Flu shots available through Wellness 360
September 12, 2019
Wellness 360, comprehensive health care for employees and students, is offering flu shots at several locations in September.
Registration open for Combat PTSD Conference
September 12, 2019
The only national scientific event of its type, the conference is presented by the UT Health San Antonio-led STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP).
Volunteers needed for 2019 Science Expo
September 11, 2019
Faculty, staff and students are invited to volunteer and share their expertise with the health care professionals and researchers of tomorrow during the annual Science Expo, to be held Saturday, Nov. 2.
Women in Medicine Month, Part II
September 11, 2019
September is Women in Medicine Month. Read about the achievements and talents of some of UT Health San Antonio’s women faculty in the second in a series of newsletters. View the newsletter
Dr. Hicks named to U.S. advisory committee on medicine, dentistry training
September 11, 2019
Jeffery Hicks, D.D.S., professor of comprehensive dentistry, has been appointed to the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (ACTPCMD) for 2019-2023.
Novel therapy developed for inherited breast cancer
September 10, 2019
UT Health San Antonio researchers have discovered a novel way to kill cancers that are caused by an inherited mutation in BRCA1, the type of cancer for which actress Angelina Jolie had preventive double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in 2013. “T …
Women’s Comprehensive Health Conference set
September 10, 2019
UT Health San Antonio invites you to the 5th annual Women’s Comprehensive Health Conference, 8 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Nov 16, at the Witte Museum. This year’s conference, Heart, Health & Happiness, is bigger and better than ever with a gourmet cat …
FDA approves new drug to treat a rare blood cancer
September 10, 2019
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first new medication in nearly a decade for patients with myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer. Ruben Mesa, M.D., FACP, director of the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Ander …
New head of cardiology named
September 10, 2019
UT Health San Antonio has recruited Allen S. Anderson, M.D., FACC, FAHA, to direct and expand the university’s many initiatives in cardiology and cardiovascular disease education and research. Dr. Anderson is a nationally recognized leader in heart fai …
Noted heart failure expert to join UT Health San Antonio
September 10, 2019
UT Health San Antonio has recruited Allen S. Anderson, M.D., FACC, FAHA, to direct and expand the university’s many initiatives in cardiology and cardiovascular disease education and research. Dr. Anderson is a nationally recognized leader in heart fai …