During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, is presenting five webinars each Friday to raise awareness about this disease. Two webinars are now available to view: Complex Resections for Colorectal Liver Metastases with Alexander Parikh, MD, chief of the division […]
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The campus community is invited to the Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) 2024 webinar viewing event to watch Charles France, PhD, department of pharmacology, professor and Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry, discuss “The Importance of Animals in Addressing the Drug Abuse Crisis.” The UT Health San Antonio-hosted event will take place on […]
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Four months into their daughter’s life, Heather and Callum Riley found themselves at a crossroads. Harper Riley’s head shape was wide and short rather than symmetrical and oval, the likely result of her head being pressed against her mother’s pelvis before she was born. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, this occurs in […]
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Research Road, the main thoroughfare through the Greehey campus, and portions of lots 16 and 23 to close March 16; some patients and visitors to relocate to other lots As part of UT Health San Antonio’s continued growth and expansion, a construction project will begin March 16 to run chilled water lines from the new […]
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The School of Nursing’s Wellness 360 health clinic is holding an On the Path to Wellness Challenge April 1–May 10 and invites those with UT Select insurance to participate for a chance to win Fitbit devices. The challenge will require participants to undergo pre- and post-challenge measurements at Wellness 360, including abdominal measurements, height and […]
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Thank you to the more than 80 participants who submitted caption ideas for a photo marking the institution’s relationship with the Spurs as part of our Celebrate the Best Of contests. The photo of the Coyote, the Spurs’ mascot, getting a “checkup” from Guy Nicolette, MD, elicited a wide variety of submissions ranging from […]
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UT Teen Health, an initiative of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been successfully collaborating with community youth organizations since 2003 to implement evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) programs in South Texas. Notably, in July 2023, UT Teen Health received a $9.86 million federal grant from […]
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The International Bancshares Corporation (IBC) Foundation has awarded $2 million in total endowments to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and to The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio. The donation allows the university to create four endowed professorships, at $500,000 each.
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School of Nursing’s Castella Endowed Distinguished Professor Kathleen R. Stevens, EdD, RN, has been named a 2024 Leaders and Legends of Texas Nursing honoree by the Texas Nurses Association.
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Maternal mental health conditions can develop during pregnancy and postpartum and affect 1 in 5 perinatal women. Pregnancy and caring for an infant are periods during which those with preexisting depression and other challenges can suffer worsening of that condition. Untreated behavioral health problems are among the leading causes of pregnancy-related death in the United […]
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