RAHC shuts early as Hurricane Emily looms

July 19, 2005

The Health Science Center’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.


14 leaders serve on President’s Laredo Advisory Council

July 19, 2005

Fourteen leaders in the Laredo community recently agreed to serve as the founding members of the President’s Laredo Advisory Council, a panel established by the Health Science Center to make recommendations on Health Science Center programs in the Gateway City.



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.