94% of patients with cancer respond well to COVID-19 vaccines
June 30, 2021
Small subsets of high-risk patients produce few or no antibodies, however. Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 30, 2021) — In a U.S. and Swiss study, nearly all patients with cancer developed good immune response …
New employee spotlight: Eduardo Gomez named director of strategic intelligence
June 30, 2021
As UT Health San Antonio expands its overall enterprise throughout the community, including the new UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital, Eduardo Gomez, MBA, MSc, is expected to play a key role in its success. Gomez joined the institution in May as the inaugural director of strategic intelligence.
Link discovered between common chemicals and ‘unexplained’ chronic illness
June 30, 2021
A new paper provides a long-awaited link between exposures to common chemicals and so-called unexplained illnesses. It also for the first time asserts a mechanism for the how and why this happens – a two-stage disease process called toxicant-induced loss of tolerance, or TILT.
UT Health San Antonio scientists continue relentless fight against COVID-19
June 28, 2021
Our biochemistry team learns more about how the coronavirus disguises itself in the body.
New paper provides a link between common chemicals and ‘unexplained’ chronic illnesses
June 28, 2021
Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Could your new home with its fresh paint, carpet and cabinets, as well as pesticides used around the place, cause a range of illness due to chemical intolerance? A new paper provides a …
Staff Advisory Council elects new members for 2021-22 term
June 25, 2021
After completing voting this month, 16 new members have been elected to the Staff Advisory Council. The new members below will serve a two-year term from Sept. 1, 2021 to Aug. 31, 2023.
The Modesto Bee: Study finds correlation between high-fat Western diet and pain
June 24, 2021
Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics at UT Health San Antonio, is senior author of a groundbreaking paper that is a collaboration of 15 researchers in all who found a link between Western high-fat diets and …
MSN: Eating this type of diet increases your chronic pain risk, new study finds
June 24, 2021
Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics at UT Health San Antonio, is senior author of a groundbreaking paper that is a collaboration of 15 researchers in all who found a link between Western high-fat diets and …
Science Daily: Western high-fat diet can cause chronic pain, according to new study
June 24, 2021
Kenneth Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics at UT Health San Antonio, is senior author of a groundbreaking paper that is a collaboration of 15 researchers in all who found a link between Western high-fat diets and …
Fiesta river parade float celebrates School of Dentistry
June 23, 2021
UT Health San Antonio’s float in the Texas Cavaliers River Parade, June 21, celebrated the School of Dentistry’s 50th anniversary. Delayed for over year due to the pandemic, the theme for this year’s river parade was 2020 Vision. The faculty, staff and …