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Students from the School of Nursing's nurse anesthesia program pose with UTSA mascot, Rowdy, at the TXANA College Bowl.

Education

Nurse anesthesia students represent UT San Antonio in first TxANA College Bowl appearance

Students in the Nurse Anesthesia program from The University of Texas at San Antonio’s School of Nursing made their inaugural appearance competing in the Texas Association of Nurse Anesthesiology College Bowl Showdown, joining teams from across the state in a lively competition that tested their clinical anesthesia knowledge.

Female holding her chest, feeling discomfort from struggling to breathe.

Health Care

Specialized airway surgery helps South Texas woman breathe freely again

After nearly two years of struggling to breathe, a South Texas woman found relief through specialized airway surgery at UT Health San Antonio, where advanced technology and coordinated care helped her reclaim her quality of life.

While several types of cancer are declining across the United States, endometrial cancer is on the rise, especially in South Texas.

Research

UT San Antonio study finds endometrial cancer rates highest in San Antonio region

A new study published in July in Cancer Epidemiology, led by scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center and the National Cancer Institute, found that the Upper-South region of Texas, which includes San Antonio and Bexar County, had the highest hysterectomy-corrected incidence of endometrial cancer in Texas and the largest increase over time.

(Left) Tony Hsu, left, supervisor of apheresis and cellular therapy services at UT Health San Antonio’s Mays Cancer Center and UT San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital, stands next to multiple myeloma patient Joseph Hall during the apheresis process in which blood -forming stem cells are collected, while the remaining blood is returned to the patient. Later, after the patient completes chemotherapy, the stored cells are infused back into the bloodstream. The cells travel to the bone marrow and begin producing new blood cells, helping blood counts recover over time

Community

Taking healing to new heights with three sky-high rescues

At a young age, Tony Hsu knew he wanted to become a nurse but didn’t anticipate how his highly specialized position would prepare him for three midair rescues.

Science & Medicine

Texas Public Radio’s podcast, Science & Medicine, explains how scientific discovery at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio advances the way medicine is practiced around the world.

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