
Mays Cancer Center selected as founding partner of oncology clinical trial diversity alliance
June 23, 2021
The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, was named a founding partner of the Advancing Inclusive Research® Site Alliance.

Mays Cancer Center selected as founding partner of oncology clinical trial diversity alliance
June 23, 2021
Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 23, 2021) – The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, today was announced as a founding partner of the Advancing Inclusive Research® Site Alliance. …
Yahoo News: The final straw for hiccups as inventor finds ‘instant cure’
June 23, 2021
Ali Seifi, MD, FNCS, FCCM, an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, is quoted in this story in Yahoo News. Read more

Western high-fat diet can cause chronic pain, according to groundbreaking paper by UT Health San Antonio-led team
June 23, 2021
Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – A typical Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of painful disorders common in people with conditions such as diabetes or obesity, according to a groundbreaking paper authored by …
WebMD: Help avoid COVID, injury as kids return to sports
June 22, 2021
Dr. Caitlyn Mooney, MD, Orthopaedics & Pediatrics, contributed to a Web MD story that speaks to the caution that needs to be taken as young athletes, once again, take to the fields, courts, tracks and rinks after such a long period away from such a …
New Atlas: Drinking device claimed to help halt hiccups
June 22, 2021
Ali Seifi, MD, FNCS, FCCM, an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, is quoted in this story in New Atlas. Read story
Smithsonian Magazine: Special straw may be reliable cure for hiccups
June 22, 2021
Ali Seifi, MD, FNCS, FCCM, an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, is quoted in this story in the Smithsonian Magazine. Read story
The Scientist: Special straw may be reliable cure for hiccups
June 22, 2021
Ali Seifi, MD, FNCS, FCCM, an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, is quoted in this story in The Scientist. Read story

Honors fly high as banners announce School of Medicine’s national ranking
June 21, 2021
In recognition of the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Grad Schools for 2022 rankings, large banners were erected to showcase the Long School of Medicine’s achievement of being named a top 50 medical school for the first time in its history.
Dr. Elliot Weser, founding faculty member, passes away at the age of 89
June 18, 2021
The UT Health San Antonio family mourns the passing of Dr. Elliot Weser, a founding faculty member and original Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, at the age of 89.