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April 18, 2019
Tragically, one of every three American women will experience intimate partner violence during her lifetime. Victims suffer not only physical injuries but are at increased risk of mental disorders. This violence is often unpredictable, which may be its worst trait. Not knowing what will come next is sometimes a stronger predictor of a woman’s health […]
April 16, 2019
LAREDO (April 16. 2019) ― It was standing room only at the Laredo Regional Campus of UT Health San Antonio for a community health fair and educational program focusing on vision changes in elders. “We had a great turnout,” said Regional Dean Gladys Keene, M.D., describing the April 6 event. “We had more than 200 […]
April 15, 2019
What happens to an astronaut who is aboard the International Space Station for a year? How do the health effects compare to his twin brother who remains on Earth? – Kumar Sharma, M.D., and Manjula Darshi, Ph.D., from UT Health San Antonio’s Center for Renal Precision Medicine, together with Brinda Rana, Ph.D., from the University […]
April 5, 2019
UT Health San Antonio, the city’s main biomedical research institution, announces the establishment of TechNovum, a technology commercialization accelerator. TechNovum will pair UT Health San Antonio faculty investigators with mentors from the business community, and coach them through the market validation of their biomedical products, preparation of a business plan, and pitching their technologies. The […]
April 1, 2019
LAREDO (April 1, 2019) ― The community is invited to learn about vision changes that occur in aging at a free event Saturday, April 6, at the UT Health San Antonio’s Regional Campus Laredo. From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., more than 15 community partners will offer general health information, tips for healthy living and […]
March 21, 2019
The South Texas Poison Center at UT Health San Antonio is part of the Texas Poison Network. With the Deer Park chemical fire in suburban Harris County making headlines in recent days, the state network provided the following information as a service to the public statewide. Shawn Varney, M.D., director of the South Texas Poison […]
