- Platelet-rich plasma injections offer an innovative form of regenerative medicine to accelerate healing and decrease pain. What does that mean? Ken O. Kenneth-Nwosa, MD explains on this week’s Health Zone. How does it work?
- The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio, a strategic collaboration of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio, has begun accepting applications for the first cohort of students in the region’s new Master of Public Health (MPH) graduate degree program.
- Researchers outline steps that result in pain signals About 283 million people worldwide suffer from alcohol use disorder, a debilitating health challenge for which limited therapeutic options are available. The cost to society is estimated at greater than $2 trillion annually. Yu Shin Kim, PhD “People try to rehabilitate, but it is very challenging,” said […]
- 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
- For those who were unable to pick up a free T-shirt during Spirit Week, another distribution date has been set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, in the breezeway between the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and the Academic and Administration Building. The remaining T-shirts are limited in […]
- Researchers outline steps that result in pain signals Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 30, 2023) — About 283 million people worldwide suffer from alcohol use disorder, a debilitating health challenge for which limited therapeutic options are available. The cost to society is estimated at greater than $2 trillion annually. “People try to […]
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Military Health Institute (MHI) will host former Surgeon General of the United States Army and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake, MD on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Peake will speak about veterans’ health and the impact of military medicine to an […]
- Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Military Health Institute (MHI) will host former Surgeon General of the United States Army and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake, MD on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Peake will speak about veterans’ health and […]
- Halloween is a risky time of year for kids with food allergies. Studies have shown that serious allergic reactions increase around Halloween and Easter. It is important that parents stay vigilent, know the signs of an allergic reaction and keep an epinephrine pen nearby. Symptoms of an allergic reaction can be subtle, like an itchy lip, or a tickle in the throat. Read more about food allergies and what to look out for.
- A new Tik Tok trend is bringing attention to people living a healthier lifestyle by cutting back on their alcohol intake. Instead of going 'dry' this lifestyle involves cutting back on alcohol without doing away with alcohol completely. Jerry Clayton talks to Curtis Bone, MD on TPR about the idea of a 'damp' lifestyle and who would benefit from it. Listen to the full story here.
