Researchers uncover potential strategy for safer cancer treatments
July 20, 2026
Scientists at The University of Texas at San Antonio discovered a potential path to maintaining the cancer-fighting benefits of one type of immunotherapy while limiting harmful organ damage, providing new hope for this promising treatment.
Travelers Today: Flea-Borne Typhus Surges Across Texas: A Waco Child Nearly Died and Doctors Warn of More
July 19, 2026
Gregory M. Anstead, MD, professor of medicine and infectious disease specialist at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center and health system of The University of Texas at San Antonio, was mentioned in this article about the surge of flea-born …
KENS 5: Newest class of medical students welcomed by UT Health San Antonio
July 18, 2026
The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine welcomed the class of 2030 at this year’s White Coat Ceremony, where 234 first-year medical students officially began their journey into medicine. Watch Now
UT Health San Antonio’s $1 billion multiyear investment helps meet demand for care
July 17, 2026
Healthcare is a strong economic driver in San Antonio, generating more than $43 billion annually and supporting nearly 200,000 jobs across the region, according to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. As the region’s academic health center, UT Health San Antonio contributes approximately $3.2 billion annually through patient care, research, education and workforce development.
American Journal of Managed Care: Hereditary Hemochromatosis — A Preventable Burden Hidden in Plain Sight
July 17, 2026
Usha Perepu, MD, clinical professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the Long School of Medicine and the director of classical hematology at Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center and health system of The U …
WGN-TV (Chicago): UT Health San Antonio study links sleeping long hours with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein
July 16, 2026
Regularly sleeping long hours each night is associated with higher levels of an Alzheimer’s-related protein in the blood, even accounting for other health factors, suggests a new study at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center and health sys …
Second edition of cardiovascular encyclopedia reflects rapid advances in heart medicine
July 16, 2026
As cardiovascular science advances at a rapid pace, the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Cardiovascular Research and Medicine has arrived as a timely and essential guide to a field being reshaped by discovery, technology and increasingly interdisciplinary approaches, said Co-Editor-in-Chief Vasan Ramachandran, MD, FACC, FAHA, dean of the Kate Marmion School of Public Health at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
San Antonio Report: San Antonio could get psychedelic drug clinical trials to help treat veterans
July 16, 2026
Alan Peterson, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the STRONG STAR Consortium, was quoted in this article. Read More
Texas Standard: Late Cowboys player’s CTE diagnosis puts spotlight back on the disease
July 16, 2026
Kevin F. Bieniek, PhD, director of the Comparative Anatomy and Neuropathology Laboratory at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center and health system of The Universit …
Goodtaste with Tanji: Chemical Exposure and Parkinson’s What You Need To Know!
July 16, 2026
Okeanis Vaou, MD, FAAN, clinical associate professor and chief of the Movement Disorders Division of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center and health system of The …