Holidays are coming: Your Care.com benefit can help you this season
November 22, 2021
Benefits-eligible employees can use their free Care.com membership to find backup care or be reimbursed for extra days using their own provider. You can also find providers to help with pet sitting or housecleaning.
Robotic surgical approach provides faster recovery for testicular cancer patients
November 19, 2021
The newer procedure is called robotic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, or robotic RPLND. Although the procedure has been previously reported, Mays Cancer Center developed technical improvements to make it safer, more effective and applicable in new indications.
New virtual clinic connects Texas to addiction medicine and recovery services
November 19, 2021
In partnership with UT Health San Antonio, Be Well Texas, a new statewide addiction medicine treatment option, has launched virtual services for those seeking recovery from substance use disorders and mental health challenges.
San Antonio Express-News: Award for UTSA, UT Health San Antonio profs comes with $25,000
November 19, 2021
This San Antonio Express-News article features Dr. Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Annette Occhialini, Cell Systems and Anatomy, the recipients of the 2021 Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas System. Read story …
LEAP graduates working to improve the employee and patient experience
November 18, 2021
Seventeen UT Health San Antonio leaders graduated from the Leadership Excellence for Academic Professionals (LEAP) program during a special recognition ceremony celebrating the group’s work together over nine months, which culminated in four capstone projects aimed at advancing the university in several mission-critical areas.
Yahoo! Finance: Virtual addiction medicine clinic connects Texans to no-to-low-cost recovery services
November 18, 2021
In partnership with UT Health San Antonio, Be Well Texas, a new statewide addiction medicine treatment option, has launched virtual services for those seeking recovery from substance use disorders (SUDs) and mental health challenges. Read story The new …
Fox 29: Health officials note slight increase in COVID cases a week before Thanksgiving gatherings
November 18, 2021
Dr. Thomas Patterson, Infectious Diseases, spoke to Fox 29 San Antonio viewers about the uptick in COVID-19 cases before Thanksgiving and offered advice ahead of the holiday. Watch story
KSAT 12: UT Teen Health offering free, anonymous mental health help for teenagers
November 18, 2021
This KSAT 12 story is about Project YES, a program offered through UT Teen Health, an adolescent health and wellness program at UT Health San Antonio. Project YES aims to help 3,000 adolescents in our area by Dec. 31. Watch story
Nominate a colleague for one of the Presidential Awards
November 18, 2021
The nomination process for the 2022 Presidential Excellence Awards is now open with a submission deadline of 5 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021.
Glioblastoma recurrence and clues to blunt it
November 18, 2021
It’s a medical conundrum. Ionizing radiation, which at first extends the survival of glioblastoma patients after surgery, may later, ironically, help drive the brain cancer’s aggressive, untreatable recurrence. Dr. Sandeep Burma and a team of investigators at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, are studying companion treatments to see if any can eliminate this Jekyll and Hyde property of ionizing radiation.