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University of Texas Medical Branch
Coverage of University of Texas Medical Branch in the Nexus archive.
- Shark attack turns holiday boating trip into bloody fight for teen’s survival
A 17-year-old Texas teen was severely injured after a shark attack during a boating trip off Galveston Island on Memorial Day weekend. The father applied a tourniquet, but the boat became disabled, prompting a Coast Guard rescue. The teen was hospitalized for treatment, though injury details and the shark species remain undisclosed.
- Ugandans rue link to Bundibugyo, the Ebola virus type named after a district of cocoa farmers
The Bundibugyo virus, first identified in a 2007 Ugandan outbreak, is now linked to an ongoing Ebola crisis in eastern Congo, sparking frustration among Ugandans who associate their picturesque district with the disease. The Ugandan government urges global health authorities to clarify that Uganda is not the current outbreak's epicenter.