Children with Type-2 diabetes a challenge to treat

May 4, 2012

n a study involving UT Medicine pediatricians published in the New England Journal of Medicine this week, a comparison of different drug and lifestyle interventions for children with Type 2 diabetes showed that therapy with metformin alone failed for more than half of the young participants.


Fear not the colonoscopy

May 4, 2012

Colorectal cancer is a major killer in the U.S., but it’s relatively simple to prevent through early screening and detection, the topic of the May 10 free public lecture at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.



New bereavement outreach effort brings grief workshops to Valley

April 26, 2012

Workshops on grief, both for families and professionals who work closely with them, will be held in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in coming weeks as part of an outreach effort led by the Regional Academic Health Center, a campus of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.


Refugee-assistance group honored at UT Health Science Center

April 18, 2012

A group of medical, dental, nursing and physician assistant students who volunteered more than 7,000 hours to assist immigrant refugees living in Northwest San Antonio will be honored Thursday evening at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio.