Braces get a boost
August 31, 2009
New device could shorten and improve orthodontic treatment for children and adults
UT Health Science Center presentation to discuss prevention of H1N1 and seasonal flu
August 27, 2009
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio will hold a special community health presentation about the H1N1 (Swine) flu and seasonal flu on Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the university’s Laredo Campus Extension, 1937 Bustamante Street.
Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio awards $182,500 to UT Health Science Center students
August 26, 2009
Forty-eight students at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will receive scholarships totaling $182,500 this academic year from the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio.
CTRC experts available to comment on brain cancer
August 26, 2009
The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio — one of the three National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Centers in Texas — is making available neuro-oncology experts to comment on the type of cancer Sen. Kennedy had, its typical prognosis and advances in its treatment.
Geriatrician to receive Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
August 23, 2009
Michael J. Lichtenstein, M.D., M.Sc., a geriatrician, teacher and scientist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, will receive the 2009 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award for Faculty during the School of Medicine’s annual White Coat Ceremony on Sunday, July 26.
Microbiologists find defense molecule that senses respiratory viruses
August 23, 2009
A cellular molecule that not only can sense two common respiratory viruses but also can direct cells to mount a defense has been identified by microbiologists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.