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.
Moms, babies and drug addiction: The road to Casa Mia
June 4, 2019
Lisa Cleveland, Ph.D., RN, remembers her first encounter with new mothers who struggle with drug addiction and their babies born with drug withdrawal symptoms.
Cancer as a thief: One doctor’s perspective as the battle continues
June 4, 2019
After witnessing a history of cancer in his family, Ruben Mesa, M.D., believes that cancer is a thief, not because it may kill you. After all, each of us will die. It’s because it steals life early.
Researchers ID new class of oral cancer drugs
June 3, 2019
Researchers at UT Health San Antonio have identified a potent new class of anti-cancer drugs that target oral cancer cells while leaving other cells unharmed.
