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New UT School of Public Health San Antonio welcomes inaugural class, launches degree program designed for South Texas

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu, Ari Castañeda, 956-645-6636, ari.castaneda@utsa.edu The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio (UT School of Public Health San Antonio), a collaboration between The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), proudly welcomes its […]

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UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry names director of Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research

Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, is a world-renowned expert in pain research Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 27, 2024 – Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor of endodontics at the School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been named […]

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Health Confianza and the City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District honored with NACCHO’s Promising Practice Award

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by NACCHO SAN ANTONIO, July 26, 2024 — The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) selected UT Health San Antonio’s Health Confianza and the City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) for its Promising Practice Award for their work to improve health literacy […]

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Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy welcomes 15th cohort of high-schoolers for hands-on research

  Latest $1 million donation helps eliminate barriers to success Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, July 18, 2024 – Adriana Avendano was just a high school junior when a doctor asked her if he should recommend a hysterectomy for his patient with severe endometriosis. She was participating as a Voelcker Biomedical Research […]

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Military Health Institute at UT Health San Antonio to host its first Veteran and Caregiver Resource Fair

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 16, 2024  Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY  WHAT:         Military Health Institute at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) will host its first Veteran and Caregiver Resource Fair, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The event will connect […]

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UT Health San Antonio ranks top 10 nationally as fastest-rising institution for research output

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been rated number six of the top rising 25 institutions in North America, according to Nature Index, a database of author affiliations and institutional relationships. Nature Index tracks contributions to research […]

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Research finds causal evidence tying cerebral small-vessel disease to Alzheimer’s, dementia

Study led partly by UT Health San Antonio suggests new prevention strategies Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Research led in part by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) finds that the most common cerebral small-vessel disease feature seen in brain magnetic […]

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UT Health San Antonio researcher awarded five-year, $2.53 million NIH grant to study alcohol-assisted liver disease

Groundbreaking study could help reduce the need for transplants Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 21, 2024 – Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are growing at a rapid pace, shifting research to address pathologies behind the ailments in light of a limited supply of organ donors. At the forefront is Mengwei Zang, […]

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Non-medical drivers of health training focuses on thinking beyond medicine

June 18 event expected to draw 250 medical residents, fellows-in-training Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 14, 2024 – To family medicine physician Lizette Lugo, MD, certain non-medical experiences shape every visit she has with her patients. “Those non-medical drivers will determine whether my patient has to choose between picking up the prescription […]

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UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry to launch new Center for Regenerative Sciences

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, June 14, 2024 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Dentistry is preparing to launch its Center for Regenerative Sciences, a new research initiative that aims to position the university at the forefront of regenerative dentistry and medicine. “The center […]

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