New breathing technique at Mays Cancer Center protects healthy tissue from radiation treatment
June 4, 2024
The simple act of holding a breath during a radiation cancer treatment called deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) could mean the difference between irradiating healthy tissue and sparing it, according to Neil Newman, MD, a radiation oncologist for Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center.
UT System presents STARs awards to three health science center faculty
June 4, 2024
Three UT Health San Antonio faculty were awarded funds from The University of Texas System’s Science and Technology Acquisition and Retention program.
Barnett, UT School of Public Health San Antonio founding chair, receives $250,000 UT System Faculty STARs award
June 4, 2024
Tracey E. Barnett, PhD Tracey E. Barnett, PhD, founding chair of the Department of Quantitative and Qualitative Health Sciences at the new UT School of Public Health San Antonio at UT Health San Antonio, in collaboration with UTSA, received a $250,000 …
KENS 5: Verify | No, GLP1s like Ozempic do not cause gastroparesis
June 3, 2024
Maria Escobar-Vasco, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, was interviewed for this news segment. Read More
MySA.com: Pediatricians warn of hand, foot, mouth disease outbreak in San Antonio
June 3, 2024
Joseph Cantey, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, was mentioned in this article. Read More
Texas Tribune: Texas revamps Narcan distribution following delays, unpredictable supply
May 31, 2024
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, vice president for research, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and executive director, Be Well Texas, a statewide substance use treatment and recovery initiative of UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed …
KSAT 12: UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing’s Center for Simulation Innovation recognized on a national level
May 31, 2024
James Cleveland, PhD, RN, director of the Center for Simulation Innovation at the School of Nursing, and Sonya Hardin, PhD, RN, APRN, dean of the School of Nursing, were interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
American Cancer Society awards nearly $1 million to UT Health San Antonio cancer researcher
May 31, 2024
Zhijie “Jason” Liu, PhD Zhijie “Jason” Liu, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) …
HIPAA reporting made easy
May 31, 2024
At UT Health San Antonio, we are committed to safeguarding the protected health information (PHI) of our patients, so we’ve made reporting a HIPAA inquiry or incident easy. If you suspect a potential HIPAA privacy violation has occurred, then pr …
UT School of Public Health San Antonio founding chair Gimeno receives $250,000 UT System Faculty STARs award
May 31, 2024
David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, PhD, MSc, LPsy David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, PhD, MSc, LPsy, professor and founding chair in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at The UT School of Public Health San Antonio at UT Health San Antonio, in …