found a link between the activity levels of elderly people who have just been released from the hospital and the risk that they will require readmission within 30 days. The investigation draws on data collected from 111 patients aged 65 and older, each of whom was fitted with a... more »

Staggeringly low uptake rates among females and males across range of ages, socio-economic conditions Completion rates for the human papillomavirus vaccine series across both genders continue to remain alarmingly low nearly seven years after its introduction, suggesting that better patient... more »

Washington Post, March 12, 2013

Older U.S. adults may get too many colonoscopies, costing Medicare an estimated $500 million a year and putting patients at an increased risk of side effects such as bleeding, UTMB researchers found. About one-quarter of colonoscopies in Medicare recipients ages 70 and older may be inappropriate... more »

A new study has found a link between the activity levels of elderly people who have just been released from the hospital and the risk that they will require readmission within 30 days. The investigation draws on data collected from 111 patients aged 65 and older, each of whom was fitted with a... more »

Colonoscopy is one of the most effective cancer screening procedures available. Colon cancer grows very slowly and can be treated if caught early through screening. But, perhaps because of this success, older Americans are undergoing screening colonoscopies despite recommendations against screening... more »