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Event salutes the university’s Military Reserve and Guard employees, students

July 31, 2023

UT Health San Antonio’s Military Health Institute hosted a signing event and award recognition ceremony July 31 solidifying the university’s dedication to ensure employees and students in the National Guard and Military Reserve receive the support to best perform their military duties. During the event at the Academic and Administration Building on the university’s main […]

Community health workers improved homebound care during pandemic

July 25, 2023

A program developed by the geriatrics and supportive care team of UT Health San Antonio effectively integrated community health workers (promotores de salud in Spanish) into patient outreach to improve health.

Neela K. Patel, MD, in an office visit. During the pandemic, promotores helped the geriatrics and supportive care team to expand visits to homebound patients and reduce ER visits.

Community input needed for TAP trial study

July 20, 2023

The community is invited to join a virtual community forum discussing the Trauma And Prothrombin Complex Concentrate (TAP) Trial.

Take part in the Bexar County Well-Being Survey

July 19, 2023

Bexar County residents are encouraged to take part in the Bexar County Well-Being Survey to provide our community with good data.

Three-generation Hispanic family standing in the park, smiling to camera.

Center of Excellence grant renewed

July 19, 2023

The funding, provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration, comes just as updated information from the U.S. Census Bureau officially confirmed that Hispanic Texans are the largest demographic group in the state at 40.2%.

A dental faculty member guides a dental student with a procedure conducted on a manikin.

Wilderness and Survival Medicine Fellowship takes aim at heat-related emergencies

July 12, 2023

Recent hiking deaths spur focus of yearlong doctor training, teaching program A string of recent heat-related deaths on hiking trails at state and national parks is bringing new urgency to a fellowship program in the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio aimed at preventing such tragedies. The state’s first Wilderness and Survival […]