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 …
KENS 5 Medical Minute: COVID-19 fog: What you should know
June 23, 2021
In this KENS5 Medical Minute, Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, talks about COVID-19 brain fog, concerning symptoms and rehabilitation strategies that can help. Medical Minute …
From the Chief Operating Officer: UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital leadership announcements
June 23, 2021
Construction has begun on the new UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital, which is expected to be operational by mid-2024. To correlate with the facility build, a new organizational structure is also being established to support best practices in leadership, hospital management, innovation and collaboration.
San Antonio Business Journal: Texas Biomed, other SA researchers in Covid battle for long haul
June 23, 2021
Drs. Jason Bowling and Barbara Taylor, Infectious Diseases, are quoted in this article of the San Antonio Business Journal about how we continue to be involved in the protracted battle against COVID-19 through ongoing research and development; Dr. Bowl …
Traveling in a pandemic and the resumption of international business travel
June 23, 2021
By Chris Fuglestad, MFS, Office of International Services UT Health San Antonio international business will be considered again starting July 1. International business travel plays an integral role in the university’s mission to make lives better, and …