Smithsonian Magazine: Special straw may be reliable cure for hiccups
June 22, 2021
Ali Seifi, MD, FNCS, FCCM, an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, is quoted in this story in the Smithsonian Magazine. Read story
The Scientist: Special straw may be reliable cure for hiccups
June 22, 2021
Ali Seifi, MD, FNCS, FCCM, an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery, is quoted in this story in The Scientist. Read story
Honors fly high as banners announce School of Medicine’s national ranking
June 21, 2021
In recognition of the U.S. News and World Report’s Best Grad Schools for 2022 rankings, large banners were erected to showcase the Long School of Medicine’s achievement of being named a top 50 medical school for the first time in its history.
Dr. Elliot Weser, founding faculty member, passes away at the age of 89
June 18, 2021
The UT Health San Antonio family mourns the passing of Dr. Elliot Weser, a founding faculty member and original Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, at the age of 89.
Team describes science-based hiccups intervention
June 18, 2021
Users reported relief in 92% of cases. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 18, 2021) — Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and colleagues worldwide d …
LINC Seed Grant awards support pilot projects to foster innovations in interprofessional education
June 18, 2021
The annual Linking Interprofessional Networks for Collaboration (LINC) Seed Grant Program encourages faculty and staff to develop novel interprofessional education (IPE) activities and promotes IPE research and scholarship.
San Antonio Express-News: ‘Not done’: Delta coronavirus variant a threat to unvaccinated, partially vaccinated San Antonians
June 17, 2021
Dr. Jason Bowling, Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Ruth Berggren, Infectious Diseases/Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, spoke to the San Antonio Express-News about the Delta coronavirus variant being a threat to the unvaccinated, partially vaccina …
Depression, tau deposits seen in subset of middle-aged persons
June 17, 2021
Middle-aged people with depressive symptoms who carry a genetic variation called apolipoprotein (APOE) ε4 may be more at risk to develop tau protein accumulations in the brain’s emotion- and memory-controlling regions, a new study by researchers from UT Health San Antonio and collaborating institutions suggests.
In JAMA Oncology: Convalescent plasma improves survival in COVID-19 patients with blood cancers
June 17, 2021
(Editor’s note: This story, originally posted on Feb. 11, 2021, has been updated to include the study’s publication in JAMA Oncology on June 17, 2021.) Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 17, 2021) — Convalescent pl …
In JAMA Oncology: Convalescent plasma improves survival in COVID-19 patients with blood cancers
June 17, 2021
Convalescent plasma therapy was associated with better survival in blood cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19, especially in sicker patients. The findings by the COVID-19 and Cancer Consortium (CCC19) are newly published in the peer-reviewed journal JAMA Oncology.