RAHC shuts early as Hurricane Emily looms

July 18, 2005

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Regional Academic Health Center in Harlingen closed early by presidential order on Monday as Hurricane Emily appeared ready to bear down on the Lower Rio Grande Valley.



Study: No single PSA level ensures safety from prostate cancer risk

July 12, 2005

Ian M. Thompson Jr., M.D., professor and chair of urology at the Health Science Center, is looking for a better test – or set of tests – to diagnose prostate cancer and to distinguish between cancers that will kill men if left untreated and those that will not threaten health and do not need treatment.



3-day session will examine evidence-based practice in health care

July 5, 2005

Health care professionals are invited to register for the fourth annual Summer Institute on Evidence-Based Practice, “Infusing Quality into Practice,” which will be presented July 7-9 at the Crowne Plaza Riverwalk Hotel, 111 Pecan St. in downtown San Antonio.