Study cites risk of low-stress surgery for the frail
November 18, 2019
The study offers guidance to surgeons, patients and families about whether a frail patient should undergo surgery, particularly elective procedures.
Employee spotlight: New COO Andrea Marks sets strategy for growth
November 13, 2019
By Jennifer Meek Andrea Marks has spent her career managing money, but her most meaningful accomplishment doesn’t have any zeros at the end of it. She’s most proud of raising her two sons into strong-minded and independent young adults, traits she’s demonstrated herself as chief financial officer of UT Health San Antonio for nearly a […]
New interprofessional program educates grade school kids about diseases
November 12, 2019
The first project was teaching lessons about diabetes, cancer and Alzheimer’s at BASIS Primary School to 4th and 5th grade students.
Internal brand survey; enter to win Airpods
November 11, 2019
The brief survey provides a moment-in-time snapshot of employee perceptions about the UT Health San Antonio brand asking specific questions about how our employees feel about the organization, its services and brand attributes.
Science Expo Nov. 2 will give 1,500 teens a hands-on introduction to health careers
October 30, 2019
Media contact: Rosanne Fohn, fohn@uthscsa.edu, (210) 232-5998 Backup media assistance at the event: Olga Coronado, coronadoo@uthscsa.edu, (210) 639-6273 WHAT: About 1,500 high school and college students from throughout South Texas will learn how to perform dissections using some of the newest, high-tech, virtual human anatomy software. They’ll also learn to assist breathing using intubation […]
Evolution of San Antonio Research Company
October 28, 2019
Rochal Industries, a former UT Health San Antonio collaborator, is a small, privately-held research company in San Antonio whose founders invented the first no-sting, liquid bandage in the late 1980s. The firm has released a new wound care product: the Biakos antimicrobial skin and wound cleanser, designed to remove harmful microbes from post-surgical wounds, pressure […]
