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 …
Study identifies easier way to assess what stroke does to the brain
September 9, 2019
Highlights: A small genetic “fingerprint,” known as a microRNA, was linked with stroke and the long- term effects of stroke on your body. MicroRNA levels can be measured from a simple blood test, creating the opportunity for a more affordable and more …
UTSA, UT Health SECC Challenge is Sept. 19
September 9, 2019
Again this year, UTSA has issued a State Employee Charitable Campaign Challenge to UT Health San Antonio. The university that has the highest participation on Thursday, Sept. 19, will win the challenge. Although the campaign is ongoing through Oct. 4, …
SECC Food Truck event photos
September 9, 2019
UT Health San Antonio’s State Employee Charitable Campaign began, as usual, in tasty fashion Sept. 6. Several food trucks were on hand to launch our annual community giving campaign. View photos here The SECC allows employees to provide financial suppo …
FDA approves new MPN drug that Mays Cancer Center director helped develop
September 9, 2019
SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 9, 2019) ̶ September is Blood Cancer Awareness Month, and this year patients with myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer, have reason to celebrate. In mid-August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new medication …
UT Health San Antonio community urged to conserve energy
September 9, 2019
High summer temperatures and increased power usage means the Texas power grid has a decreased power reserve available for the entire state, increasing the probability of rolling blackouts.
CMHE to host lecture on gene editing by leading ethicist
September 9, 2019
The two-day event Sept. 23-24 will feature Julian Savulescu, Ph.D., who has held the Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford since 2002.
SECC breakfast kicks off campaign
September 5, 2019
Dr. Taylor Eighmy (from left), Stuart Parker, Dr. Barbara Taylor and President Henrich pose at the SECC leadership breakfast. The State Employee Charitable Campaign’s breakfast for UT Health San Antonio managers was held Sept. 4. Speakers included Stua …
In memoriam: Albert E. Sanders, M.D.
September 5, 2019
Albert E. Sanders, M.D. Albert E. Sanders, M.D., an orthopaedic surgeon and founding faculty member at what is now UT Health San Antonio, died in San Antonio Sept. 2. He was 86. A Fort Worth native, Dr. Sanders earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemist …
Women in Medicine Month
September 4, 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 first in a series of newsletters. View the newsletter