UT Health San Antonio offers summer program for people with aphasia
April 1, 2022
Although stroke is the most common cause, aphasia can also occur due to traumatic brain injury or neurodegenerative disorders. The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at UT Health San Antonio is hosting a summer program to help people with aphasia improve their communication skills.
U.S. News & World Report ranks UT Health San Antonio’s Doctor of Nursing program 67th in nation
April 1, 2022
“At UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, we are doing everything it takes to develop diverse nurse leaders to improve health and health care through education, research, practice and community engagement,” said School of Nursing Dean Eileen T. Breslin, PhD, RN, FAAN.
Black patients with cancer fare worse with COVID-19, study shows
April 1, 2022
Structural racism, rather than disease, leads to inequities, authors write Black patients with cancer experienced significantly worse outcomes after COVID-19 diagnosis than non-Hispanic white cancer patients in a study published March 28 in JAMA Networ …
San Antonio Express-News: Everything San Antonians need to know about getting the second COVID-19 booster shot
April 1, 2022
Dr. Fred Campbell, General Medicine, was quoted in this story about the availability of the second COVID-19 booster shot. Read More
AAMC News: The hunt for an AIDS vaccine approaches 40 with hope and caution
April 1, 2022
This story quotes Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases and assistant dean for the MD/MPH program. Read More
Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology assistant professor earns UT System Rising STARs award to further metabolic disease research
April 1, 2022
Kevin Koronowski, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine and the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies at UT Health San Antonio, …
Noted cancer researcher receives UT System Faculty STARs award
April 1, 2022
Daohong Zhou, MD, a professor with tenure in the Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, has received a UT System Faculty STARs award in the amount of $1,487,563 to support his drug discovery research.
Oral Cancer Awareness month: What you need to know
March 31, 2022
The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has partnered with The Oral Cancer Foundation to host The San Antonio Oral Cancer Walk on Saturday, April 23, in observance of the 22nd Annual Oral Cancer Awareness Month.
Register now for inaugural LINC IPE Symposium April 18-20
March 31, 2022
Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration, or LINC, is UT Health San Antonio’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) accreditation. One aspirational goal of the QEP i …
Fox 29/KABB TV: Learning the sneaky signs of brain injury
March 30, 2022
Dr. Caitlyn Mooney, sports medicine specialist, appeared as a guest during this live interview segment about traumatic brain injury as part of Brain Injury Awareness Month. Watch Video