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16-member panel makes evidence-based recommendations to the nation’s primary care providers about services such as colonoscopy. Joel Tsevat, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force, which announced Tsevat’s appointment today, is an independent, […]
Researchers worldwide have linked oral health to overall health, especially in relation to the development of gum disease, which develops when bacteria in the mouth are not properly managed through a good oral health care routine.
Dear UT Health San Antonio faculty, staff and learners: COVID-19 infections are on the rise locally and nationally. A new omicron subvariant, called XBB.1.5, is overtaking circulating subvariants. It is more transmissible than prior variants and is expected to increase in Texas, following trends seen in other areas of the country. The COVID-19 transmission level, […]
Tickets to the 2023 Texas Cavalier Fiesta River Parade on April 24 are now on sale. The theme for this year’s parade is “Fantastic Voyages.” UT Health San Antonio will once again participate in the river parade and will be highlighting the School of Health Professions. UT Health San Antonio will have a block of […]
16-member panel makes evidence-based recommendations to the nation’s primary care providers about services such as colonoscopy. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 10, 2023) — Joel Tsevat, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. […]
Alan Peterson, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, director of the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP) and the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience (STRONG STAR), and Tabatha Blount, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, clinical supervisor for STRONG STAR, were interviewed for this story. Read More
The School of Dentistry’s International Dentist Education Program has nearly doubled its enrollment for the spring 2023 entry cycle, a decision heavily supported by the school’s faculty and students.
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair, Rehabilitation Medicine, was interviewed for this CNN podcast. Read More
Alan Peterson, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, director of the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP) and the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience (STRONG STAR), was quoted in this story. Read More
Statement from the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio about a timely topic in the news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, approved lecanemab, a drug that targets the basic pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease. The FDA action is an “accelerated approval” of the […]