University of Texas Medical Branch News

Dan Caren, AIA, LEED-AP BD+C, EDAC, and Erin Machac, AIA Through creative design decisions to address previous problem areas and well-thought-out strategies to maximize FEMA funding, the University of Texas Medical Branch has emerged from the impact of Hurricane Ike with not only improved functionality, but also better prepared to weather any ... (more)

In talks about reducing the nation's exploding health care costs, the "R" word - rationing - strikes fear into the hearts of both patients and doctors.

A vacant home along Bayou Shore Drive is one of many dotting Galveston Island since Hurricane Ike hit in 2008.

Automated garbage, brush and yard waste will be collected on Memorial Day. The landfill and the compost facility will be open during normal hours.

June's Coast Magazine takes a look at beach-town biking. Meet bicycle enthusiasts to learn why and where they ride.

The University of Texas Medical Branch fired three supervisors and disciplined a researcher after its Animal Resources Center was cited for the second time in six months for violating federal animal welfare laws, university officials said Friday.

Automated garbage, brush and yard waste will be collected on Memorial Day. The landfill and the compost facility will be open during normal hours.

We've told you previously how the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston was cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture after PETA filed a complaint detailing the egregious abuse of animals in its laboratories.

ISLAMABAD: The exact causes of neuro-degenerative disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease are unknown, but scientists say excess of copper and iron in the human brain may be one of the influencing factors.

Maria Ybanez, with Gulf Coast Center's Connect Transit, uses the Wi-Fi aboard one of the Victory Lakes park and ride buses Wednesday in League City as she waits for a return ride to the University of Texas Medical Branch.

When Charles Schwertner walked across the stage in cap and gown at Cooper High School's 1988 graduation, running for political office was not on his mind.

The University of Texas Medical Branch helps patients and their families cope with the major life changes as a result of a stroke.

Where would the journey of heart health be now, if it weren't for Dr. Denton Cooley?A At 92, he has had an amazing life!A He recently wrote his memoir, 100,000 Hearts: A Surgeon's Memoir about his life growing up in Houston and how he became a heart surgeon.A It's a very interesting and entertaining story.

The University of Texas Medical Branch helps patients and their families cope with the major life changes as a result of a stroke.

A One firefighter was taken to the hospital Tuesday and another was treated for heat fatigue after battling a house fire on Galveston's West End, a fire official said.

The University of Texas Medical Branch helps patients and their families cope with the major life changes as a result of a stroke.

The University of Texas Medical Branch helps patients and their families cope with the major life changes as a result of a stroke.

The University of Texas Medical Branch helps patients and their families cope with the major life changes as a result of a stroke.

The University of Texas Medical Branch helps patients and their families cope with the major life changes as a result of a stroke.

The University of Texas Medical Branch helps patients and their families cope with the major life changes as a result of a stroke.