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Mays Cancer Center hosts annual breast cancer symposium, addresses care and advancements in treatment

  Recognized as world’s largest gathering of breast cancer researchers Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, in partnership with American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), is hosting the 46th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Dec. […]

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Psychology professor, grad student to research cognitive impairment in cancer patients

SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas at San Antonio associate professor of psychology Joe Houpt, is part of a team that has earned a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). The project, “Surviving is Not Enough: Enhancing Cognitive […]

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James Bynum, PhD, selected as executive director of the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative

UT Health San Antonio trauma care professor, 23-year DoD researcher tapped Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 13, 2023 – James Bynum, PhD, professor and vice chair of research in the Department of Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been selected […]

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UT Health San Antonio skybridge nears completion, receives generous gift to name state-of-the-art walkway

  Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu, Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) held a special dedication ceremony near the construction site of the UT Health Multispecialty and Research Hospital. The ceremony marked the official announcement of the naming of the soon-to-be […]

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Mays Cancer Center partners with American Cancer Society to increase lung cancer screenings in South Texas

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, is partnering with the American Cancer Society to spread awareness and encourage more at-risk South Texans to screen for lung cancer. Early diagnosis in Texas ranks as one of the lowest in the country. […]

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UT Health San Antonio launches Center for Global and Community Oral Health

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 9, 2023 – The School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has launched the Center for Global and Community Oral Health, designed to bring together various existing outreach and research programs […]

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CPRIT grant to support HPV vaccination of childhood cancer survivors

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 8, 2023 – A grant of nearly $1 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) will expand a program of vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) among survivors of childhood […]

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Mia’s Freedom: automatic control of blood sugar

Newly approved system eliminates much of the labor of maintaining insulin levels Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 6, 2023) — Freedom is an individual concept. For 15-year-old Mia Campos of San Antonio, it means sleeping without alarms, visiting a friend’s house overnight, and feeling steady throughout a busy school day. Mia was […]

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Former Army Surgeon General to visit UT Health San Antonio, address future of military health research

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Military Health Institute (MHI) will host former Surgeon General of the United States Army and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake, MD on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Peake will speak about veterans’ health and […]

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School of Dentistry team unlocks keys to alcohol withdrawal headache

Researchers outline steps that result in pain signals Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 30, 2023) — About 283 million people worldwide suffer from alcohol use disorder, a debilitating health challenge for which limited therapeutic options are available. The cost to society is estimated at greater than $2 trillion annually. “People try to […]

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