Clinical Articles
Clinical
Regaining a Sense of Smell
For the first time in several years, Carrie Owen can smell and taste. Now, even the aroma of a skunk…
-
Clinical
Women with Risk Factors for Heart Disease Need to Start a Prevention Plan Before Menopause
Women with risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol and a family history, should start…
July 10, 2017 -
Clinical
Another Dimension to Breast Cancer Screenings
A new Texas law, which takes effect Sept. 1, will help diagnose breast cancer earlier and more effectively. The law mandates that…
July 05, 2017 -
Innovation
Oxygen Backpack Wins Top Prize at Global Health Hackathon
After a two-week hustle that started with more than 60 hackers, seven companies pitched their health care solutions in front…
June 29, 2017 -
Clinical
UTMB Re-Certified as a Level I Trauma Center
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has been recertified as a Level I Trauma Center by the Verification…
June 09, 2017 -
Innovation
Solutions: Under Pressure
Cutting a hole in the heart to treat congestive heart failure may sound counterintuitive, but a Texas Medical Center (TMC) startup company hopes to…
June 06, 2017
Social Posts
@bigdock Great news! Sending you our best wishes.
If you love citrus, you will really love these recipes with options from salad to stir-fry.
Women with darker skin can get #skincancer, too. Our Dr. Susan Chon shares what you should know: https://t.co/02BBg4YNmw @thirdAGE #endcancer
Overcoming #cancer shapes 3 MD Anderson employees’ perspectives: https://t.co/cUt1DJj9F1 #endcancer https://t.co/FmZgRjUw0b
Legacy is planting seeds in a garden you never get to see. Tonight we’re celebrating the legacy of @UHValentiSchool. Thank you @seguntheprogram for being MC and @jdbalart for the Impact Award https://t.co/tBmWEylyiU
Entering a new era: learn more about TMC3, the new translational research campus. https://t.co/pCLaez3zts
Be a part of the nation's largest autism research study. Get in-person help with signing up for SPARK for Autism at the Houston Museum of Natural Science during their sensory friendly event April 28. http://bit.ly/SPARKevents
An Army Veteran confronts his own trauma with a camera https://t.co/qoMYFKKZjq via @nytimes
In this interview with @ktrhnews, Dr. James Langabeer of @UTHealth_SBMI and @UTEmergencyMed discusses the decline in prescriptions for addictive painkillers: https://t.co/CMlYcJngA4
At 10 months old, David was so weak and behind in development that he couldn't even sit up. But now the bubbly 4-year-old is growing fast and swinging baseball bats. Read about his miraculous journey w/@UTPhysicians CARE Clinic. https://t.co/3chQLYaeex #ManyFacesOfUTHealth https://t.co/LZptSVgsDY
RT @UTCVSurgery: Another great free medical screening service brought to you by @UTPhysicians! Check out Dr Stuart Harlin on this morning’s…
Veterans serving Veterans: Researchers who served. This @usairforce Veteran volunteered as a pararescueman in Vietnam, and then went on to serve others with a career in orthopedic research. https://t.co/2NQHhSTmQx via @VeteransHealth on #VAntagePoint
At 10 months old, David was so weak and behind in development that he couldn't even sit up. But now the bubbly 4-year-old is growing fast and already swinging baseball bats. Read about his miraculous journey with the UT Physicians CARE Clinic. #ManyFacesOfUTHealth
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran Willard Knockum Jr. Willard served from 1964 to 1971 during the Vietnam War. Willard joined the Navy in 1964. He was trained in counterinsurgency and survival surveillance reconnaissance and weapons at the Marine Base Camp in Pendleton, California. He became a Boatswain Mate, a role that fulfills a variety of tasks such as lookout duty, training and directing maintenance duties, damage control, operating and maintaining equipment and more. Willard also participated in North Atlantic Treaty Organization and anti-submarine warfare exercises. Willard served on the destroyer USS Fox 779 before he deployed to Vietnam in 1969 during the Vietnam War where he served in Saigon and Dong Tam. He was assigned to Military Assistance Command, a group of assault river boats that patrolled hostile waters around the Army Base at Dong Tam. For his service, Willard was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Willard now lives in Folsom, Louisiana as a retired United Postal Service mail handler. Thank you for your service, Willard!
Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is @USNavy Veteran Willard Knockum, Jr https://t.co/7lDPTdSI86