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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 […]
July 26, 2024
Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by NACCHO SAN ANTONIO, July 26, 2024 — 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 […]
July 18, 2024
Latest $1 million donation helps eliminate barriers to success Adriana Avendano was just a high school junior when a doctor asked her if he should recommend a hysterectomy for his patient with severe endometriosis. She was participating as a Voelcker Biomedical Research Academy scholar at UT Health San Antonio, one of 20 area high-schoolers in her cohort […]
July 18, 2024
Latest $1 million donation helps eliminate barriers to success Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, July 18, 2024 – Adriana Avendano was just a high school junior when a doctor asked her if he should recommend a hysterectomy for his patient with severe endometriosis. She was participating as a Voelcker Biomedical Research […]
July 5, 2024
Written by Claire Kowalick A breakthrough for biomedical research promises new insight into immunotherapy development and disease modeling. Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have created a humanized mouse model with a human immune system and a human-like gut microbiome that is capable of mounting specific antibody responses. The scientists […]
June 21, 2024
Groundbreaking study could help reduce the need for transplants Liver transplants associated with alcohol-related disease are growing at a rapid pace, shifting research to address pathologies behind the ailments in light of a limited supply of organ donors. At the forefront is Mengwei Zang, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized leader in chronic liver disease research […]
