Can Alzheimer’s disease be delayed or stopped before the symptoms begin? A new clinical trial strives to find answers.
December 1, 2022
The AHEAD clinical trial will assess whether the new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, can delay the onset of dementia in persons who are at high risk of developing the disease. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 1, 202 …
Findings on oral drug to be presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
November 30, 2022
Elacestrant may improve care of metastatic ER+/HER2- tumors Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 30, 2022) — Phase III results of EMERALD, a clinical trial evaluating a novel oral drug therapy for metastatic ER-posit …
Watch the topping out of UT Health San Antonio’s newest facility
November 29, 2022
An evergreen tree was lifted to the roof of the new primary, specialty and surgery center recently – signaling the construction of UT Health San Antonio at Kyle Seale Parkway has reached its final height. The topping out of a new building is a Scandina …
DeFronzo wins global prize for work in type 2 diabetes
November 29, 2022
Metformin, SGLT-2 inhibitors and insulin resistance among career highlights Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 29, 2022) — Ralph A. DeFronzo, MD, professor of medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Cent …
UT Regents fund pioneering trauma care research center
November 28, 2022
The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Nov. 17 approved $2.5 million to establish the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative at UT Health San Antonio in partnership with University Health’s Level 1 Trauma Center at University Hospital and the U.S. Department of Defense. The new trauma care research center will be the first and only one of its kind in the United States, according to UT System.
UT Regents fund pioneering trauma care research center
November 28, 2022
Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative will provide integrated, groundbreaking approaches to trauma research and care at UT Health San Antonio Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu AUSTIN and SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 28, 2 …
San Antonio Express-News: ACCESS DENIED: Our medical system is a maze, so patients need navigators — people like Maria Lee
November 28, 2022
Carlos Roberto Jaén, Family and Community Medicine, was quoted in this story. Read More
San Antonio Express-News: Trauma research center coming to San Antonio with UT System and Army funding
November 28, 2022
Susannah Nicholson, MD, Trauma and Emergency Surgery, is quoted in this article. Read More
NBC News: Could Paxlovid treat long Covid? Major new study aims to find out
November 28, 2022
Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, Rehabilitation Medicine, was quoted in this story. Read More
Donate to help families this Giving Tuesday
November 28, 2022
Giving Tuesday is Nov. 29. On this day, for 24 hours, people around the world will participate in a global day of giving.