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Brian L. Secrist, BS, DDS, FAGD, General Dentistry Clinic Director and Provider Teeth play a vital role in our daily lives. They help us speak clearly, preserve the shape of our faces and help us chew our food properly. Apart from their functional role, they also enhance our smile. With so many vital functions, […]
Contributed by the research team that led this study. Have you ever boasted about having a strong immune system? Or, alternatively, wondered why you seem to get extra sick extra often? Common sense suggests that people respond differently to sickness and stress. But so far, there has not been an easy way to verify this […]
Thomas DeBerardino, MD, Orthopaedics, was quoted in this article. Read More
Philanthropist-businessman’s legacy includes educating health professionals to embrace compassionate care With more than $3 million in gifts from family, friends and supporters, including a lead gift from the Sally and Charlie Cheever Foundation, a new endowment will support in perpetuity the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at The University of Texas Health Science Center […]
Philanthropist-businessman’s legacy includes educating health professionals to embrace compassionate care SAN ANTONIO (June 22, 2023) — With more than $3 million in gifts from family, friends and supporters, including a lead gift from the Sally and Charlie Cheever Foundation, a new endowment will support in perpetuity the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at The […]
John Michael Austin, a third-year medical student at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, was quoted in this article. Read More
Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 23, 2023) — Can the body’s naturally occurring “pot” be boosted in the brain to treat Alzheimer’s disease? A researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is studying that intriguing question with $4.4 million in newly awarded funding from the National Institutes […]
Shawn Varney, MD, Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
At 77 years old, Carl McLain appears to be the picture of health. His half smile and twinkling eyes hint at a mischievous sense of humor. But eight years ago, he was far from feeling healthy. Mysterious symptoms such as pain in his legs, depression, anxiety and trouble sleeping led him to see one […]
Can the body’s naturally occurring “pot” be boosted in the brain to treat Alzheimer’s disease? A researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is studying that intriguing question with $4.4 million in newly awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health. Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), derived from marijuana or cannabis plants, […]