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A recent trawling expedition in the Galveston Ship Channel brought up the mini-makings of a seafood platter: there were young crabs, shrimp, squid and trout in abundance, along with a few less recognizable fish.

The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at The University of Texas Medical Branch held its commencement ceremony May 17, awarding 28 master’s degrees, 34 Doctor of Philosophy degrees, and three MD-PhD combined degrees. Dr. John Papaconstantinou, professor of biochemistry and molecular bio…

”We devote vast resources to intensive, one-off procedures, while starving the kind of steady, intimate care that often helps people more.” — Atul Gawande, The Heroism of Incremental Care, New Yorker, January 2017

The genomic revolution is uncovering more and more information about the genetic basis of human diseases. Our DNA is the code for who we are, and it’s copied many times and present in every cell in our bodies. With advances in genomic science, we’re learning more about what our DNA means and…

We’re hearing a lot about the increased use of smoking in teenagers, and it may be time to review what third-hand smoke is and what its harmful effects are. Everyone has experienced third-hand smoke. It’s when you step into an elevator and it smells as if someone has just lit up a cigarette,…

June will arrive in a few days and the summer growing season will be in full swing. Even though our summers tend to be on the warm side, productive home gardeners still can gather colorful bouquets from the landscape and fresh vegetables from the garden. The productive landscape and garden w…

During National CPR and AED Awareness Week June 1-7, the American Heart Association will shine a spotlight on how lives can be saved if more Americans learned how to perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED).

April’s FeatherFest Birding and Nature Photography Festival boasted a very successful first-time art contest called Birdiful Faces bird masks, receiving over 80 unique entries. Winning art was displayed during FeatherFest to the delight of hundreds of visitors. Attendees included children pr…

“The Enchanted Hour,” by Meghan Cox Gurdon, Harper Collins, 2019

“Painting War: George Plante’s Combat Art in World War II,” by Kathleen Broome Williams, Naval Institute Press, 2019, 312 pages, $29.95

“The Undefeated,” by Kwame Alexander, illustrations by Kadir Nelson, 2019, Versify, 40 pages, $17.99

This week’s Galveston Island Humane Society’s pets of the week are Yogi and Joey.

This week’s Galveston County Animal Resource Center pets of the week are Liza and Meagan.

The Friendswood Animal Control pet of the week is Barney.

Hurricane season will start on June 1. Meteorologists and emergency operation center managers have three words of advice: prepare, prepare, prepare.

In an article in “Consultant for Pediatricians,” doctors Timothy Lefeber and Linda Nield discuss secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is the sidestream smoke that is released from the burning end of a cigarette and the smoke exhaled by the smoker. Sidestream smoke, because of its lower tempera…

The University of Texas Medical Branch has once again earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. The certification recognizes organizations in the outpatient care setting that focus their efforts for COPD care on s…

There’s a lot of talk about measles recently and with good reason. Worldwide, there are an estimated 7 million measles cases annually. With modern-day global travel, coupled with growing vaccine hesitancy, it’s not surprising measles cases in the U.S have hit an all-time record — the highest…