UT Health San Antonio launches Center for Global and Community Oral Health

November 9, 2023

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content provided by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 9, 2023 – The School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has launched the Center for Global and Community Oral Health, designed to bring together various existing outreach and research programs […]




CPRIT grant to support HPV vaccination of childhood cancer survivors

November 8, 2023

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 8, 2023 – A grant of nearly $1 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) will expand a program of vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) among survivors of childhood […]




Mia’s Freedom: automatic control of blood sugar

November 6, 2023

Newly approved system eliminates much of the labor of maintaining insulin levels Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Nov. 6, 2023) — Freedom is an individual concept. For 15-year-old Mia Campos of San Antonio, it means sleeping without alarms, visiting a friend’s house overnight, and feeling steady throughout a busy school day. Mia was […]




School of Dentistry team unlocks keys to alcohol withdrawal headache

October 30, 2023

Researchers outline steps that result in pain signals Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 30, 2023) — About 283 million people worldwide suffer from alcohol use disorder, a debilitating health challenge for which limited therapeutic options are available. The cost to society is estimated at greater than $2 trillion annually. “People try to […]




Former Army Surgeon General to visit UT Health San Antonio, address future of military health research

October 30, 2023

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO – The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s Military Health Institute (MHI) will host former Surgeon General of the United States Army and former Secretary of Veterans Affairs retired Army Lt. Gen. James Peake, MD on Wednesday, Nov. 1. Peake will speak about veterans’ health and […]




Dr. Ronald Stewart receives Distinguished Service Award from American College of Surgeons

October 23, 2023

Announcement by American College of Surgeons Edited for UT Health San Antonio Newsroom BOSTON (Oct. 23, 2023) — Ronald M. Stewart, MD, FACS, trauma surgeon, professor and chairman of surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, received the Distinguished Service Award — the American College of Surgeons’ highest annual honor […]