UT Health San Antonio’s $1 billion multiyear investment helps meet demand for care

July 17, 2026

Healthcare is a strong economic driver in San Antonio, generating more than $43 billion annually and supporting nearly 200,000 jobs across the region, according to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. As the region’s academic health center, UT Health San Antonio contributes approximately $3.2 billion annually through patient care, research, education and workforce development.




Second edition of cardiovascular encyclopedia reflects rapid advances in heart medicine

July 16, 2026

As cardiovascular science advances at a rapid pace, the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Cardiovascular Research and Medicine has arrived as a timely and essential guide to a field being reshaped by discovery, technology and increasingly interdisciplinary approaches, said Co-Editor-in-Chief Vasan Ramachandran, MD, FACC, FAHA, dean of the Kate Marmion School of Public Health at The University of Texas at San Antonio.




Researchers create new device to save lives on battlefields

July 7, 2026

University researchers have collaborated to develop three devices that would offer combat medics a suction solution for any setting, from controlled to chaotic. Suction devices remove blood and vomit that can block a wounded patient’s airway and prevent breathing.


Global Health Program builds nurse leaders with broad worldview

July 1, 2026

  A chance conversation at a high school reunion eventually led to a request for assistance from the president of Zambia for Kenneth P. Miller, PhD, MJ, RN, CFNP, FAAN, FAANP, associate dean for ambulatory services at The University of Texas at San Antonio School of Nursing. While catching up with a friar at his […]




Could environmental exposures be affecting your child’s health?

June 11, 2026

The PediQEESI™ 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 tool 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.




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.