UPDATE: In memoriam: Basil A. Pruitt Jr., M.D.
March 18, 2019
Basil A. Pruitt Jr., M.D., FACS, a renowned surgeon known as one of the founding fathers of modern trauma and burn medicine, died March 17. He was 88.
Sociologist, author Alondra Nelson to deliver Bryant lecture
March 15, 2019
Alondra Nelson, Ph.D., professor of sociology at Columbia University, will deliver the Frank Bryant Jr., M.D., Memorial Distinguished Lecture on the implications of technological advancements in DNA testing. The lecture, free and open to the public, is at noon, Tuesday, March 19, in Holly Auditorium. A reception and book signing will follow the lecture. Register […]
School of Nursing gets millions to fight opioid overdoses
March 12, 2019
This program provides training to first responders on the use of Narcan, a naloxone nasal spray that reverses opioid overdose.
Poison Prevention Week is March 17-23
March 12, 2019
National Poison Prevention Week is March 17-23. The goal of the week is to raise awareness of the risk of being poisoned by household products, medicines, pesticides, plants, bites and stings, food poisoning, and fumes. For 24 years, the South Texas Poison Center at UT Health San Antonio has taken calls from frantic parents and […]
San Antonio Express-News: Nursing school gets millions more to fight opioid problem
March 12, 2019
UT Health San Antonio’s School of Nursing has received $17.5 million in federal funding to combat the opioid epidemic in Bexar County and across Texas. Read the story (Note: A subscription and password may be required to view the story)
Dr. Miramontes named EMS medical director of the year
March 5, 2019
David Miramontes, M.D., assistant professor/clinical in the Department of Emergency Health Sciences and medical director for the San Antonio Fire Department, was named the EMS Medical Director of the Year by the U.S. Metropolitan Municipalites EMS Medical Directors Consortium during its annual EMS State of the Science Conference in Dallas on March 2. The award […]