Mays Cancer Center’s latest radiation therapy reduces treatment times, increases favorable outcomes for prostate cancer

September 22, 2023

Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, introduces the newest technology in treating prostate cancer. This innovative method is called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), a minimally invasive therapy using high amounts of radiation with millimeter precision to destroy tumors in the prostate. Stereotactic body radiation therapy is a […]

UT Health San Antonio awarded five-year, $5 million federal grant to expand access to Long COVID care

September 22, 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, announced a five-year, $5 million grant to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) to expand access to care for persons with Long COVID. The grant is one of nine totaling $45 […]

Myth or fact? Test your knowledge about good ear health

September 21, 2023

Brian Perry, MD, FACS, clinical professor, director of Otology/Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Ears play a vital role in our daily lives. These fascinating organs not only provide the capacity to hear, but also help us maintain our balance by keeping our eyes focused on a target. If not for the ears, our […]

Drinking diet sodas and aspartame-sweetened beverages daily during pregnancy linked to autism in male offspring

September 20, 2023

  A new published study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has found an association between autism diagnosis in boys and daily consumption of either diet soda or a comparable amount of aspartame by their mothers during pregnancy or breastfeeding. In this case-control […]

UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing maintains top 5% national ranking among undergraduate programs

September 19, 2023

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) maintained its ranking in the top 5% of undergraduate nursing programs nationally in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023-2024 Best Colleges rankings just released, and first in South Texas. The university’s School of Nursing is tied at No. 31 nationally in […]