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November 14, 2017
These children fall behind their peers in academic, physical and emotional development, but culturally sensitive programs and policies can reduce trauma and improve early childhood development, school readiness, emotional well-being and health in Latino kids. By Cliff Despres Nearly 4 in 5 Latino youth suffer at least one traumatic childhood experience, like poverty or abuse, […]
November 10, 2017
WHAT: Approximately 1,500 high school and college students from throughout South Texas will learn how to perform dissections, intubate manikins, start an intravenous (IV) line, immobilize “patients” for transport in an ambulance and much more at the Health Professions Fair and Science Expo of UT Health San Antonio. The hands-on event is designed to […]
November 9, 2017
Obesity activates a specific biological pathway in obese mice, UT Health San Antonio researchers announce Obesity does a lot more than make us hesitant to go to the beach in our swimsuits. Scientists are finding that, far from being innocent or harmless, extra weight fuels inflammation, impairs cell energy and fosters insulin resistance. All of […]
November 3, 2017
Kumar Sharma, M.D., professor and chief of nephrology at UT Health San Antonio, was recently awarded a $1.4 million Translational STARs award from the UT System
October 31, 2017
Robert A. Hromas, M.D., FACP, is currently chair of the Department of Medicine at University of Florida Health.
October 26, 2017
Building better support for Latino families—from access to early education to greater health care—can improve Latino cognitive and health outcomes. By Cliff Despres One in three Latino families live in poverty and face dangerous gaps in early care and education, health care and social support, making it harder for Latino kids to achieve academically, socially and physically, […]
