Did a stroke of luck save Belinda’s life?

June 1, 2023

    March 22, 2021, is a day Belinda Trevino Scholz will never forget. “I was outside doing yard work and came inside,” she said. “Suddenly, I got this massive headache on my right side that went from my head to my toes.” She called a nurse friend who told her to rush to the […]


Diabetes, obesity drug studied for effect on Alzheimer’s

May 25, 2023

From social media to ads featuring an earworm jingle, it’s hard to escape hearing about Ozempic. Hailed for its game-changing effect on diabetes and obesity, semaglutide, the generic medication sold under the brand name Ozempic, is now being studied for its effectiveness on another deadly disease — Alzheimer’s. The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and […]


Discounted XFL championship game tickets available

April 25, 2023

  Discounted XFL championship game tickets are available to all UT Health San Antonio students, faculty and staff. Click here and use promo code 2023Partner to purchase tickets for the May 13 game at the Alamodome. UT Health San Antonio is the official local sports medicine provider for the XFL and San Antonio Brahmas, the city’s XFL football […]


Liver transplant program receives national recognition

April 20, 2023

  The University Health Transplant Institute was recently recognized by INTERLINK, a national managed care company, as the No. 1 liver transplant program in the country. The Transplant Institute is a partnership between University Health and the Malú and Carlos Alvarez Center for Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Innovation at UT Health San Antonio. For more than […]


LSOM graduate’s tenacity, family support helps her to finish line

April 18, 2023

It was the second year of medical school, and after months of isolation from COVID-19 restrictions, Victoria Garza was finishing up her last preclinical course and beginning to prepare for the first of her board exams when she was struck with debilitating panic attacks. “The panic attacks began suddenly, would last all day and continued […]


Community members invited to attend Women’s Health Conference May 6

April 6, 2023

    UT Health San Antonio Women’s Health Conference slated for May 6. The annual Heart to Heart Women’s Health Conference, presented by UT Health San Antonio takes place May 6 at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. The half-day event is from 8 a.m. to noon and tickets are $25. The event is dedicated to […]