Science Expo Nov. 11 will give 1,500 teens a hands-on introduction to health careers
November 10, 2017WHAT: Approximately 1,500 high school and college students from throughout South Texas will learn how to perform dissections, intubate manikins, start an intravenous (IV) line, immobilize “patients” for transport in an ambulance and much more at the Health Professions Fair and Science Expo of UT Health San Antonio. The hands-on event is designed to […]
Read moreResearchers define mechanism that causes kidney cancer to recur
October 23, 2017Work could lead to making cancer cells sensitive to drug treatment
Read moreUT Health San Antonio researchers define mechanism that causes kidney cancer to recur
October 23, 2017SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 23, 2017) ― New research from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has identified the molecular mechanism that causes kidney cancer to resist drug treatment. The findings were published Oct. 19 in the journal Nature Communications. In normal […]
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UT Cancer Center testing new drug for HER2-positive breast cancer
October 10, 2017UT Health Cancer Center seeking participants for a clinical trial to evaluate a new drug called tucatinib, an oral medication that can be taken at home.
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UT Cancer Center testing new drug for HER2-positive breast cancer
October 9, 2017October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; National Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day is Oct. 13 SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 9, 2017) ― Teresa Wallace, 52, is an accountant from Alton, Texas, in the Rio Grande Valley. She is working less with numbers and doing far fewer craft projects after being diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer in 2013. […]
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Second Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference to feature latest research, leaders in the field
October 6, 2017SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 6, 2017) ― Top researchers from around the country will join mental health professionals and others interested in improving care for the psychological wounds of war at the Second Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference on Oct. 18-19. Presented by the STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD (CAP), two federally […]
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