Texas Public Radio: Be Well Texas tries to break down the silos of substance use disorder treatment
February 24, 2023
Tara Wright, PhD, senior director; Richard Hamner, MSW, BASc, program manager of recovery support services; and Claudia Draper, MBA, practice manager, all of Be Well Texas, were quoted in this story. Read More
KENS 5: The link between CPR and heart disease prevention | Wear The Gown
February 23, 2023
Dawn Hui, MD, associate professor, associate residency program director, Cardiothoracic Surgery, spoke with KENS5 for this news segment. Watch Now

6 ways to help increase your happiness
February 23, 2023
By Veena Prasad, PhD, MBA, LPC, behavioral health counselor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Office for Graduate Medical Education We all want to feel happy. In fact, finding “happiness” has become a billion-dollar industry with books, lectu …
San Antonio Report: UT Health launches Latino-focused cancer research center
February 23, 2023
Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, Population Health Sciences, Institute for Health Promotion Research and Mays Cancer Center, was quoted in this article. Read More
KSAT 12: Obesity in midlife tied to Alzheimer’s-related genes, UT Health San Antonio scientists find
February 23, 2023
Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Population Health Sciences and the Glenn Biggs Institute, was interviewed for this news story. Watch Now
San Antonio Express-News: UT Health San Antonio gets $4 million to improve cancer outreach and outcomes for Latinos
February 23, 2023
Amelie G. Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, Population Health Sciences, Institute for Health Promotion Research and Mays Cancer Center, was quoted in this article. Read More
KSAT 12 Q&A: The importance of cancer screenings
February 22, 2023
Cynthia Cantu, MD, Internal Medicine, was interviewed for this live Q&A segment. Watch Now
Fox 29: “A miracle medication,” new class of Diabetes drugs being used for weight loss
February 22, 2023
Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, Diabetes, was quoted in this news segment. Watch Now
U.S. News & World Report: 21 Genes Could Link Midlife Obesity & Alzheimer’s Risk
February 22, 2023
Claudia Satizabal, PhD, Population Health Sciences/Glenn Biggs Institute; Sokratis Charisis, MD, resident physician, Neurology; and Sudha Seshadri, MD, Neurology/Biggs Institute, were quoted in this story. Read More

UT Health San Antonio scientists tie obesity to Alzheimer’s-related genes
February 22, 2023
In a new study, researchers from UT Health San Antonio link obesity with 21 Alzheimer’s disease-related genes, providing a potential explanation for why Alzheimer’s is sometimes more frequent among adults who experienced obesity in midlife.