Nathan Wiederhold receives Billy H. Cooper Award for contributions to diagnostic clinical mycology

July 8, 2022

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – Nathan Wiederhold, PharmD, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and director of the Fungus Testing Laboratory at UT Health San Antonio, received the Medical Mycological Society of the Americas Billy H. Cooper Award for continued outstanding contributions to the practice of diagnostic clinical mycology. Wiederhold is highly […]

Telehealth enables 8 Texas nurseries to reduce antibiotic use in newborns by 32%

June 29, 2022

Centers in rural and medically underserved areas practiced stewardship via consults with a UT Health San Antonio pediatric infectious disease specialist. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 29, 2022) — Telehealth consultations with a pediatric infectious disease specialist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio reduced the number of newborns […]

Chemical risk assessment not up to par, researchers say

June 28, 2022

Literature review indicates conflicting safety standards Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 28, 2022) — How much is an “acceptable dose” of a pollutant? Are existing studies to measure safety adequate? A systematic literature review by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) suggests that the […]

New therapy significantly reduces headache disability, post-traumatic stress after brain injury, study finds

June 27, 2022

  Media contact: Steven Lee, lees22@uthscsa.edu, (210) 450-3823, or Will Sansom, sansom@uthscsa.edu, (210) 567-2579 Produced and contributed by Joel Williams and Julie Collins. SAN ANTONIO (June 27, 2022) – The first therapy to be developed specifically for post-traumatic headache significantly reduced related disability in veterans following a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It also reduced co-occurring symptoms of […]

UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry lab leads with digital automation for patient care

June 21, 2022

Technicians create prosthetics using cutting-edge CAD/CAM system Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – A lab at the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry is using leading computer-aided automation that includes a partnership with a major international digital prosthetics company to test cutting-edge milling equipment for making crowns and other dental restorations. The […]