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December 14, 2004
Three months ago, 51-year-old Kay Frost waited in line for a lifesaving lung transplant. Just six days after being placed on the waiting list, she had a new lung and a new lease on life.
December 7, 2004
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) might not be a household term, but mention the name Hank Gathers to sports fans and some will remember the promising young Loyola Marymount star who collapsed on the basketball court more than a decade ago and died at age 23.
December 7, 2004
The Hispanic Center of Excellence-Dentistry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will be able to offer more programs to attract and retain Hispanic dental students and faculty members, thanks to a $592,000 grant from the Division of Health Professions Diversity, Bureau of Health Professions, of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
November 29, 2004
The 13th Annual Cancer Research Symposium of the San Antonio Cancer Institute (SACI) focused on prevention of the dreaded set of diseases that make up cancer.
November 29, 2004
Steven Schenker, M.D., professor of medicine and pharmacology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and former chief of the divisions of gastroenterology at both the Health Science Center and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, is being honored with a new academic endowed professorship established in his name.
November 23, 2004
Abraham Verghese, M.D., D.Sc. (Hon), the Marvin Forland Distinguished Professor of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and director of the university’s Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, recently was appointed to the board of directors of the American Board of Internal Medicine.