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    UTMB Named one of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

    US News & World Report recognizes UTMB as a 2025 High Performing Hospital in its annual maternity care study

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    AI-enabled tool to help diagnose prostate cancer

    UTMB the first academic healthcare center in Texas to use AI based-tool for routine diagnosis of prostate cancer

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    Dr. Rakez Kayed:

    Leading the Fight against Neurodegenerative Diseases One Protein at a Time

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  • A picture of a pregnant woman

    UTMB Named one of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

    US News & World Report recognizes UTMB as a 2025 High Performing Hospital in its annual maternity care study

    Read More
  • An image of a blader, prostate and urethra with prostate cancer

    AI-enabled tool to help diagnose prostate cancer

    UTMB the first academic healthcare center in Texas to use AI based-tool for routine diagnosis of prostate cancer

    Read More
  • kayed

    Dr. Rakez Kayed:

    Leading the Fight against Neurodegenerative Diseases One Protein at a Time

    Read More
  • A picture of a pregnant woman

    UTMB Named one of Best Hospitals for Maternity Care

    US News & World Report recognizes UTMB as a 2025 High Performing Hospital in its annual maternity care study

    Read More

UTMB News

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Clinicians share struggles with PMAD

In an effort to end the stigma around maternal mental health, UTMB Health clinicians share their journeys battling perinatal mood & anxiety disorder, also known as PMAD, which can present as conditions such as psychosis, anxiety, depression, or more.

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UTMB School of Nursing ranks 10th nationally, first in Texas

The online master’s program provided by the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch has once again been deemed one of the best in the nation. UTMB’s School of Nursing ranked 10th in the country according to the U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs released today.

Dr. Suresh K. Bhavnani, professor of biomedical informatics in the department of biostatistics & Data science in the school of Public and Population Health

UTMB’s Professor Suresh K. Bhavnani named 2025 Presidential Leadership Scholar

Dr. Suresh K. Bhavnani, a professor of biomedical informatics in the Department of Biostatistics & Data Science in the School of Public and Population Health at the University of Texas Medical Branch, has been named one of 57 scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ 10th annual class.

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UTMB Clear Lake Campus earns Chest Pain Center Reaccreditation

Chest Pain Center Accreditation, first earned by the campus in 2021, is a quality improvement program designed for hospital cardiovascular teams that are focused on the efficient and effective care of acute coronary syndrome patients.

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Christine Wade selected as fellow with the Carol Emmott Foundation

The program is 14-months long and is designed to elevate women leaders in health care by providing them a platform to expand their visibility, while equipping them with mentorship, networking and more--all for the sake of addressing industry issues.

Dr. Yunfeng Chen, assistnat professor, department of Biochemistry & molecular biology

'We're trying to see how mechanobiology could help researchers and clinicians make better diagnosis of the thrombotic risks'

"In this study, we're trying to see how mechanobiology could help researchers and clinicians make better diagnosis of the thrombotic risks, especially the risk of arterial thrombosis that are closely associated with cardiovascular diseases," says Dr. Yunfeng Chen, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at University of Texas Medical Branch.

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Local mom shares bariatric weight loss journey

UTMB Health Bariatrics patient Felicity Cunningham joined Houston Moms to share her journey of losing half her body weight after having bariatrics surgery at UTMB Health.

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