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Assistant professor and diabetes researcher earns UT System Rising STARs award
Shangang Zhao, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), received a UT System Rising STARs (Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention) award in the amount […]
UT Health San Antonio physician helps UTSA star athlete return to the gridiron
UT Health San Antonio is the official health care partner for the UTSA Athletic Program and it was DeBerardino’s first time on the field ready to help any athlete needing medical attention. Deberardino serves as the head orthopaedic surgeon for the program.
The key to fighting allergies might be stuffed in your pocket or purse
With mountain cedar having reared its head earlier than its expected mid-December arrival, some may be scrambling to find the best ways to manage the effects of the dreaded tree pollen.
Xtelligent Healthcare Media: How Can Medical Schools Educate Students on Artificial Intelligence?
Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, director of the MD/MS in AI program and professor of medical education, was featured on Xtelligent Healthcare Media’s Healthcare Strategies podcast and quoted in an Xtelligent Healthcare Media story. Read More (subscription required) Listen to the podcast
Mays Cancer Center hosts annual breast cancer symposium, addresses care and advancements in treatment
Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, in partnership with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), is hosting the 46th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Dec. 5-9. This scientific and education symposium, initiated and owned by Mays Cancer Center, is the world’s largest […]
San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: San Antonio, what are your ideas to reverse loneliness?
Jason Rosenfeld, DrPH, MPH, Department of Medicine, penned this op-ed. Read More (subscription required)
KSAT 12: Local researchers exploring alternatives to surgical cancer treatment
Weixing Zhao, PhD, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute and the UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center, and Sandeep Burma, PhD, FNASc, departments of Biochemistry and Structural Biology and Neurosurgery, the UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center, were interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
ASBMB Today: Beauty at a geographic intersection
Sandeep Burma, PhD, FNASc, professor, vice chair (research), Biochemistry ands Structural Biology and Neurosurgery, UT Health San Antonio and the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, authored this article. Read More
UT Health San Antonio’s behavioral health services move to new site
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s behavioral health services have moved to a new location convenient for patients. The UT Health San Antonio Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, located at 5788 Eckhert Rd., is home to all child, adolescent and adult psychiatry, the Transitional Care Clinic (TCC) and the New Opportunities for Wellness (NOW) clinic. General psychiatry […]
Team eyes gene therapy for children paralyzed by rare mutations
Turning on the gene in mice restores the animals’ motor functions The 50 families stretch from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to the United States and China. Each family has a child who is paralyzed from a mutation in a single gene named Contactin-Associated Protein 1 (Cntnap1). The children are locked inside their bodies, […]
Associate professor awarded $3.4M to study male factors in recurrent pregnancy loss
Winifred Mak, MD, PhD, associate professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has received the Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
2023 Faculty Senate Leadership Awardees recognized
Three UT Health San Antonio faculty members were presented with 2023 Faculty Senate Leadership Awards during an award ceremony this fall.
UT Health San Antonio opens spine center
The Spine Center at UT Health San Antonio is now open, offering complete spine care for adults and children from a team of neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons and specialists in non-operative care for all spine issues.
Repurposed drug brings new hope to treat breast cancer
“We applaud our patients. They are the true heroes in what we do.” —Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio Could a drug prescribed for transplant recipients also help some women beat breast cancer? Impressive new findings point to this possibility, according to research conducted at The University of Texas […]
KSAT 12: UTSA, UT Health San Antonio medical students learning how to use artificial intelligence
Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, director of the MD/MS in AI program and professor of Urologic Science, and Stephanie Gutierrez, MEd, manager of the Long School of Medicine dual degree program, were interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
UTSA football discounted tickets available for final four home games
Get discounted tickets to watch the final four home football games of The University of Texas at San Antonio’s inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference. For the third year, UT Health San Antonio serves as the of UTSA’s athletic programs, including football, basketball, baseball, volleyball and soccer. Ken O. Kenneth-Nwosa, MD, a UT Health […]
UT Health San Antonio offers new services in Converse
UT Health San Antonio is now offering obstetrics and gynecology services and maternal-fetal medicine services in Converse at a shared site with University Health. Specialists are equipped to care for women through healthy and high-risk pregnancies. Kristen Plastino, MD, vice chair for clinical operations, and other officials at the ribbon cutting shared information about providing […]
Nation’s first dual degree in medicine and AI aims to prepare the next generation of health care providers
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and the University College at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are officially launching the first known program in the United States to combine medicine and artificial […]
Clinical trial gives women with gene mutation power over disease
When Juana Padron, a 40-year-old mother of four, chose to have a genetic test, going against her friends and family’s advice was the last thing on her mind. Padron’s aunt died from breast cancer, and she watched her sister endure two surgeries and chemotherapy as she successfully fought off ovarian cancer. Her primary […]
Texas Public Radio: The Source — Fighting childhood cancer in San Antonio
Childhood cancer survivor Gregory Aune, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, was interviewed on this program. Listen Now