KSAT 12: Leading SA — Breast radiation oncologist discusses what families should know about breast cancer
October 23, 2023
Shraddha Dalwadi, MD, Radiation Oncology, Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
KSAT 12 TV: Third annual liver cancer symposium attracts health care professionals from across the country
October 23, 2023
Sukeshi Patel Arora, MD, leader of gastrointestinal malignancies program at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
UT Dentistry receives grant to help veterans with blood cancers receive dental care
October 23, 2023
Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content contributed by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 23, 2023 – UT Dentistry, the dental practice of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, recently received $100,000 from the Leukemia …
Team eyes gene therapy for children paralyzed by rare mutations
October 20, 2023
Turning on the gene in mice restores the animals’ motor functions The 50 families stretch from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to the United States and China. Each family has a child who is paralyzed from a mutation in a single gene named Contac …
Health Confianza introduces new online community resource during Health Literacy Month
October 20, 2023
October is Health Literacy Month, and Health Confianza, a grant-funded initiative through the university which provides education, workforce training, health information and resources to the San Antonio area, has introduced an online resource with prev …
PhD candidate breaks new ground with aim to improve quality of life for others
October 20, 2023
Afaf Saliba Jaafar knows firsthand the importance of improving the quality of life for those suffering from challenging medical conditions. Her 12-year-old son Brandon Jaafar has severe autism. “The discovery of therapeutics is indeed a lengthy and com …
Associate professor awarded $3.4M to study male factors in recurrent pregnancy loss
October 20, 2023
Winifred Mak, MD, PhD, associate professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has received the Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Team eyes gene therapy for children paralyzed by rare mutations
October 20, 2023
Turning on the gene in mice restores the animals’ motor functions Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 20, 2023) — The 50 families stretch from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to the United States and China. E …
UT Health San Antonio wins ‘Best Company Perks & Benefits’ award from Comparably
October 20, 2023
UT Health San Antonio has earned a “Best Company Perks & Benefits” award from Comparably, a website that compiles job listings and company culture information, based on feedback from surveys of its current employees. This marks the third award UT H …
UT Health San Antonio wins ‘Best Company Perks & Benefits’ award from Comparably
October 20, 2023
Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 20, 2023 – UT Health San Antonio has earned a “Best Company Perks & Benefits” award from Comparably, a website that compiles job listings and company culture information, bas …