$10 million from Bexar County to assist School of Public Health development

June 9, 2022

UT Health San Antonio, UTSA collaborate to reduce health disparities, train public health professionals Contact: Will Sansom, UT Health San Antonio, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu Joe Izbrand, UTSA, 210-458-8754, joe.izbrand@utsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 9, 2022) — Bexar County Commissioners Court gave preliminary approval June 7 to award $10 million to UT Health San Antonio and The University […]

Rapamycin increases Alzheimer’s-associated plaques in mice, study finds

June 7, 2022

The research also reveals a novel way to decrease the plaques. This is a potential drug target. Contact: Will Sansom, (210) 567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 7, 2022) — Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have found that oral administration of rapamycin to an Alzheimer’s […]

Oral pill improves care of patients with bone marrow cancer: Study

June 7, 2022

Results of MOMENTUM myelofibrosis clinical trial presented at ASCO 2022 Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu CHICAGO AND SAN ANTONIO (June 7, 2022) — Momelotinib, an oral pill taken once a day, significantly improved outcomes of patients treated for myelofibrosis (MF), a rare but fatal bone marrow cancer, researchers reported June 7. Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, […]

In Memoriam: William W. Dodge, DDS, former dean of UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry

June 7, 2022

Oversaw completion of Center for Oral Health Care & Research Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – William W. Dodge, DDS, former dean of the UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry who oversaw completion of the state-of-the-art Center for Oral Health Care & Research (COHCR) has died after an illness. Dr. Dodge served […]

Faculty surgeon addresses Washington briefing, helps to guide regional trauma response

June 6, 2022

  UT Health San Antonio is an integral partner in the trauma network of San Antonio and South Texas – a national model that involves the military, the Level 1 Trauma Center at University Hospital, trauma faculty of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, regional hospitals and many other collaborators. Because […]

Promising compound kills range of hard-to-treat cancers by targeting a previously undiscovered vulnerability

June 2, 2022

ERX-41, developed by UT Health San Antonio scientists, exploits a previously unrecognized weakness in breast cancer and other solid tumors. Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, Sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 2, 2022) – A compound, developed by a team including scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, kills a range of hard-to-treat cancer […]