5 ways to keep your muscles active at work
January 20, 2023
By Bradley Tragord, PT, DPT, DSc, associate professor, Department of Physical Therapy People who are physically active, tend to live longer and healthier lives. Individuals with risk factors like high blood pressure, diabetes or even a smoking habit, c …
PA program places 9th in national ranking by Degree Query
January 20, 2023
UT Health San Antonio’s Master of Physician Assistant Studies program has been ranked 9th in the nation in a list published by Degree Query. The ranking includes the top 25 PA Studies programs in the country for 2022. School of Health Profession …
Increasing brain protein could be a treatment for obesity
January 20, 2023
Drug target that revs up energy expenditure, reduces appetite identified A drug that promotes energy expenditure in the body while suppressing appetite could be a powerful weight loss therapy. Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Cente …
UT School of Public Health San Antonio inaugural dean receives $1.6 million UT System Faculty STARs award
January 20, 2023
Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD Vasan S. Ramachandran, MD, founding dean of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio, a strategic collaboration between UT Health San Antonio and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received a …
Increasing brain protein could be a treatment for obesity
January 20, 2023
Drug target that revs up energy expenditure, reduces appetite identified Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Jan. 20, 2023) — A drug that promotes energy expenditure in the body while suppressing appetite could be a po …
The Center for Brain Health (Opening in 2024-25)
January 20, 2023
With more than 50 studies, departments and centers, the Center for Brain Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will be home to the institution’s many brain health initiatives. It will include an imaging suite and a non-oncology infusion suite for patient care and clinical trials.
KSAT 12: Gynecologic oncologist talks symptoms of cervical cancer, importance of screenings
January 20, 2023
Yasmin Lyons, DO, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was interviewed for this news segment. Read More
The Center for Brain Health (Opening in 2024-25)
January 19, 2023
Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu With more than 50 studies, departments and centers, the Center for Brain Health at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will be home to the institution’s many brain health i …
Learning comes full circle for DEHS student
January 19, 2023
Emily Johnson is a second-year graduate student in the Master of Deaf Education and Hearing Science (DEHS) Program at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine. Her learning journey to become a certified educator for deaf and hard-of-hearing children began when she was just a preschooler.
Texas Public Radio, The Source: Suicide rates among veterans are 1.5 times higher than the general population
January 19, 2023
Alan Peterson, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, director of the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP) and the South Texas Research Organizational Network Guiding Studies on Trauma and Resilience (STRONG STAR), was interviewed for this podcast. …