Hospitalizations and ER visits were reduced by integration of promotores into supportive care Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (July 24, 2023) — Staying healthy and connected was difficult for everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic, but especially so for homebound older patients and their caregivers. Fortunately, a program developed by the geriatrics and supportive […]
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Splicing deregulation is potential drug target and diagnostic tool Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (July 25, 2023) — Alcohol consumption is a major cause of chronic liver disease. The disease, which has devastating consequences, progresses through stages of hepatitis (inflammation), fibrosis (scarring) and cirrhosis (severe scarring). Advanced disease increases the risk of developing […]
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The San Antonio Heart and Mind Study is an extension of previous research conducted from 1979 to 2006. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (July 20, 2023) — The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has received a five-year, $15.5 million grant to conduct the San Antonio Heart and Mind Study, […]
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Novel AI algorithm precisely quantifies perivascular spaces that signal risk of stroke. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (July 13, 2023) — An artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio accurately counts brain lesions on MRI scans within seconds. Once it is adapted to the […]
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Recent hiking deaths spur focus of yearlong doctor training, teaching program Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, July 12, 2023 – A string of recent heat-related deaths on hiking trails at state and national parks is bringing new urgency to a fellowship program in the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio […]
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Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (July 11, 2023) — Rene L. Olvera, MD, MPH, will assume duties as chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio effective Sept. 1. Robert A. Hromas, MD, FACP, dean of the Joe R. and Teresa […]
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Rates are well higher than national average in counties facing health disparities Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, July 6, 2023 – Teen pregnancy rates are up to four times higher than the national average in South Texas, pointing to adolescent health care inequities affecting those who historically have suffered from socioeconomic disparities. UT […]
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Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 23, 2023) — Can the body’s naturally occurring “pot” be boosted in the brain to treat Alzheimer’s disease? A researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is studying that intriguing question with $4.4 million in newly awarded funding from the National Institutes […]
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Philanthropist-businessman’s legacy includes educating health professionals to embrace compassionate care SAN ANTONIO (June 22, 2023) — With more than $3 million in gifts from family, friends and supporters, including a lead gift from the Sally and Charlie Cheever Foundation, a new endowment will support in perpetuity the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at The […]
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Contributed by the research team that led this study. Have you ever boasted about having a strong immune system? Or, alternatively, wondered why you seem to get extra sick extra often? Common sense suggests that people respond differently to sickness and stress. But so far, there has not been an easy way to verify this […]
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