Doctors at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) are among the nation’s first to implant a newly approved sensing rechargeable deep brain stimulation device with a 15-year battery life allowing more continual treatment of patients with movement disorders. Deep brain stimulation, known as DBS, is the […]
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The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has opened a special-care dental clinic, the first of its kind in an academic setting in South Texas that will serve people of all ages with intellectual, developmental, cognitive or physical disabilities. With spacious, specially designed treatment rooms featuring adjustable sound and lighting and even a “Zen […]
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Locked-in state named Conrad Syndrome after San Antonio survivor It is a far cry from the traditionally thought-of “vegetative state” in which the mind is absent while the body lives on. Indeed, it is the opposite. Children with “locked-in syndrome,” unable to move or speak, are awake and fully aware of their surroundings. Researchers from […]
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More than one out of three people have pre-diabetes, characterized by abnormal blood sugar levels not yet in the diabetes range – and yet associated with significant increases in eye, kidney and neuropathic diseases, and risk of cardiovascular death.
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Researchers hope to bring MRI biomarker to dementia risk stratification in patient care, clinical trials A ribbon of brain tissue called cortical gray matter grows thinner in people who go on to develop dementia, and this appears to be an accurate biomarker of the disease five to 10 years before symptoms appear, researchers from The […]
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has earned a “Best Company Culture” award from Comparably, an employer recruitment, culture and branding site, out of tens of thousands of large organizations based on real-time feedback from current employees over 12 months. The institution is the only San Antonio-based […]
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Have you ever wondered if health-related statements you’ve heard over the years are misconceptions or factual? Test your knowledge by exploring these myth or fact articles. Are these common beliefs myths or fact? Myth or fact? Test your knowledge about good ear health Myth or fact? Can sitting too close to the TV hurt […]
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By Fred Clifton Campbell Jr., MD, associate professor/clinical, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine If food drops on the floor, does the five-second rule apply? Is it dangerous to hold a sneeze? It’s good to question whether there is any truth to some commonly held beliefs that have become part of the cultural […]
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Leasing for the medical office building is open to applicants now The Rock at La Cantera today announced it will lease space to UT Health San Antonio in a medical office building to be built on the Spurs performance campus. The building is being developed by Lincoln Property Company and is expected to break ground […]
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The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing is excited to announce the grand reopening of its Center for Smart and Connected Health Technologies (Smart Center) on Friday, Feb. 23 in the Hurd Auditorium (NSG), 1.105. The grand reopening will feature keynote lectures and School of Nursing faculty and industry partner demonstrations focusing on the […]
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