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- Read the full story on AARP's website here.
- Obesity is a serious health condition and should treated with the same importance as high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes. Obesity can affect every organ and is associated with many life threatening diseases, it is a chronic inflammatory disease that needs to be addressed with immediate lifestyle intervention.
- Creating a new, healthy lifestyle means starting some new, healthy habits. When learning a new habit it is important to visualize the future benefits your new habit will bring and to remember that making a lasting, healthy change takes time. Behavioral health counselor, Veena Prasad, PhD, MBA, LPC, shares five tips for achieving your healthy goals. Click here to read the full article.
- We asked our employees, what does the patient experience mean to you? Numerous essays were submitted, all displaying incredible insight and inspiration. Read below the submission that was awarded second place in our essay contest.
- Approximately 1 in 5 children will develop plagiocephaly, a condition that can affect any baby and occurs when an infant develops a flat spot on part of their head. Robert Sanders, DO, a pediatrician at UT Health San Antonio, appeared on Fox 29’s Midday Show to raise awareness of plagiocephaly and to provide tips for families. He also talks about why babies sometimes need helmets for treatment. To learn more about the Cranial Remolding Program at UT Health San Antonio, visit UTHealthCare.org/CranialRemolding.
- Happiness is defined in a multitude of ways. Is it about accomplishing something? Is it about having a productive day? Or maybe just making someone smile? Life can be full of negative experiences but it is important to stop and be present for the happy moments. Happiness is about enjoying the journey and not being so focused on the destination. Read more about 6 ways to increase your happiness by Veena Prasad, PhD, MBA, LPC here.
- Are you a patient at UT Health Hill Country? Nominate us for Best of the Best in The Boerne Star newspaper's annual competition! First-round ballots can be found inside each edition of The Boerne Star newspaper and at our UT Health Hill Country location. Submit your UT Health Hill Country Best of the Best nomination by April 26 in these categories:
- There is no cure for lymphedema but there are innovative surgical treatment options that may help reduce swelling and prevent complications. Anton Fries, MD, chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery, explains two microsurgery procedures he performs called the lymphovenous bypass and the vascularized lymph node transfer.
- Discounted XFL championship game tickets are available to all UT Health San Antonio students, faculty, friends and family. Click here and use promo code 2023Partner to purchase tickets for the May 13 game at the Alamodome. UT Health San Antonio is the official local sports medicine provider for the XFL and San Antonio Brahmas, the city’s XFL football team.
