Health Science Center school renamed to showcase health professions
August 18, 2008
A national movement away from the term “allied health” led to renaming of one of the five schools of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Dr. Norma Martínez Rogers to lead National Association of Hispanic Nurses
August 15, 2008
Overcoming the humble beginnings of growing up in public housing, Norma Martínez Rogers, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, associate clinical professor in the Department of Family Nursing at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, has received a new national honor.
Therapeutic target ID’d for deadly childhood muscle cancer
August 14, 2008
Curbing the activity of a substance called “platelet-derived growth factor receptor A” dramatically reduced aggressiveness of an often-untreatable childhood muscle cancer in mice and cells, a new study from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and partner institutions shows.
Team finds clue in basic biology of X-linked mental retardation
August 11, 2008
Scientists describe process that fails to silence improper neuronal gene expression
Video game helps cancer patients 13-29 adhere to treatment
August 4, 2008
Re-Mission™, a video game for cancer patients ages 13-29, is an effective way to improve adherence to oral chemotherapy regimens, antibiotic therapy and other survival-affecting behaviors in this young and at-risk population, according to a clinical research study described in today’s issue of Pediatrics.
United Way honors Usatine for Student-Run Free Clinic leadership
July 31, 2008
The concept is simple yet profound: Training medical students in the community where they are needed, rather than solely in classrooms, results in a well-rounded, more-compassionate physician of the future.