Dental care during pregnancy is safe but remains overlooked, data shows

August 20, 2025

Many expectant parents are unaware that oral health plays a critical role for moms and babies. Shilpi Mistry, BDS, MPH, explained the risks of untreated gum disease, misconceptions about safety and how patients and providers can protect maternal and infant health through proper prenatal dental care.

Pregnant patient smiles at dentist while in the dental chair.

UT Health San Antonio research team advances in global anti-aging competition

July 18, 2025

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Content provided by: Claire Kowalick SAN ANTONIO, July 18, 2025 – A team of researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies has been selected as one of the semifinalists in the […]



UT Health San Antonio welcomes new class of medical students in annual White Coat Ceremony

July 17, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2025                              Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT:         The White Coat Ceremony is a longstanding tradition at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) since 1997. During the ceremony, a white […]



Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund grants UT Health San Antonio $1.25 million to support research from early career investigators

July 2, 2025

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has been awarded $1.25 million by the Max and Minnie Tomerlin Voelcker Fund to support research projects being conducted by the institution’s early career investigators. Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Awards The Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Award will fund each recipient’s […]



New urine-based tumor DNA test may help personalize bladder cancer treatment

June 27, 2025

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, June 27, 2025 – In a multi-institutional study published in Science Direct, researchers revealed that testing urine-based tumor DNA (utDNA) can help predict which bladder cancer patients are at higher risk for recurrence after treatment. This study analyzed utDNA from patients in the SWOG S1605 trial, who were […]