- San Antonio residents of all ages are encouraged to lace up their walking shoes and join Richel Avery, MD, of UT Health Physicians for free monthly Walk with a Doc events throughout the year. Topics for each walk will focus on a provider led discussion featuring select health topics. All are welcome! Registration is not required.
- What is a headache? A headache is pain or discomfort in the head or face. Headaches vary greatly in terms of the location and intensity of the pain, and how often they occur. Almost all people have headaches during their life. The brain tissue doesn’t have pain-sensitive nerve fibers and doesn’t feel pain. But, other parts of the head can be responsible for a headache including:
- Every day we face stressful events. Most of these events are minor. But other events are clearly major sources of stress. These include things such as a separation or divorce, or trouble at home or work. You may need help from others, like your health care provider, to get a handle on a stressful situation. They can help you plan and implement changes to ease your stress. You also need to look at the resources available to help you understand and work through the problem.
- It started like any other weekday for a family with kids. On Feb. 11, Sandra Barnes woke up at 6:30 a.m. - about an hour before the early-morning rush to school. But when Barnes, 50, tried to get out of bed, she lost her balance and fell. “My husband assumed it was an episode of Vertigo,” she recalled recently. “Why don’t you climb back into bed, he said, and I’ll get the kids ready for school."
- Dr. Timothy Wagner, a radiation oncologist, explains the innovative way Mays Cancer Center is treating breast cancer without damaging the heart. This radiation technology is known as C-RAD, and the therapy procedure is called "Deep Inspiration Breath Hold." This helps prevent long-term cardiac complications because of typical radiation treatments.
- Watch the KSAT12 interview Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, MD, a child and adolescent psychiatrist with UT Health San Antonio, shares some tips on how parents can help their children cope with what happened at Robb Elementary in Uvalde.
- UT Health Hill Country is nominated in four categories in the Boerne Star’s Best of the Best competition! Vote for UT Health Hill Country in the medical care, dermatology, physical therapy and write in categories to help us secure a top spot on the Best of the Best list!
- Diabetes remains the seventh-leading cause of death in Bexar County and for many of those with the disease complications can often lead to the loss of limbs; Over 2,000 lower-limb amputations occur annually. In an effort to mitigate the numbers of limbs lost to the disease, a six-person multidisciplinary team of specialists and physicians work meet for the Preserving Ambulations and Limb Salvage clinic (PALS).
- UTSA came close to its first bowl victory on Friday. The Roadrunners fell short at the Cure Bowl, but UT Health San Antonio played a key role in keeping the athletes healthy and in the game. There is still much to be proud of - UTSA won back-to-back Conference USA championships for the first time in program history.
- Regular physical activity and healthy home cooking are two of the best things you can do for your body. But how do you find more time for both? Combine them! With these cook-friendly exercises, you can squeeze in some extra activity while waiting for the veggies to steam. Soup-can arm raises Grab two cans of soup (or use 2- to 5-pound bags of dried beans or rice). Sit with your feet flat on the floor. Bend your elbows and hold the cans up and at your sides, a little above shoulder height. Keep your palms facing forward.
