UT Health San Antonio launches social determinants of health screening tool

November 19, 2024

Salud America! Action Pack guides providers for equitable care Contacts: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Cliff Despres, 210-562-6500, despres@uthscsa.edu Content by Cliff Despres SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 19, 2024 – To truly improve patient and community health, UT Health San Antonio is addressing non-medical needs that arise due to social determinants of health (SDoH), such as inequitable […]

UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital dedication ushers in ‘a place of firsts’

November 13, 2024

Only facility of its kind in South Texas will offer unmatched expertise, innovation Contacts: Monica Taylor, (210) 450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 13, 2024 – It is being celebrated as “a place of firsts.” Today, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) proudly […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: ‘A Place of Firsts’

November 11, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 11, 2024 Contacts: Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu, Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Dedication event celebrates major milestone for UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital WHAT:         Leaders from The University of Texas System, UT Health San Antonio, Mays Cancer Center, as well as donors, elected officials and other distinguished guests will […]

UT Health San Antonio awarded $9.9 million in county ARPA funds targeting substance use, behavioral health and long COVID

November 6, 2024

Contacts: Steven Lee, UT Health San Antonio, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Monica Ramos, Bexar County, (210) 335-2742, Monica.Ramos@bexar.org Content contributed by Sandra Zaragoza, Andrea Rochat SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 6, 2024 – Bexar County awarded The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) three grants totaling $9.9 million in federal coronavirus […]

UT Health San Antonio-led study finds novel role of BRCA1 in tumor suppression

October 24, 2024

Mechanisms by which the gene prevents breast and ovarian cancers understood Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 24, 2024 – A new study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is shedding light on a novel role of breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1) […]

Gene-mutation pathway discovery paves way for targeted blood cancers therapies

October 22, 2024

Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content by Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 22, 2024 – Approximately 30% of individuals with myeloid malignancy diseases have a mutation in a certain gene called tet methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (TET2). This gene is responsible for providing instructions on creating certain proteins and is known to have a tumor-suppressive function. […]