Research studies aim to help smokers stop by experiencing incentives
November 19, 2008
The American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout is Thursday, Nov. 20, and, as always, it brings national attention to kicking the habit.
Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Early Lung Cancer
November 17, 2008
Fredericksburg house painter Stanley Easley is a prime example that regular medical checkups pay off. Stanley recently discovered during a routine test that he had lung cancer, but he’d caught it early.
Dr. Randal Otto named to new leadership position at CTRC
November 12, 2008
Randal A. Otto , M.D., has been named physician in chief of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio effective immediately, announced William L. Henrich, M.D, M.A.C.P., dean of the School of Medicine and vice president for medical affairs.
Grant will train medical residents to spot substance abuse
November 12, 2008
Hundreds of medical residents at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will learn to recognize substance abuse problems as they develop and to intervene quickly and effectively, thanks to a recently awarded federal grant.
One-woman play about America’s first doctor takes stage tonight
November 3, 2008
A Lady Alone. Elizabeth Blackwell: First American Woman Doctor, a one-woman play about the first woman to graduate from medical school in the United States and the first female doctor of medicine in the modern era.
UT Health Science Center to host high school students at ‘Freaky Friday’ health professions event Oct. 31
October 31, 2008
Through three hands-on labs, a group of students from Lyndon B. Johnson, Hebbronville and Bruni high schools will study the human brain, learn about other parts of the body via plastinated specimens (body parts preserved in plastic) and sew up wounds on simulation practice arms.