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December 13, 2022
Cancer survivors, cancer patients, friends, family and caregivers are invited to attend Living Beyond Cancer A-Z, a free symposium on Jan. 21, put on by the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. It will feature a full day of learning, empowerment and discovery and will take place […]
December 13, 2022
The Mays Cancer Center sponsored a “Mega Lung” exhibit at UTSA on the day of the Great American Smokeout to educate young people about the lungs. Representatives from the Mays Cancer Center and UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing were on hand to answer questions. Read the story.
December 13, 2022
With the U.S. grappling with an unprecedented opioid-related overdose crisis, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) was awarded a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research peer recovery support services for people living with opioid use disorder. While medication for opioid use […]
December 9, 2022
Unlike triple threats celebrated in sports and the entertainment world, no one is celebrating the possibility of a triple threat of the flu, respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV and COVID-19. With the winter holidays fast approaching, UT Health San Antonio physicians are encouraging the community to get vaccinated for both the flu and COVID-19, […]
December 8, 2022
The AHEAD clinical trial will assess whether the new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, can delay the onset of dementia in persons who are at high risk of developing the disease. The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), […]
December 7, 2022
Be Well Texas, a statewide initiative of UT Health San Antonio, and Hill Country Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Centers entered into an agreement to provide substance use disorder treatment services to Uvalde residents. They will jointly provide on-demand, 24/7 access to a virtual-navigation hub for peer recovery support services, behavioral health screening, case management […]
