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June 11, 2020
By Holly Wayment In this time of unrest and turmoil following the death of George Floyd, here’s a message of hope: A physician at UT Health San Antonio is part of a prestigious group of emerging world leaders gathering together — for the first time — to create change. The Ford Foundation, which on June […]
June 10, 2020
A study of emergency care involving victims of severe brain trauma is to be performed in the San Antonio area. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults up to 44 years of age. Every 15 seconds someone in the U.S. suffers a major traumatic brain injury, […]
June 9, 2020
SAN ANTONIO (June 9, 2020) — Laredo college graduates are taking advantage of the Laredo Early Acceptance Program to be admitted into UT Health San Antonio graduate programs. The first four students will be admitted this fall. The initiative, begun in 2017, is a collaboration between the School of Health Professions and Texas A&M International […]
June 8, 2020
Brain bleeds called intracerebral hemorrhages remained stable in incidence among all age groups over the past 30 years, but they increased in people 75 and older, according to a new analysis of the Framingham Heart Study. The findings are in JAMA Neurology. Use of anticoagulants also increased in senior adults threefold over the period, but authors cautioned against […]
June 3, 2020
SAN ANTONIO (June 3, 2020) — A team of researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio confirmed the role of a certain protein in the development of high-grade kidney cancer. The researchers also showed that a higher level of the protein can be used as a marker to predict which […]
May 28, 2020
Mays Cancer Center experts to discuss during May 29 webinar why getting them now is important SAN ANTONIO (May 28, 2020) — Studies have shown that individuals with cancer who get COVID-19 are more than twice as likely to have poor outcomes. And with everyone staying home during the pandemic, many people have missed their […]
