Could environmental exposures be affecting your child’s health?

June 11, 2026

The PediQEESI™ (the Pediatric Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory) is a new structured screening and documentation tool to help parents and clinicians recognize patterns among a child’s symptoms, exposures and daily functioning.

The PediQEESI™ was developed by the TILT Research Program for Chemical Intolerance at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of  The University of Texas at San Antonio. It is a pediatric adaptation of the Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI®) – an internationally validated questionnaire used globally in research and clinical settings to assess chemical intolerance in adults.



Multiple joint replacements help retired teacher regain independence

June 10, 2026

Sutherland first met orthopaedic surgeon Frank Buttacavoli, MD, at UT Health San Antonio in 2019 after complications with the replacement in her right hip caused an infection. The hip ball had worked its way into the hip bone, and Buttacavoli performed surgery to remove the damaged joint components and treat the infection.



UT Health San Antonio awarded grant to advance cervical cancer screening

June 9, 2026

Content provided by Lauren Michalk UT Health San Antonio has been selected as a recipient of the American Cancer Society’s Self-Collected Human Papillomavirus Readiness Pilot (SHaRP) grant, a national initiative designed to help health care organizations prepare for and implement HPV self-collection as part of routine cervical cancer screening. SHaRP supports the integration of human papillomavirus […]