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May 7, 2014
A new obesity management program will use family counseling, text messages and newsletters to control weight and spark healthier eating and physical activity habits in obese/overweight Latino kids, thanks to a five-year $2.9 million federal grant awarded to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
May 7, 2014
UT Medicine San Antonio’s and University Health System’s first patients to receive glaucoma treatment using a technique called endocyclophotocoagulation (ECP); this is performed with a newly acquired laser that can lower pressure in the eye after cataract surgery without extra incisions and with less inflammation than patients experience with other laser techniques
May 4, 2014
A $250,000 gift from Florida dentist Jeffrey P. Feingold, D.D.S., M.S.D., and his wife, Barbara, will benefit the School of Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and the construction of the Center for Oral Health Care & Research, scheduled to open in July 2015.
May 2, 2014
Join UT Medicine San Antonio and Texas Public Radio for “Silver Solutions,” a free public event that spotlights programs and services for San Antonio seniors and their caregivers.
May 1, 2014
Breast cancer survivors can now join a new study to learn how certain foods may reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.
May 1, 2014
Obesity increases the risk of myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that accumulate inside the bones.