Rivard Report: UT Health names director of Alzheimer’s institute
September 21, 2017
Dr. Sudha Seshadri will be the institute’s founding director and will assume her role on Dec. 1. Read the story
Express-News: Space out births for health of moms and babies
September 18, 2017
Maternal mortality is rising in the U.S., an indicated 26.4 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2015 as compared to declining rates in other developed nations, which ranged from as low as 3.8 in Finland to 9.2 in the United Kingdom. Read the full story at the Express-News
Rivard Report: Creating a culture of health for SA’s Latino children
September 18, 2017
Did you know that Latino children are far more likely than their peers to suffer from depression and other mental health issues that often go untreated? Read the full story at the Rivard Report
Express-News: During a ‘virtual tour’ of dementia, nothing seems easy
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
Express-News: San Antonio physician wrote the definitive history of medicine in early Texas
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
KSAT 12: Spriester Sessions: ‘Opioid Nation’
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. […]