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August 27, 2019
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation has awarded $306,000 to David Libich, Ph.D., of UT Health San Antonio to further his studies of the childhood cancer Ewing sarcoma. Dr. Libich, who has a background in structural biology, is an investigator with the university’s Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute. He is an expert in the use of a […]
August 26, 2019
Sixty percent of U.S. kids are exposed to violence, crime or abuse. These kids still have to go to class, carrying a burden of stress and trauma that can hurt their behavior and grades in schools that aren’t even aware there’s an issue. That’s why the new “Handle With Care Action Pack,” from the Salud […]
August 22, 2019
SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 20, 2019) ― The UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing is initiating a new program with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office to distribute the lifesaving medication Narcan to those leaving the jail. Narcan is a naloxone spray used to reverse opioid overdose. The announcement was made Aug. 20 at a press […]
August 14, 2019
SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 14, 2019) ̶ Three faculty members from the School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio will become fellows of the American Academy of Nursing in October. Fellowship is one of the highest honors nurses can receive. The selection of Maria Danet Lapiz Bluhm, Ph.D., M.S.C.I., RN; Janna Lesser, Ph.D., RN; and […]
August 14, 2019
WHAT: The School of Nursing at UT Health San Antonio is hosting a reception to kick off a traveling photo exhibition here called “Stronger There, Safer Here.” The exhibit highlights the U.S. Agency for International Development’s response to the devastating Zika virus epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. It also describes the approaches USAID, […]
August 9, 2019
Scientists discover new mechanism that could help fix dental cavities in the future SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 9, 2019) ― An international team of researchers, including a dental professor from UT Health San Antonio, has found a novel mechanism that could possibly offer a new way to repair teeth in the future. The mechanism involves stem […]
