Bullying: Suffering in Silence
January 10, 2006
The Health Science Center will host Barbara Coloroso, renowned author of “The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander,” for a workshop and lecture on Thursday, Jan. 26.
Scientists develop 1st genetic mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy
January 3, 2006
Researchers at the Health Science Center have developed the first genetic mouse model for non-convulsive temporal lobe seizures, a common form of epilepsy that affects nearly 600,000 Americans.
Wireless sensor allows monitoring of aneurysm with wave of wand
January 3, 2006
Vascular surgeons from the Health Science Center, operating at the South Texas Veterans Health Care System’s Audie Murphy Hospital Division, implanted a new type of wireless sensor into two patients.
Study: Erectile dysfunction may be sign of coming heart disease
January 3, 2006
Most wives would say their husbands are notoriously bad about avoiding the doctor’s office.
Study finds 17 cases of allergy to drug-eluting coronary stents
December 20, 2005
A small percentage of patients are allergic to the polymer on drug-eluting stents, and a handful have died from the reactions, according to an adverse-event records review initiated by cardiologists from the Health Science Center.
Health Science Center recruits Reddy to cardiothoracic surgery division
December 20, 2005
Congenital heart surgery, heart and lung transplants, and coronary bypass surgery — these are some of the most complex surgical procedures performed in operating rooms across the country. Physicians in the division of cardiothoracic surgery at the Health Science Center have performed these lifesaving procedures on patients in San Antonio for more than 35 years.