Diabetes and obesity: Questions and answers with Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD

March 28, 2023

Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu On this Diabetes Alert Day, March 28, 2023, we present a conversation with Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD. Solis is chief of endocrinology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, which is part of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She speaks about both […]




UT Teen Health earns prestigious Level 1 Trauma-Informed Care certification from The Ecumenical Center

March 28, 2023

Teen trauma counseling seen as critical to overall well-being UT Health San Antonio contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu The Ecumenical Center contact: Leslie Komet Ausburn, (210) 326-8992,  leslie@kometcommunications.com SAN ANTONIO, March 28, 2023 – Teens grappling with trauma from sexual abuse, family violence, pregnancy, incarceration, food and shelter insecurity, or parental divorce or death […]




UT Health San Antonio’s annual Viva Science SA ready to inspire young minds about science

March 28, 2023

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – UT Health San Antonio’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) is hosting its annual Viva Science SA℠ on Saturday, April 1 at the Mays Family Center at The Witte Museum. A free and family-friendly event, Viva Science SA℠ is set to enlighten, engage and excite people of […]




Novel drug makes mice slim even on sugary, fatty diet

March 21, 2023

Compound limits magnesium transport in cellular power plants called mitochondria. Media contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (March 21, 2023) — Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have developed a small-molecule drug that prevents weight gain and adverse liver changes in mice fed a […]





Long School of Medicine seniors match to residencies on Match Day

March 20, 2023

One-fourth of Class of 2023 will remain in Bexar County and 55% will remain in Texas. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (March 20, 2023) — Nearly 200 senior students of the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine learned where they will do their medical residencies during the annual Match Day […]