School of Medicine seniors to learn residency destinations at ‘Match Day’ envelope opening

March 19, 2008

Match Day, an annual event where fourth-year students in The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Medicine open envelopes to reveal the sites of their residencies throughout the country.

Saint Mary’s Hall presents stage play to benefit ovarian cancer patients

March 19, 2008

She is the patient in a major research and teaching hospital undergoing treatment for advanced ovarian cancer, and she knows the prognosis is not good.

DoD grants $33 million for post-traumatic stress study

March 19, 2008

DoD grants $33 million for post-traumatic stress study.

1-800 number touted during National Poison Prevention Week

March 17, 2008

South Texas parents always have a number to call when their 3-year-old has sampled bleach or mistaken cold medicine for candy: 1-800-222-1222.

March 29 ‘Spring Fling’ dinner/dance to benefit Alzheimer’s research

March 13, 2008

A “Spring Fling” dinner and dance later this month will raise funds for Alzheimer’s disease research at the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies.

Anti-rejection nanotherapy shows promise in rodent lung transplant model

March 7, 2008

Just as some lung transplant patients celebrate the ability to breathe again, their immune systems begin to attack their new organ.