Clinical trial to investigate causes of diabetes, obesity in individuals with spinal cord injury and potential mitigatory effects of semaglutide

September 4, 2024

A first-of-its-kind investigation into the mechanisms behind diabetes and obesity in people with spinal cord injury and the antidiabetic and anti-obesity effects of semaglutide was recently approved for $3 million in National Institutes of Health funding. “This is one population in which they are susceptible to be more obese and having worse diabetes risk and […]

Personal challenge to global solution

September 4, 2024

UT Health San Antonio urologist demonstrates potential of valproic acid-DHA in lessening risk of contracting COVID-19   When the world locked down due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, rather than slowing down, this distinguished urologist and medical educator merely switched gears.   Ronald Rodriguez, MD, PhD, is a professor of medical education and urology at Joe […]

KRGV-TV: Medical Breakthroughs — New device helping patients diagnosed with dystonia

September 3, 2024

Okeanis Vaou, MD, associate professor and chief of the Movement Disorders Division in the Department of Neurology, was interviewed for this news segement.   Watch Now

San Antonio Report: Deadly crisis among San Antonio’s officers leads to more mental health resources

August 30, 2024

Austin Lemke, PsyD, clinical psychologist at UT Health San Antonio’s New Opportunities for Wellness (NOW) Adult Behavioral Health Clinic, and Megan Fredrick, MA, LPC-S, NOW Clinic director of programs, both with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, are quoted in this article.   Read More

Healio: Drug shows ‘very promising’ activity in breast cancer brain metastases

August 30, 2024

Andrew J. Brenner, MD, PhD, professor and chair of neuro-oncology research at the Mays Cancer Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, was quoted in this article.   Read More

KSAT YouTube: Meth Can Damage the Brain Like Traumatic Brain Injuries, One Treatment is Helping with Both

August 29, 2024

Curtis Bone, MD, MHS, departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Family and Community Medicine, and board-certified addiction medicine physician at the Be Well Institute on Substance Use and Related Disorders, was interviewed for this article.   Watch Now