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Dr. Clarke selected as a 2023 Piper Professor

William P. Clarke, PhD, professor in the Department of Pharmacology, was named a 2023 Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.

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UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing trained more Texans in opioid overdose prevention during COVID-19

Virtual training hit all counties with prior deaths, more than in-person training previously A new study shows that virtual training by the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing on opioid overdose prevention reached more Texans during 16 months of COVID-19 than in-person training the same period before then, and in all counties with prior […]

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Discounted XFL championship game tickets available

    Discounted XFL championship game tickets are available to all UT Health San Antonio students, faculty and staff. 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 […]

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Flies, worms poorly predict drugs’ life span effects in mice, study indicates

Doctoral student’s research suggests difficulty of translating longevity interventions from lower species to mammals If a drug extends the life span of worms or flies, is it likely to do the same in mice? Michael Bene, PhD student Not typically based on the existing data, said Michael Bene, a sixth-year doctoral student at The University […]

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Liver transplant program receives national recognition

  The University Health Transplant Institute was recently recognized by INTERLINK, a national managed care company, as the No. 1 liver transplant program in the country. The Transplant Institute is a partnership between University Health and the Malú and Carlos Alvarez Center for Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Innovation at UT Health San Antonio. For more than […]

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Be Well Texas celebrates grand opening of new facility providing substance use treatment services statewide

Telehealth, community providers, research all key components of care In Texas, one in 10 people have a substance use disorder, and not everyone has the same access to care. One statewide program is addressing this growing public health concern with a fresh approach of science, innovation and a team of people with lived experience in recovery. Be […]

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LSOM graduate’s tenacity, family support helps her to finish line

It was the second year of medical school, and after months of isolation from COVID-19 restrictions Victoria Garza was finishing up her last preclinical course and beginning to prepare for the first of her board exams when she was struck with debilitating panic attacks. “The panic attacks began suddenly, would last all day and continued […]

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Select cells ‘home in on the skin like guided missiles’ at birth to enhance immunity

Protection is afforded infants against disease-causing bacteria Certain immune cells possess a homing property that directs them to the skin at birth to protect the baby, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovered. “These T cells home in on the skin like a guided missile,” […]

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Ovarian Cancer: Early detection can help save lives

  By Georgia McCann, MD, associate clinical professor, associate program director, Obstetrics and Gynecology Ovarian cancer is responsible for more deaths than any other cancers of the female reproductive system and is the fifth leading cause of cancer death among women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. Why is this the […]

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San Antonio, Bexar County observed Public Health Week

In recognition of National Public Health Week, April 3–9, leaders within The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio supported several local events with their attendance.

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