Match Day March 17 offers medical students a look into their future

March 10, 2017

On March 17, more than 200 medical students from UT Health San Antonio™ (formerly the UT Health Science Center San Antonio) will stand on stage in front of their classmates, family, friends and faculty members to open an envelope revealing their future. It’s a dramatic but festive occasion for the students, who are wrapping up a rigorous four years of medical education and will now learn where across the U.S. they will go for their medical residency.

Salud America! gets $1.5M to fight Latino child obesity

March 6, 2017

Salud America! gets 1-year grant to develop culturally tailored content to fuel healthy changes that reduce Latino childhood obesity Salud America! The RWJF Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children has received a one-year, $1.5 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to develop culturally tailored educational content and tools that empower people to […]

Addiction research meeting features aspiring scientists

March 3, 2017

International meeting in San Antonio trains researchers, showcases new treatment approaches Drug addiction remains one of the most challenging public health issues of our time, and opioid abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S., resulting in significant morbidity and mortality and costing the U.S. economy an estimated $50 billion to $60 billion annually. On March […]

Learn how to ‘Improve Health and Delay Aging’ at free UT Health event March 4 in Laredo

February 27, 2017

The Laredo community is invited to learn how to “Improve Health and Delay Aging” at a special event featuring healthy tips, hands-on demonstrations and guest speaker Dr. Fernando Sanchez, a Laredo neurologist. The free conference will be held 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 4, at the Laredo Regional Campus of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, now called UT Health San Antonio, at 1937 E. Bustamante St.

Cancer survivors fun run/walk set for March 25

February 24, 2017

The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) of UT Health San Antonio™ is holding a 2.6-mile fun run/walk for cancer survivors, family members and friends. Called “Give Cancer the Boot,” the event will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, at the CTRC, 7979 Wurzbach Road.

Healthy aging event set at UT Health’s Laredo campus

February 21, 2017

The Laredo community is invited to a free special event on March 4, “Improve Health and Delay Aging,” featuring healthy tips, hands-on demonstrations and guest speaker Dr. Fernando Sanchez, a Laredo neurologist.