Special offers to attend UTSA Roadrunners’ Homecoming game Oct. 19
September 27, 2024
Employee BOGO offer; student and resident free ticket offer To celebrate the exciting integration with The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), UT Health San Antonio employees can buy one ticket and get one free to cheer on the UTSA Roadrunners …
Targeted Oncology: Kaklamani’s Insights on the EMERALD Trial and Elacestrant in Advanced Breast Cancer
September 27, 2024
Virginia Kaklamani, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, and the leader of the breast cancer program at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was quoted in this …
Bidding a fond farewell to retiring MHI leader
September 27, 2024
Welcoming new MHI executive director After 10 years of distinguished leadership at the Military Health Institute (MHI) at UT Health San Antonio, founding director Byron C. Hepburn, MD, FAAFP, Maj. Gen., United States Air Force, Ret., will retire happy …
New York Post: What is rapamycin? Devotees claim the drug can slow aging
September 26, 2024
Dean Kellogg Jr., MD, PhD, professor of medicine and geriatrics, and Adam Salmon, PhD, professor of molecular medicine and associate director of the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, were quoted in this article. Read …
UTPD to host University Health blood drive Oct. 31
September 26, 2024
The UT Health San Antonio Police Department (UTPD) will host a blood drive on behalf of Blood Donor Services at University Hospital 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at UTPD Training Room No. 124 on Thursday, Oct. 31. The UT Police Department is located on the first floo …
Buzzfeed: These 9 Inventions That *Literally* Changed The World Were All Created By Latine Inventors (And If You’ve Ever Enjoyed Color TV, You Should Be Thankful)
September 26, 2024
Julio C. Palmaz, MD, radiologist, honorary Ashbel Smith Professor at UT Health San Antonio and inventor of the Palmaz Stent, is highlighted in this article. Read More
The New York Times: Anti-Aging Enthusiasts Are Taking a Pill to Extend Their Lives. Will It Work?
September 25, 2024
Dean L. Kellogg Jr., MD, PhD, professor of medicine and geriatrics, Department of Medicine, was interviewed for this article. Read More
The Texas Tribune: A South Texas region finally gets a children’s hospital, but many families still can’t find care
September 25, 2024
Mandie Svatek, MD, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, was quoted in this article. Read More
San Antonio Business Journal: $13M win that could catapult SA cancer research
September 25, 2024
Lei Zheng, MD, PhD, executive director of Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Patrick Sung, DPhil, director of Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute, were quoted in this artic …
Don’t forget to attend or livestream the leadership forum Sept. 26
September 24, 2024
The university community is invited to join Acting President Rob Hromas, MD, FACP, and special guest, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) President Taylor Eighmy, PhD, for a town hall discussion about the integration with UTSA. The town hall …