Spending time in and out of hospitals as a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, Kate Sheerin is well acquainted with the lack of good art on hospital walls. “I remember one room I spent a lot of time in looking at Raggedy Ann and Andy over and over. It’s almost the only thing I […]
Texas Public Radio will partner with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to serve the community at the next “Think Science” live program. The event — themed “Let’s talk about addiction” — will explore the latest information about addiction to alcohol and drugs, a life-threatening disorder that reportedly affects two-thirds […]
In health care, safeguarding Protected Health Information (PHI) is not just a regulatory requirement, but also an ethical commitment essential to delivering quality health care. Unauthorized disclosures of PHI may lead to serious consequences, both for the patients and health care providers, under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Incorporating these practices […]
UT Health San Antonio is streamlining the process for purchasing technology products and services with a new, condensed online form that will replace the Processing of Software and IT Services Transactions (PSST) form used to collect security and compliance information. The new form — called the Technology Acquisition Process (TAP) form — is integrated into […]
Blake Rasmussen, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, and director of the Center for Metabolic Health, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Starting 6 p.m. on Friday, June 28, Facilities Management will be conducting a 12-hour power outage impacting all buildings located on the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Campus at 7703 Floyd Curl Drive. During the power outage, normal CPS Energy power will not be available to any Long Campus buildings. These include: The Medical School Building. The Dental School Building. The Basic […]
Groundbreaking study could help reduce the need for transplants Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are growing at a rapid pace, shifting research to address pathologies behind the ailments in light of a limited supply of organ donors. At the forefront is Mengwei Zang, […]
Study led partly by UT Health San Antonio suggests new prevention strategies Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature seen in brain magnetic […]
Alan Peterson, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience, or STRONG STAR, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Groundbreaking study could help reduce the need for transplants Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are growing at a rapid pace, shifting research to address pathologies behind the ailments in light of a limited supply of organ donors. At the forefront is Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized leader in chronic liver disease research […]