UT Health San Antonio, SwRI researchers win international automated cancer detection challenge
February 13, 2019UT Health San Antonio pathologists and Southwest Research Institute engineers placed first in an international challenge to develop an automated method to detect breast cancer tumor cells. They trained a computer algorithm previously used for automotive, robotics and defense applications to identify cancer cells for the BreastPathQ: Cancer Cellularity Challenge. The American Association of Physicists […]
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Public invited to HPV Symposium Feb. 15
February 11, 2019WHAT: The American Cancer Society will host 70 health care professionals and members of the general public at the 2019 HPV Symposium: Attacking HPV from Every Angle. The event aims to raise awareness about human papillomavirus, or HPV, and its vaccine that can help prevent six types of cancer. The society is partnering with some of […]
Read moreDental students provide free care to Edgewood second-graders
February 1, 2019A second-grader from Edgewood Independent School District must have had a really good dental checkup on Feb. 1, “Give Kids a Smile Day.” Leaving the exam area, he danced to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” playing on one of the dental student’s phones. He did the robot, the smooth criminal lean and of course, the moonwalk, as […]
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Symposium educates public on the cancer journey
January 18, 2019The importance of exercise, a healthful diet, prayer/meditation and social support during the cancer journey were some of the take-away messages.
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In 50th anniversary year, School of Nursing holds first White Coat Ceremony
January 8, 2019The ceremony “serves to welcome students to health care practice and elevate the value of humanism as the core of health care.”
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Laredo Regional Campus holds tree-lighting ceremony
December 7, 2018LAREDO (Dec. 7, 2018) — The UT Health San Antonio Regional Campus in Laredo hosted a community tree-lighting ceremony for the holidays. The United and J.B. Alexander High School choirs entertained the crowd with traditional holiday songs, followed by a dinner and children’s activities. # # # For current news from the UT Health Science Center […]
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