After having a hysterectomy in her late 40s, Glory Childs went nearly ten years without a pap smear. A persistent doctor encouraged her to make an appointment and it was one that inevitably saved her life.

After ignoring a lump in her breast that inevitably led to a double mastectomy, Tammi Moran is no longer pushing the snooze button on her health.

After Katina Herring was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to earn her master’s degree to make sure she had a plan to live. Cancer-free since Nov. 2021 thanks in part to the expert care from UTMB Health, she plans on living forever now.

Kimberly Branum, a breast cancer survivor and breast reconstruction patient shares her philosophy that it's essential to expect the good when you're fighting for your life.

From first detection to survivorship support, the multidisciplinary Breast Health team at UTMB Health is here for cancer patients and survivors like Yotarsha Hill.

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) will honor breast cancer survivors for National Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day on Wednesday, October 19th with events at our Galveston, Clear Lake and League City Campuses. Click for the full schedule of events.

As medical students who like to fish, one of our favorite pastimes is trying our own luck in the Galveston waters when we aren’t busy hitting the books or working in the hospital. Fish these waters long enough, chances are you might hear the term “flesh-eating bacteria” tossed around by fellow fishermen.

UTMB pediatrician Dr. Lauren Raimer-Goodman addressed the public health concerns that are surfacing as a result of declining vaccination rates.

An overactive bladder can be embarrassing. It can also be fixed.

League City resident credits UTMB Health Clear Lake Emergency team with saving his life. Patients like him are why UTMB Health works so hard to have hospitals and clinics, including Urgent Care locations across the region.