Mays Cancer Center’s latest radiation therapy reduces treatment times, increases favorable outcomes for prostate cancer

September 22, 2023

Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 22, 2023) – Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, introduces the newest technology in treating prostate cancer. This innovative method is called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), a minimally invasive therapy using high amounts of radiation with millimeter precision to […]

MEDIA ADVISORY: Gearing Up to Fight Against Childhood Cancer

September 22, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2023    Contacts: Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu, Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu UT Health San Antonio has half a million more reasons to continue its fight against the disease during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month  WHAT:           In the United States, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer every day. To help in the fight […]

Myth or fact? Test your knowledge about good ear health

September 21, 2023

Brian Perry, MD, FACS, clinical professor, director of Otology/Neurotology, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Ears play a vital role in our daily lives. These fascinating organs not only provide the capacity to hear, but also help us maintain our balance by keeping our eyes focused on a target. If not for the ears, our […]

Nation’s first dual degree in medicine and AI aims to prepare the next generation of health care providers

September 14, 2023

  Contact: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu, Christi Fish, 210-410-8874, christi.fish@utsa.edu 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) and the University College at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) are officially launching the first known program in […]

2023 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference to examine 50 years of progress

September 13, 2023

Marking 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, the 8th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference will look at how far we’ve come in caring for those who suffer from war’s psychological wounds and where we need to go from here. At the event, slated for Oct. 17–18, 2023, experts in the field […]