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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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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.
February 16, 2017
Ralph DeFronzo, M.D., professor of medicine and chief of diabetes in the Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, has been selected to receive the 2017 Harold Hamm International Prize for Biomedical Research in Diabetes, which includes $250,000. Dr. DeFronzo is the author of 750 publications and has contributed innovative ideas defining the […]
