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July 11, 2023
Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (July 11, 2023) — Rene L. Olvera, MD, MPH, will assume duties as chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio effective Sept. 1. Robert A. Hromas, MD, FACP, dean of the Joe R. and Teresa […]
June 23, 2023
Can the body’s naturally occurring “pot” be boosted in the brain to treat Alzheimer’s disease? A researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is studying that intriguing question with $4.4 million in newly awarded funding from the National Institutes of Health. Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), derived from marijuana or cannabis plants, […]
June 23, 2023
Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 23, 2023) — Can the body’s naturally occurring “pot” be boosted in the brain to treat Alzheimer’s disease? A researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is studying that intriguing question with $4.4 million in newly awarded funding from the National Institutes […]
June 22, 2023
Philanthropist-businessman’s legacy includes educating health professionals to embrace compassionate care With more than $3 million in gifts from family, friends and supporters, including a lead gift from the Sally and Charlie Cheever Foundation, a new endowment will support in perpetuity the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at The University of Texas Health Science Center […]
June 22, 2023
Philanthropist-businessman’s legacy includes educating health professionals to embrace compassionate care SAN ANTONIO (June 22, 2023) — With more than $3 million in gifts from family, friends and supporters, including a lead gift from the Sally and Charlie Cheever Foundation, a new endowment will support in perpetuity the Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics at The […]
June 20, 2023
Contributed by the research team that led this study. Have you ever boasted about having a strong immune system? Or, alternatively, wondered why you seem to get extra sick extra often? Common sense suggests that people respond differently to sickness and stress. But so far, there has not been an easy way to verify this […]
