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July 5, 2016
Doctors are stressing the importance of getting help for anyone who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Experts at the University of Texas Health Science Center say data shows 80 percent of PTSD patients can be treated to the point of recovery using therapy. Watch the full story at Time Warner Cable News
July 5, 2016
Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer achieved response rates similar to those obtained with combination chemotherapy but with less toxicity, pooled data from 20 studies showed. The findings have implications for a majority of women with newly diagnosed early breast cancer, most of which is ER-positive disease. Clinical experience in the adjuvant […]
July 5, 2016
While acknowledging that improvements in therapies have led to better care of patients with invasive aspergillosis – a potentially deadly fungal infection – new practice guidelines emphasize that there remains a critical need for early diagnosis. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) have updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of aspergillosis and published […]
July 5, 2016
There’s growing concern sweeping the country about what’s being called “super germs.” They are bacterial infections that have become resistant to most available treatment options. “Unfortunately, we are starting to see more cases of these drug resistant bacteria or super bugs in the United States,” said Dr. Jason Bowling, an infectious diseases doctor at UT Health […]
July 5, 2016
New therapies are improving care, but early diagnosis remains critical in the effective treatment of invasive, a potentially deadly fungal infection, according to new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. “Invasive aspergillosis often is overlooked, but early diagnosis and treatment are key,” said […]
July 5, 2016
University Hospital has been upgraded to a Level I pediatric trauma center, one of only five in Texas and the only hospital in San Antonio equipped and staffed to offer the most sophisticated care possible to seriously injured children, Bexar County Hospital District officials said Thursday. University Health System is a clinical partner of the […]