Healthy diet, healthy brain is a great New Year’s resolution
December 15, 2023
Here is an important New Year’s resolution backed by science: “In 2024, I will eat a diet that keeps my brain healthy.” For elaboration, let’s consult Debora Melo van Lent, PhD, a nutrition scientist and epidemiologist at The University of Texas Health …
Wishing you the embrace of hope and peace throughout these holidays and the new year
December 15, 2023
Our 2023 holiday greeting from Bill and Mary Henrich — the President and First Lady of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio — is sent with excited anticipation of the December 2024 opening of our UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Ho …
KSAT 12: How do you know if you’re at risk for lung cancer?
December 14, 2023
Cynthia Cantu, DO, Internal Medicine, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Proposals sought for IIMS Community Engagement Small Project Grants
December 14, 2023
UT Health San Antonio’s Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science (IIMS) and the UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy (HCaP) are seeking proposals for one-year, $5,000 Community Engagement Small Project Grants. The goal is to promote …
Floss more in 2024
December 14, 2023
As the last page of the calendar turns, many prepare to dust off ambitions and recommit to goals of better health. A daily routine of flossing is a small but crucial step toward maintaining good oral health in the coming year.
Two-year Mays Cancer Center renovation reaches successful completion
December 14, 2023
Wednesday, Dec. 20, will mark the successful completion of a $28 million renovation project started more than two years ago at the Mays Cancer Center. The aim of the project was to provide expanded and more integrated patient care for the new UT Health …
Register for the Dec. 19 inaugural ARPA-H Customer Experience Hub information session
December 13, 2023
The university community is among those invited to attend the inaugural Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARP-H, Customer Experience Hub, for an opportunity to collaborate through the federal program’s $2.5 billion research and health in …
$32 million NIA grant boosts long COVID cognition study of under-studied populations including South Texas Hispanics
December 13, 2023
COVID-19’s long-term effects on cognition in older adults will be studied for five years thanks to a $32 million federal grant awarded to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
KLRN: The Business of Business: San Antonio | Fall 2023
December 13, 2023
William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, president of UT Health San Antonio, was a guest on the “Business of Business” report. Watch Now (The interview occurs between the 21:52–26:17 mark of the video)
Restoring hope and function for people with swallowing disorders
December 13, 2023
The ability to swallow is essential for eating and drinking, and yet about 20 million adults in the U.S. experience a swallowing disorder, also known as dysphagia.