New therapy significantly reduces headache disability, post-traumatic stress after brain injury, study finds

July 12, 2022

Note: This article was produced and contributed by Joel Williams and Julie Collins. The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It also reduced co-occurring symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) comparably to a gold-standard PTSD treatment. Moreover, the innovative treatment, […]


Telehealth enables 8 Texas nurseries to reduce antibiotic use in newborns by 32%

July 7, 2022

Telehealth consultations with a pediatric infectious disease specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reduced the number of newborns receiving antibiotics by 32% in eight geographically distant nurseries that serve rural and medically underserved areas of South Texas, a study shows.


Telehealth enables 8 Texas nurseries to reduce antibiotic use in newborns by 32%

June 29, 2022

Centers in rural and medically underserved areas practiced stewardship via consults with a UT Health San Antonio pediatric infectious disease specialist. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 29, 2022) — Telehealth consultations with a pediatric infectious disease specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reduced the number of newborns […]

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Chemical risk assessment not up to par, researchers say

June 28, 2022

Literature review indicates conflicting safety standards Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 28, 2022) — How much is an “acceptable dose” of a pollutant? Are existing studies to measure safety adequate? A systematic literature review by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) suggests that the […]

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New therapy significantly reduces headache disability, post-traumatic stress after brain injury, study finds

June 27, 2022

  Media contact: Steven Lee, lees22@uthscsa.edu, (210) 450-3823, or Will Sansom, sansom@uthscsa.edu, (210) 567-2579 Produced and contributed by Joel Williams and Julie Collins. SAN ANTONIO (June 27, 2022) – The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It also reduced co-occurring symptoms of […]

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Pheo Para Alliance recognizes UT Health San Antonio as rare disease Center of Excellence

June 24, 2022

Pheo Para Alliance, a patient advocacy organization dedicated to supporting those with pheochromocytoma (pheo) and paraganglioma (para), a rare neuroendocrine tumor, has designated The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) as a Pheo Para Center of Excellence. The Center of Excellence Program recognizes institutions worldwide for providing cutting-edge, quality, multidisciplinary care and […]

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