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New urine-based tumor DNA test may help personalize bladder cancer treatment

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 27, 2025 – In a multi-institutional study published in Science Direct, researchers revealed that testing urine-based tumor DNA (utDNA) can help predict which bladder cancer patients are at higher risk for recurrence after treatment. This study analyzed utDNA from patients in the SWOG S1605 trial, who were […]

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Major discovery by UT Health San Antonio scientists sheds light on cancer drug resistance

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, June 18, 2025 – Approximately one in 300 Americans have a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, which helps repair damaged DNA, putting them at a higher risk of developing certain cancers, especially breast, prostate and ovarian cancer. Many patients with these cancers […]

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Military Health Institute celebrates graduates from the Health Profession Scholarship Program

The Military Health Institute, in partnership with the Military Health Interest Group, hosted the 2025 Promotion Ceremony for students in the Health Profession Scholarship Program on May 16.

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Three faculty members honored among Texas’ top 25 nurses

Three UT Health San Antonio nursing faculty were named to the Texas Nurses Association’s 25 Outstanding Texas Nurses list for 2025, honoring their leadership in clinical care, research and nursing education.

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UT Health San Antonio graduates take center stage at spring commencement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 16, 2025 Contacts: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu, Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT:                   Graduates from the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Dentistry and School of Health Professions will walk the stage this Saturday. More than 1,100 students – […]

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UT Health San Antonio research blends tai chi with modern technology to prevent falls in people with dementia

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, May 7, 2025 – Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) are blending an ancient movement practice known as tai chi and reimagining it through artificial intelligence (AI) in a new study. The project aims […]

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Healing the healers: Ripples podcast provides real talk about physician wellness  

Photo of the three hosts: from left:  Adriana Dyurich, PhD, LPC, Veena Prasad, PhD, MBA, LPC and Jon Courand, MD, are the hosts of the Ripples: Physician Well-being podcast produced by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. This story was first published in the May issue of the Bexar County Medical […]

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Dr. Alexis Ramos named AAFP Foundation oral history grant recipient

Project documents experience of healthcare professionals during pandemic Alexis Ramos, MD, board-certified family medicine physician, assistant professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine and assistant clerkship director for the Family Medicine Clerkship in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozao Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]

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San Antonio Spurs announce Leah Brown, MD as new lead team orthopaedic surgeon

  Brown Brings Advanced Expertise to New Role within UT Health San Antonio  SAN ANTONIO (April 30, 2025) – The San Antonio Spurs today announced Leah Brown, MD has joined the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) to serve as the team’s new lead orthopaedic surgeon. UT Health San […]

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Breakthrough study reveals key to preserving immune tissue that fights infections

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, May 1, 2025 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) scientists have uncovered a crucial pathway that may help preserve thymic function as we age. The findings, published in Nature Aging in February, focus on […]

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