
UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital pioneers use of new non-opioid painkiller after surgery
June 12, 2025
Hospital is state’s first to approve use of new FDA-approved analgesic Showing its leadership in addressing the opioid crisis, the UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital is the state’s first to approve use of a new non-opioid medica …
Key DNA complex connected to PARP inhibitor cancer-drug resistance discovered
June 9, 2025
Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have made one of the most important discoveries to date in the study and treatment of BRCA1-deficient cancers and drug resistance. Approximately one in 3 …
LiveNOW from FOX: Jessie J says she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer
June 9, 2025
LiveNOW from FOX: Jessie J says she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer
KABB-TV (Fox San Antonio): Focus on South Texas | Trial Study Aiming to Treat Aggressive Brain Cancer
June 9, 2025
KABB-TV (Fox San Antonio): Focus on South Texas | Trial Study Aiming to Treat Aggressive Brain Cancer
KVDA-TV (Telemundo 60 San Antonio): Cómo afecta la diabetes y el bienestar emocional, según experta
June 9, 2025
Yajaira Johnson-Esparza, PhD, licensed clinical psychologist and clinical associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now: KVDA-TV: Cómo afecta la diabetes y el bienestar emocion …

Hope begins at home: UT Health San Antonio family starts nonprofit for rare disease research, advocacy
June 6, 2025
This story was first published in the June 2025 issue of Bexar County Medical Society’s San Antonio Medicine magazine. For Jeremy Tanner, MD, behavioral neurologist and assistant professor of neurology at The University of Texas Health Science C …

UT Health San Antonio team named XPRIZE Healthspan Semifinalist
June 5, 2025
More than 600 teams from 58 countries around the world entered the XPRIZE Healthspan competition. That number has now been whittled down to 100 semifinalists and 40 top award-winning milestone teams, including a team at The University of Texas Health S …
WebMD: Keto Debate — Is Low-Carb a Game Changer or a Risky Gamble?
June 3, 2025
David Gius, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, and assistant dean of research, was quoted in this article. Read More
Knowridge: Blood fat levels may predict Alzheimer’s risk, new study finds
June 2, 2025
Sokratis Charisis, MD, a researcher with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was mentioned in this article. Read More
The Munich Eye: Lowering Bad Cholesterol Linked to Reduced Alzheimer’s Risk
June 2, 2025
Sokratis Charisis, MD, a researcher with the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, was mentioned in this article. Read More