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Naloxone Texas, a program of Be Well Texas at UT Health San Antonio that distributes naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses, was mentioned in this article.   Read More (subscription required)

Naloxone Texas, a program of Be Well Texas at UT Health San Antonio that distributes naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses, was mentioned in this article.   Read More

An interprofessional workforce development project led by School of Health Professions faculty and funded by a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs aims to address the shortage of highly qualified occupational therapists and speech-language pathologists trained to serve school-age children with high-intensity needs. The five-year grant will…

  When people with swallowing disorders also have poor oral health, they are at greater risk of serious health complications — including aspiration pneumonia. Dentists and speech-language pathologists encounter patients with swallowing disorders, including dysphagia, a condition that affects millions of Americans — particularly older adults. To ensure that dental students and speech-language…

The School of Dentistry earned the first National Institutes of Health grant under its new Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research, addressing pain in patients with head and neck carcinoma.

Oriana Haran, MD, double fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon and clinical assistant professor in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

Sara Ortiz-Romero, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Radiology, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

Jason Bowling, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, was quoted in this article.   Read More

Salud America! Action Pack guides providers for equitable care To truly improve patient and community health, UT Health San Antonio is addressing non-medical needs that arise due to social determinants of health (SDoH), such as inequitable access to housing, transportation and food that make it harder for people to stay healthy. And it is doing […]

Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, senior vice president for research, founding director of the institution’s Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and Manzoor Bhat, PhD, MS, vice dean for research and distinguished chair in neurosciences, were quoted in this article.   Read More