Fox 29: November shines light on Lung Cancer
November 10, 2022
Robert Maximos, MD, Pulmonary Diseases and Critical Care Medicine, was interviewed for this live segment. Watch Interview
mHealthIntelligence: Cancer Center to Use mHealth App to Support Timely Access to Care
November 10, 2022
Daruka Mahadevan, MD, PhD, Hematology and Medical Oncology/Mays Cancer Center, is featured in this article. Read More
VA Office of Research & Development: VA Researchers Who Served: Dr. Donald McGeary
November 10, 2022
Donald McGeary, PhD, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and a member of the STRONG STAR consortium, is profiled in this story. Read More
33% of San Antonians have prediabetes, so get checked
November 10, 2022
Flu shots are critically important for those with type 2 diabetes and prediabetes Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 10, 2022) — Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a consequence of multiple medical problems occurring simu …
Lead with integrity: Compliance and Ethics Week 2022
November 7, 2022
UT Health San Antonio is holding its annual Compliance and Ethics week, Nov. 7-11, 2022. It is part of the institution’s initiative to ensure the core values of integrity, excellence, accountability and collaboration guide the daily work of students, residents, faculty, researchers and staff.
Salon: Fentanyl in high school: A Texas community grapples with the reach of the deadly opioid
November 7, 2022
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH, vice president for research and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was quoted in this story. Read More
School of Nursing provides Narcan to Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
November 7, 2022
Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar stopped by the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing on Oct. 27 to receive 96 doses of Narcan®, a nasal spray that can rescue individuals who have experienced accidental opioid poisoning. The School of Nursi …
Mayor shares message for National Allied Health Week
November 7, 2022
San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg recorded a video message of appreciation for the faculty and students of the School of Health Professions in observance of National Allied Health Week. Learn more about National Allied Health Week, which is Nov. 6–12 thi …
Mays Cancer Center awarded American Cancer Society grant to boost individualized, timely, equitable care
November 3, 2022
Mobile app will provide dietary advice and real-time symptom management Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the American Cancer Society t …
Students learn empathy through hands-on exercise
November 2, 2022
A first-year medical student had an unusual class assignment. He pretended to be a 13-year-old girl begging a pawn shop owner for a few dollars to help feed hungry siblings. The unorthodox exercise was part of a poverty simulation that more than 200 Jo …