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Metabolic treatment: A potential breakthrough in diabetic heart disease

SGLT2i-drug induced hyperketonemia improved cardiac function for Type 2 diabetic patients with heart failure Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people with Type 2 diabetes and people with diabetes are more than twice as likely to experience a heart attack or stroke, according to the American Diabetes Association. While most cardiologists focus on […]

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What you can’t feel can hurt you: Understanding hidden dangers of diabetic neuropathy

This story is featured in the April 2025 Bexar County Medical Society’s San Antonio Medicine magazine About one in 10 Texans is living with Type 2 diabetes — one of the highest rates of the disease in the United States. In San Antonio, the rate is one in six people and another third of the […]

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Telemundo (KVDA TV): Advanced promotion of San Antonio doctors hosting free health clinic for World Obesity Day on Tuesday

Carolina Solis–Herrera, MD, associate professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Endocrinology, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now

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Texas Public Radio: Advanced promotion of San Antonio doctors hosting free health clinic for World Obesity Day on Tuesday

UT Health San Antonio was mentioned in this news segment.   Listen Now

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Texas Public Radio: Advanced promotion of San Antonio doctors hosting free health clinic for World Obesity Day on Tuesday

UT Health San Antonio was mentioned in this news segment.   Listen Now

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Azores News: Médicos de San Antonio que hospedam clínica de saúde gratuita para o Dia Mundial da Obesidade na terça -feira

UT Health San Antonio was mentioned in this news segment.   Read More

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Key risk factors for diabetic foot reinfections uncovered in UT Health San Antonio study

Content provided by Claire Kowalick A study published in the International Wound Journal conducted by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) revealed risk factors for reinfection after treatment of a diabetic foot infection. The study found nearly half of patients who receive treatment for diabetic foot infections will experience […]

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KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio hosts free diabetic foot health screenings Monday

Lee Rogers, DPM, Department of Orthopaedics, chief, Division of Podiatry, was interviewed for this news segment.   Watch Now (KSAT 12 at noon) Watch Now (KSAT 12 GMSA@9) Watch Now (KSAT on YouTube)  

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Diabetic & Metabolic Disease

UT Health San Antonio study uncovers key risk factors for diabetic foot infection recurrence

Texas has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the country, with more than 2.7 million Texans diagnosed with the condition. About one in six people in San Antonio have Type 2 diabetes, and a third of residents are prediabetic, according to the American Diabetes Association.

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