San Antonio designated a Dementia Friendly City
June 17, 2019
The School of Nursing’s Caring for the Caregiver program is championing the Dementia Friendly initiative.
Wear blue Friday for men’s health
June 12, 2019
State health officials are calling on Texans to wear blue June 14 to commemorate National Men’s Health Week and honor those who have overcome health challenges. The purpose of Men’s Health Week is to increase awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. This year, Men’s […]
School of Nursing to offer free HIV testing
June 11, 2019
The School of Nursing will offer free and confidential HIV testing on National HIV Testing Day, June 27. Tests will be available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by appointment only and take about 30 minutes. Supplies are limited; tests will be available for only 50 students and 50 staff members. The tests do not […]
Trauma game changer
June 7, 2019
Because of lessons learned on the battlefields, South Texas patients are receiving lifesaving whole blood transfusions—before ever reaching the hospital.
Head of Army Futures Command visits
June 6, 2019
Gen. John M. “Mike” Murray, commanding general of the U.S. Army Futures Command based in Austin, visited UT Health San Antonio June 5 to learn about advances in military medicine. He was hosted by Byron Hepburn, M.D., Major General USAF (Ret), director of UT Health San Antonio’s Military Health Institute. Gen. Murray was briefed on […]
Pediatric oncologist: Cure the patient, yes, but cure without damage
June 6, 2019
Pediatric oncologist and researcher Gregory Aune, M.D., Ph.D., tells the story of his favorite patient, a teenage boy some 30 years ago who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.