San Antonio Report: Researchers in San Antonio are studying the rise of Alzheimer’s disease in Hispanic populations
October 13, 2023
Sudha Seshadri, MD, Neurology, and founding director, The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, was interviewed for this story. Read More
Texas Tribune: For Texans with long COVID, specialized centers can provide more effective treatments — if they can access them
October 13, 2023
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, chair, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was quoted in this story. Read More
Experts at 2023 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference to examine 50 years of progress, future directions
October 12, 2023
Hundreds of individuals from around the world will gather in San Antonio Oct. 17-18 to focus on the psychological health needs of military service members and veterans. With 2023 marking 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, attendees of th …
Experts at 2023 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference to examine 50 years of progress, future directions
October 12, 2023
Media contact: Will Sansom, sansom@uthscsa.edu, (210) 567-2579 On-site contact: Julie Collins, collinsjr@uthscsa.edu, (210) 218-8746 SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 12, 2023) – Hundreds of individuals from around the world will gather in San Antonio Oct. 17-18 to fo …
School of Health Professions professor receives UT System regents’ teaching award
October 12, 2023
Department of Occupational Therapy Chair and Professor Bridgett Piernik-Yoder, PhD, OTR, has been awarded the 2023 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas System.
San Antonio Report: New master’s program at UT Health San Antonio will address shortage of imaging specialists in South Texas
October 11, 2023
Laura Vasquez, PhD, director of the Master of Science in Imaging Sciences Program, Department of Health Sciences, was quoted in this story. Read More
Newswise: New research led by Mays Cancer Center reveals how mutations in BRCA1 affect cancer susceptibility in women
October 9, 2023
Weixing Zhao, PhD, and Sandeep Burma, PhD, both with the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology and the UT Health San Antonio Mays Cancer Center, were quoted in this article. Read More
The Dallas Morning News: Why a lifesaving medication to treat opioid addiction can be difficult to access
October 9, 2023
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 quoted in t …
UT Health San Antonio becomes first civilian center in South Texas to launch FDA-approved radiotherapy treatment for advanced prostate cancer
October 6, 2023
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) announces the successful launch of Pluvicto, a radiopharmaceutical used to treat patients with advanced metastatic prostate cancer. Approved by the U.S. Food an …
UT Health San Antonio becomes first civilian center in South Texas to launch FDA-approved radiotherapy treatment for advanced prostate cancer
October 6, 2023
Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 6, 2023 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) announces the successful launch of Pluvicto, a radiopharmaceutical used to treat pa …