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Could environmental exposures be affecting your child’s health?

UT Health San Antonio develops tool to track symptoms, exposures, patterns Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Cliff Despres SAN ANTONIO, June 11, 2026 – Many children experience headaches, fatigue, mood changes, muscle aches or other health problems that are difficult to explain by routine clinical evaluation alone. In some cases, these […]

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UT Health San Antonio awarded American Cancer Society SHaRP grant to advance cervical cancer screening

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Lauren Michalk SAN ANTONIO, June 9, 2026 – UT Health San Antonio has been selected as a recipient of the American Cancer Society’s Self-Collected Human Papillomavirus Readiness Pilot (SHaRP) grant, a national initiative designed to help health care organizations prepare for and implement HPV self-collection as part […]

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CPRIT awards newly integrated UT San Antonio to further its mission to combat cancers across South Texas

Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Jane Alvarez Hernandez SAN ANTONIO, June 2, 2026 – The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) and its academic health center, UT Health San Antonio, recently received over $2.7 million in new academic and prevention awards from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute […]

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Marvin Forland, MD, founding faculty member of the UT Health San Antonio medical school, passes away at 93

Internist, nephrologist, educator, leader helped shape the school in its early years Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, May 28, 2026 – Marvin Forland, MD, MACP, a founding faculty member of the School of Medicine at what was then The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio – now the Joe R. […]

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UT San Antonio awarded $44 million NIH contract to advance landmark RURAL Cohort Study

Effort focuses on persistent health challenges in the rural South Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Fidel Flores SAN ANTONIO, April 30, 2026 – The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) has been awarded a five-year, $44 million contract from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the […]

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UT Health San Antonio researchers awarded grant to study how circadian rhythm disruptions may contribute to Alzheimer’s

Environmental stressors like jet lag, high-fat foods suspected as disease risk Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick   SAN ANTONIO, April 27, 2026 – Can jet lag cause more than just sleep loss? Do quick-grab, high-fat foods associated with late-night or rotating work shifts bring more than indigestion? Those circadian […]

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Having more kids associated with reduced risk of stroke and brain damage, research co-led by UT Health San Antonio shows

Number of live births could be an important predictive factor Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, April 20, 2026 – While some say having lots of kids can make you lose your faculties, a new study suggests otherwise. Research co-led by UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of […]

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UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital treats first clinical trial participant in novel cancer study

Milestone paves the way for advancements in cancer care, innovation and patient care in San Antonio and South Texas Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Jane Alvarez-Hernandez SAN ANTONIO, April 15, 2026 – UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital has enrolled and treated its first clinical trial participant in a novel cancer […]

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UT Health San Antonio researchers report breakthrough findings significantly reducing symptoms for combat PTSD victims

Adding navigated TMS to psychotherapy can ‘greatly improve’ quality of life Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, April 7, 2026 – An advanced version of a procedure using magnetic fields to stimulate brain nerve cells in treating depression was significantly effective for 85% of active military and veterans suffering from combat post-traumatic stress […]

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UT Health San Antonio announces $6.5 million gift to strengthen pediatric health workforce through new Harvey E. Najim Pediatric Health Scholars Program

Contacts: Monica Taylor, UT Health San Antonio, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu, 210-450-8970 Eileen Teves, UT Health San Antonio, tevese@uthscsa.edu, 210-450-7239 SAN ANTONIO, March 26, 2026 – UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), has announced a $6.5 million gift from San Antonio philanthropist Harvey E. Najim […]

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