UT Health San Antonio receives nearly $4 million for trauma research, patient care

April 11, 2024

Written by: Claire Kowalick The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) was awarded nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Trauma Research and Combat Casualty Care Collaborative (TRC4). TRC4 is a University of Texas System initiative that works to support trauma care research and improve […]




CPRIT awards approximately $16.4 million to advance children’s cancer research and attract top researchers to South Texas

March 6, 2024

Content contributed by Steven Lee The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has secured approximately $16.4 million in funding from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) since last August, which will be utilized to help advance research into cancers that affect children and adolescents as […]





UT Teen Health and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services host community dialogue

February 29, 2024

UT Teen Health, an initiative of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been successfully collaborating with community youth organizations since 2003 to implement evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention (TPP) programs in South Texas.   Notably, in July 2023, UT Teen Health received a $9.86 million federal grant from […]




University among top-ranking academic research medical centers

February 22, 2024

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The university ranked No. 72 out of the 2,886 public and private institutions that received […]




Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network offers real-time mental health consultations

February 19, 2024

Maternal mental health conditions can develop during pregnancy and postpartum and affect 1 in 5 perinatal women. Pregnancy and caring for an infant are periods during which those with preexisting depression and other challenges can suffer worsening of that condition. Untreated behavioral health problems are among the leading causes of pregnancy-related death in the United […]