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.
Team describes science-based hiccups intervention
June 18, 2021
Users reported relief in 92% of cases. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 18, 2021) — Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and colleagues worldwide d …
LINC Seed Grant awards support pilot projects to foster innovations in interprofessional education
June 18, 2021
The annual Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC) Seed Grant Program encourages faculty and staff to develop novel interprofessional education (IPE) activities and promotes IPE research and scholarship.
San Antonio Express-News: ‘Not done’: Delta coronavirus variant a threat to unvaccinated, partially vaccinated San Antonians
June 17, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases/Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, spoke to the San Antonio Express-News about the Delta coronavirus variant being a threat to the unvaccinated, partially vaccina …