Nathan Wiederhold receives Billy H. Cooper Award for contributions to diagnostic clinical mycology

Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory at UT Health San Antonio, received the Medical Mycological Society of the Americas Billy H. Cooper Award for continued outstanding contributions to the practice of diagnostic clinical mycology. Wiederhold is highly involved in preclinical studies of antifungal agents and […]

Chemical risk assessment not up to par, researchers say

How much is an “acceptable dose” of a pollutant? Are existing studies to measure safety adequate? A systematic literature review by UT Health San Antonio researchers suggests that the current system of chemical risk assessment is inadequate and contradictory. The result, say the authors, is an underestimation of the levels of flame retardants and other […]

Oral pill improves care of patients with bone marrow cancer: Study

Momelotinib, an oral pill taken once a day, significantly improved outcomes of patients treated for myelofibrosis (MF), a rare but fatal bone marrow cancer, researchers reported June 7. Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, executive director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, presented results of the MOMENTUM phase 3 randomized […]

Nathan Wiederhold receives Billy H. Cooper Award for contributions to diagnostic clinical mycology

Spreading the word about the value of medical research

Did you know that older Hispanic adults are estimated to be at 1.5 times greater risk of Alzheimer’s and other dementias than non-Hispanic whites? That fact alone makes research efforts in the area of brain health essential for improving the lives of South Texas residents. More genetic variations for Alzheimer’s disease are known today than […]

New therapy significantly reduces headache disability, post-traumatic stress after brain injury, study finds

Note: This article was produced and contributed by Joel Williams and Julie Collins. The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It also reduced co-occurring symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comparably to a gold-standard PTSD treatment. Moreover, the innovative treatment, […]

UT Health San Antonio surgical oncologist co-authors NEJM article showing disparity in Black breast cancer mortality

Black women die of breast cancer at rates nearly 40% higher than white women, despite having lower instances of the disease, because of racial disparities in care, according to a New England Journal of Medicine article by a UT Health San Antonio surgical oncologist and two American Cancer Society scientists. The authors, led by Ismail […]

Research study investigates impact of therapy dogs for dialysis patients

The Dialysis Doggos are part of a research study being conducted by Meredith L. Stensland, PhD, LMSW, assistant professor of research in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. The study investigates the effect of an animal assisted intervention for patients receiving dialysis, and if this intervention improves symptoms of pain and depression and reduces the number of skipped dialysis treatment sessions.

UT Health San Antonio receives award for innovation in interprofessional education and collaboration

In December 2018, UT Health San Antonio received approval from its accrediting organization, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, to develop institutional infrastructure through which to advance interprofessional education (IPE) and collaboration across all five schools. The university’s accelerated progress in this domain has led to a national award from the […]

The massive need for equitable Latino representation in clinical trials

Contributed and written by Cliff Despres, Institute for Health Promotion Research Latinos represent less than 10% of volunteers in cancer clinical trials. The lack of Latinos in clinical trials makes it harder for researchers to find treatments tailored for this group — which makes up 18.5% of the U.S. population and a diversity of heritages. This […]

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Nathan Wiederhold receives Billy H. Cooper Award for contributions to diagnostic clinical mycology

Chemical risk assessment not up to par, researchers say

Oral pill improves care of patients with bone marrow cancer: Study

Nathan Wiederhold receives Billy H. Cooper Award for contributions to diagnostic clinical mycology

Spreading the word about the value of medical research

New therapy significantly reduces headache disability, post-traumatic stress after brain injury, study finds

UT Health San Antonio surgical oncologist co-authors NEJM article showing disparity in Black breast cancer mortality

Research study investigates impact of therapy dogs for dialysis patients

UT Health San Antonio receives award for innovation in interprofessional education and collaboration

The massive need for equitable Latino representation in clinical trials