Treatment access, improvements will reach both rural and urban communities Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, July 16, 2025 – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has formally announced that Be Well Texas, an initiative of the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders at UT Health San Antonio, has […]
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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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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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Funds to develop transformative technologies not currently available in Texas Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Jane Alvarez-Hernandez SAN ANTONIO, June 18, 2025 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is taking the lead in targeting hard-to-treat cancers and boosting vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus […]
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Hospital is state’s first to approve use of new FDA-approved analgesic Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 11, 2025 – Showing its leadership in addressing the opioid crisis, the UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital is the state’s first to approve use of a new non-opioid medication for pain following […]
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Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, May 16, 2025 – Can stress lead to Alzheimer’s disease? It can in women who are post-menopausal, a study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) shows. Analyzing data from 305 cognitively unimpaired participants in the Framingham Heart […]
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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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Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, May 14, 2025 – There might be such a thing as getting too much of a good night’s sleep. Sleeping nine hours or more per night is associated with worse cognitive performance, which is even more the case for those with depression, a study led by researchers […]
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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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A continuing commitment to support community wellness, partnership Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, May 5, 2025 – UT Health San Antonio has been named the official sports medicine partner of the San Antonio Missions, marking the latest in a series of strategic partnerships that strengthen its commitment to expert care, community wellness […]
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