By Brian Mealey, DDS, MS, clinical professor, Periodontics While the mouth is quite unique unto itself, it also has some similarities to other parts of the body. Like the gastrointestinal tract, vagina and the conjunctiva of the eye, your mouth has a thin mucosal lining that acts as a first line of defense against […]

  By Taryn Celeste Prado, MDS, RD, LD, clinical dietitian, Oncology Nutrition According to the American Institute for Cancer Research, eating a primarily plant-based diet is linked to a reduction in the risk of several types of cancers. By incorporating more vegetables, whole grains and plant-based foods into your diet and making sure that at […]

  Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio melanoma expert Monte Shaheen, MD, was part of a team of investigators that conducted a phase II clinical trial funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to determine the efficacy and safety of administering the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab before and after surgery in high-risk melanoma patients. […]

  UT Health San Antonio proudly announces it is the official sports medicine provider of the XFL’s San Antonio Brahmas. Led by UT Health San Antonio’s orthopaedic physicians Katherine Bartush, MD and Ken O. Kenneth-Nwosa, MD, the medical team includes Caitlyn Mooney, MD, Thomas DeBerardino, MD and Philip Jacobs, MD. “We are excited to have […]

  The Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science and the UTSA College for Health, Community and Policy have extended the application deadline for one-year Community Engagement Small Project Grants through 11:59 p.m. on April 3. The goal is to promote, develop and expand community and academic research partnerships for the translation of science from […]