Knowable Magazine: Understanding the sudden rise of type 2 diabetes in children
August 2, 2024
Luisa M. Rodriguez, MD, MS, clinical associate professor and pediatric endocrinology medical director, was quoted in this article. Read More
Antiretroviral drug shows potential for Alzheimer’s disease treatment in early clinical trials
July 31, 2024
Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also known as UT Health San Antonio, led a pilot study of the Food and Drug Administration-approved antiretroviral drug lamivudine, to determine if it could be a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Almost half of what makes up the human genome are […]
UT Health San Antonio faculty member helps create universal long COVID definition
July 31, 2024
A report released June 11 by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) provides a working definition of long COVID. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San […]
Alternatives for treatment-resistant depression offer hope
July 26, 2024
Carey Calvin was at the lowest point in his life two years ago. After a childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse and years of antidepressant medications and therapies that were not working, Calvin was ready to give up. “It was the first time I felt like my family and the things closest to […]
San Antonio Express-News: UT Health scientists create world’s first ‘humanized’ mice with fully functional immune systems (subscription required)
July 22, 2024
Paolo Casali, MD, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, was quoted in this article. Read More
Verywell Health: 5 Ways to Manage Eczema During a Heat Wave, According to Dermatologists
July 19, 2024
Emily Becker, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, was interviewed for this article. Read More