Supports stem cell research, conference for diabetes patient educators FOR RELEASE: March 29, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - Building upon a commitment to fund diabetes research and patient education, the Emmett and Miriam McCoy Foundation recently contributed $275,000 to support innovative stem cell... more »

For immediate release: March. 29, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - The American Geriatric Society named Dr. Taylor Riall, a doctoral student at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, a winner of the Dennis W. Jehnigen Career Development Scholar Award. She is a student in UTMB's Graduate... more »

For immediate release: March, 28, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - Finding balance in life and defining success as an attitude are among the topics to be discussed at the Circle of Life Women's Forum planned for Saturday, April 14, at First United Methodist Church in Dickinson, 200 FM 517 West. The event is... more »

Students look forward to gaining experience in the field For immediate release: March 26, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - When Benjamin Hughes heard about the Wilderness Medicine Society, he thought about hiking and backpacking, activities he enjoys. Hughes, co-director of the society's chapter at the... more »

Lively community forum scheduled at Rosenberg Library Tuesday evening on physicians links' with drug firms For Immediate Release: March 23, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - Should pharmaceutical companies be allowed to continue to advertise new and powerful drugs on TV? Should your doctor be permitted to... more »

Public invited to hear Janice Kiecolt-Glaser at Nicholson Integrative Medicine Roundtable  For immediate release: March 23, 2007 GALVESTON - Stress and what you can do about it is the focus of a roundtable discussion featuring nationally renowned researcher Janice Kiecolt-Glaser, Ph.D., on... more »

For immediate release: March 23, 2007 GALVESTON - Take Action, the self-management program for diabetes offered by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, is rescheduling its April 11 session to April 4, said Darlene Cass, a community education specialist with UTMB's Community Health... more »

For immediate release: March 23, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has appointed Dr. Gary D. V. Hankins as its new chairman of obstetrics and gynecology. Hankins served as vice chairman for 11 years before being named interim chairman when Dr. Garland... more »

One researcher calls age-related macular degeneration 'Alzheimer's disease of the eye' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - An international research team including scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and the Galveston-based spinoff... more »

For immediate release: March 21, 2007 GALVESTON, Texas - Crack dealers and prostitutes wait for the bus from Huntsville to Houston. They come to meet the newly released prisoners from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Dealers know that a TDCJ prisoner gets $50 at release. The first rock of... more »