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July 1, 2024
In health care, safeguarding Protected Health Information (PHI) is not just a regulatory requirement, but also an ethical commitment essential to delivering quality health care. Unauthorized disclosures of PHI may lead to serious consequences, both for the patients and health care providers, under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Incorporating these practices […]
July 1, 2024
UT Health San Antonio is streamlining the process for purchasing technology products and services with a new, condensed online form that will replace the Processing of Software and IT Services Transactions (PSST) form used to collect security and compliance information. The new form — called the Technology Acquisition Process (TAP) form — is integrated into […]
June 28, 2024
Texas Public Radio will partner with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to serve the community at the next “Think Science” live program. The event — themed “Let’s talk about addiction” — will explore the latest information about addiction to alcohol and drugs, a life-threatening disorder that reportedly affects two-thirds […]
June 21, 2024
Lei Zheng, MD, PhD — an alumnus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio — has been appointed executive director of the Mays Cancer Center and vice president for oncology for the health science center, effective Sept. 1. Zheng will also be named the Mays Family Foundation Distinguished University Presidential Chair of […]
June 18, 2024
Starting 6 p.m. on Friday, June 28, Facilities Management will be conducting a 12-hour power outage impacting all buildings located on the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Campus at 7703 Floyd Curl Drive. During the power outage, normal CPS Energy power will not be available to any Long Campus buildings. These include: The Medical School Building. The Dental School Building. The Basic […]
June 4, 2024
The simple act of holding a breath during a radiation cancer treatment called deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) could mean the difference between irradiating healthy tissue and sparing it, according to Neil Newman, MD, a radiation oncologist for Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center.
