Mays Cancer Center’s latest radiation therapy reduces treatment times, increases favorable outcomes for prostate cancer

September 22, 2023

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 22, 2023) – Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, introduces the newest technology in treating prostate cancer. This innovative method is called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), a minimally invasive therapy using high amounts of radiation with millimeter precision to […]



MEDIA ADVISORY: Gearing Up to Fight Against Childhood Cancer

September 22, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2023    Contacts: Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu, Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu UT Health San Antonio has half a million more reasons to continue its fight against the disease during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month  WHAT:           In the United States, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer every day. To help in the fight […]



Nation’s first dual degree in medicine and AI aims to prepare the next generation of health care providers

September 14, 2023

  Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu, Christi Fish, 210-410-8874, christi.fish@utsa.edu The Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and the University College at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are officially launching the first known program in […]

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Floyd Curl Drive Construction Makes Way for New State-of-the-Art Sky Bridge

September 6, 2023

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 6, 2023) – Beginning Sept. 8 through Nov. 19, a section of Floyd Curl Drive at the intersection of Wurzbach Road will be closed for construction. The partial road closure will start at 6 p.m. on Friday and will impact commuters and pedestrians traveling to multiple UT […]



KENS 5 Medical Minute: Deep Brain Stimulation

August 22, 2023

Dr. Alex Papanastassiou, a neurosurgeon at UT Health San Antonio, gives an overview of deep brain stimulation and explains how DBS treats patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor or epilepsy. This KENS 5 Medical Minute is a collaboration between UT Health San Antonio and KENS 5. Watch here.