River parade float celebrates School of Nursing
April 24, 2019
UT Health San Antonio’s float in the Texas Cavaliers River Parade April 22 celebrated the School of Nursing’s 50th anniversary. Click here to view parade photos.
Texas Public Radio: How can health care providers be more culturally competent, inclusive?
April 22, 2019
Disparities in healthcare are often driven by a doctor’s lack of sensitivity to a patient’s culture, values, socioeconomic status, race, or sexual or gender identity. Read the full story at Texas Public Radio
Study tracks unpredictability of domestic violence
April 18, 2019
The unpredictability of violence is sometimes a stronger predictor of a woman’s health outcomes than violence frequency and severity.
Low-vision health event draws more than 200 to Laredo campus
April 16, 2019
It was standing room only at the Laredo Regional Campus of UT Health San Antonio for a community health fair and educational program focusing on vision changes in elders. “We had a great turnout,” said Regional Dean Gladys Keene, M.D., describing the April 6 event. “We had more than 200 people here getting health screenings, […]
Regional Campus Laredo hosts AIDS awareness activities
April 4, 2019
The Area Health Education Center, a part of UT Health San Antonio Regional Campus Laredo, on March 11 marked the start of a week-long initiative in support of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2019. Numerous community agencies joined forces at the Regional Campus to create awareness through educational activities and free HIV/AIDS testing. […]
Laredo Regional Campus to hold ‘vision as we age’ event
April 2, 2019
The community is invited to learn about vision changes that occur in aging at a free event Saturday, April 6, at the UT Health San Antonio’s Regional Campus Laredo. From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., more than 15 community partners will offer general health information, tips for healthy living and hands-on demonstrations. Activities include information […]