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2-minute update: UT Medicine expands
January 26, 2016
Groundbreaking News: UT Medicine is expanding its services to the Hill Country with a $19 million clinical facility, to be called UT Medicine Hill Country, opening in early 2017.
Leaders break ground on UT Medicine Hill Country clinic
January 14, 2016
Academic medical leaders ceremonially broke ground Jan. 13 on UT Medicine Hill Country, the newest location of UT Medicine San Antonio. UT Medicine is the clinical practice of the School of Medicine at the Health Science Center.
Researchers: Lack of play spaces ups obesity risk for Latino kids
January 12, 2016
Latinos have limited spaces to be physically active, which contributes to obesity rates in Latino kids, but sharing recreational facilities and creating walkable neighborhoods are promising solutions, according to a new package of research from Salud America!, a national network for Latino childhood obesity prevention based at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Researchers need baby teeth for autism study
January 12, 2016
Researchers from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio are asking Rio Grande Valley families to submit their children’s baby teeth after they fall out for an autism study.
New immunotherapy agent offers hope for kids with cancer
January 7, 2016
The Health Science Center is the first study site in the United States to offer a clinical trial evaluating a promising new immunotherapy agent in children and young adults who do not respond well to traditional therapy or whose cancer comes back.
HSC plays key role in military medicine convention
January 5, 2016
Several staff members from the Health Science Center played key roles in planning and executing the annual meeting of AMSUS, including the Military Health Institute,