UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry names director of Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research

August 27, 2024

Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, is a world-renowned expert in pain research Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor of endodontics at the School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been named inaugural director of the school’s Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research. Hargreaves, who chaired the […]

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry names director of Center for Pain Therapeutics and Addiction Research

August 27, 2024

Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, is a world-renowned expert in pain research Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 27, 2024 – Kenneth M. Hargreaves, DDS, PhD, professor of endodontics at the School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), has been named […]

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry emphasizes need for preseason dental screenings for athletes

August 8, 2024

Having wisdom teeth out in midseason ‘could really be an interruption’ Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 8, 2024 – As a high school football team dentist back when he was in private practice, Scott Stafford was performing a preseason checkup when he noticed a growth in the palate of a player’s […]

Drug shows promise for treating brain tumors resulting from breast cancer, UT Health San Antonio trial reports

August 8, 2024

  A drug effective in treating breast cancer shows new promise in addressing breast cancer with brain metastases or recurrent glioblastoma, as reported by results of a prospective window-of-opportunity trial at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). The window trial, in which patients agreed to receive a novel […]

Drug shows promise for treating brain tumors resulting from breast cancer, UT Health San Antonio trial reports

August 8, 2024

Findings provide new hope for a grim prognosis Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 8, 2024 – A drug effective in treating breast cancer shows new promise in addressing breast cancer with brain metastases or recurrent glioblastoma, as reported by results of a prospective window-of-opportunity trial at the University of Texas Health […]

Health Confianza and Metro Health honored with NACCHO’s Promising Practice Award

July 26, 2024

Content provided by NACCHO The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) selected UT Health San Antonio’s Health Confianza and the City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) for its Promising Practice Award for their work to improve health literacy in underserved areas in San Antonio. The award was presented July […]