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1. UTMB Health Memorial Day Closures 2013
   John Sealy Hospital, the Trauma Center and 3 UTMB urgent care clinics will be open Memorial Day
2. More than one third of Texas women still receive unnecessary breast biopsy surgery
   Since 2001, national expert panels have recommended that the first course of action for women with breast lumps or masses should be minimally invasive biopsy.
3. New prostate technology serves patients in Houston
   UTMB’s Dr. Eric Walser is among a few doctors pioneering a new prostate cancer treatment
4. Ebola’s secret weapon revealed
   Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind one of the Ebola virus’ most dangerous attributes...
5. May is ALS Awareness Month; learn more about Lou Gehrig’s Disease
   Approximately 5,600 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with ALS each year, and it is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans may have the disease at any given time.
6. Listening to leptin Researchers identify and block protein that interferes with appetite-suppressing hormone
   Listening to leptin Researchers identify and block protein that interferes with appetite-suppressing hormone
7. Debunking a myth: IUDs proven safe birth control for teenagers
   Intrauterine devices (IUDs) are as safe for teenagers — including those who have never given birth — as they are for adults.
8. UTMB Health launches new scheduling, registration and billing system
   April 6, 2013, UTMB Health will begin using a new scheduling, registration and billing system.
9. Adult urgent care open nights and weekends
   Beginning April 9, UTMB will open an after-hours adult urgent care center in the UTMB Specialty Care Center at Victory Lakes, 2240 Gulf Freeway South.
10. Combinations of estrogen-mimicking chemicals strongly distort hormone action
    UTMB researchers have used new techniques to study exposure to low doses of multiple xenoestrogens. And they've come to some disturbing conclusions.
11. Texas physician breaks ground in robotic cervical surgery
    Recently, a UTMB surgeon performed a groundbreaking robotic laparoscopic procedure on a 35-year-old pregnant patient whose cervix was too short to sustain a pregnancy.
12. UTMB Health Eye Center launches eye health video library
    Short informational videos about how to apply eye drops, homecare for blepharitis, low vision aids and more are available online in the UTMB Health Eye Center video library.
13. UTMB hosts Low-Vision Education Day March 21
    The Optical Center at the University of Texas Medical Branch will host a free Low-Vision Education Day from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, March 21.
14. UTMB Victory Lakes expansion scheduled to begin Monday
    UTMB will begin a $90 million building expansion project at its Victory Lakes facilities that will include an emergency department and beds to accommodate patients requiring overnight stays.
15. Socialization is good for your heart’s health
    Loneliness and social isolation can be associated with adverse heart health, comparable to smoking, high blood pressure, obesity and lack of physical activity as risk factors.