CPRIT awards UT Health San Antonio $3.4 million to target drug-resistant cancers, raise HPV vaccination rates

June 18, 2025

Funds to develop transformative technologies not currently available in Texas Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Jane Alvarez-Hernandez SAN ANTONIO, June 18, 2025 – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is taking the lead in targeting hard-to-treat cancers and boosting vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus […]



Major discovery by UT Health San Antonio scientists sheds light on cancer drug resistance

June 18, 2025

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, June 18, 2025 – Approximately one in 300 Americans have a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene, which helps repair damaged DNA, putting them at a higher risk of developing certain cancers, especially breast, prostate and ovarian cancer. Many patients with these cancers […]



UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital pioneers use of new non-opioid painkiller after surgery

June 11, 2025

Hospital is state’s first to approve use of new FDA-approved analgesic Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 11, 2025 – Showing its leadership in addressing the opioid crisis, the UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital is the state’s first to approve use of a new non-opioid medication for pain following […]



UT Health San Antonio researchers discover new links between heart disease and dementia

May 30, 2025

Blood lipid profiles could help predict or prevent Alzheimer’s Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, May 30, 2025 – People who are at higher risk for heart disease also seem more likely to develop dementia. And research led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) […]

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UT Health San Antonio graduates take center stage at spring commencement

May 16, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 16, 2025 Contacts: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu, Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT:                   Graduates from the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Dentistry and School of Health Professions will walk the stage this Saturday. More than 1,100 students – […]