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September 18, 2017
Rissa Dunaway was disoriented. She peered at the kitchen and hospital bed through white-rimmed sunglasses that distorted her vision. A pair of headphones blared static into her ears as she took heavy, cautious steps around the room, trying to make out her surroundings. Read the full story at the Express-News
September 8, 2017
Dr. Pat Ireland Nixon was an early San Antonio physician who authored books on medical history and collected thousands of medical books. Today, the P.I. Nixon Medical Historical Library is housed on the 5th floor of UT Health’s Briscoe Library. Read the story
September 8, 2017
As part of his ongoing “Spriester Sessions” conversations, KSAT anchor Steve Spriester talked with a local doctor, a San Antonio parent who lost a child to an opioid overdose, and an addict who is currently in recovery. Jennifer Potter, Ph.D., associate dean for research in t he Long School of Medicine, appeared on the program. […]
September 5, 2017
Read about the experiences of Ruth Berggren, M.D., director of UT Health’s Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics. Read the story
September 1, 2017
An estimated 4 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most people who have the virus may not know they have it because the disease shows almost no symptoms. Read the full story at Texas Public Radio
August 21, 2017
Typhus, a bacterial disease all but eradicated in most of the United States, is making a comeback in Texas. Read the full story at the Express-News