Colorectal cancer leading cause of cancer death among young men

March 13, 2024

According to a report by the American Cancer Society released in January, colorectal cancer is now the primary cause of cancer-related deaths among young men under 50 and the second leading cause among women in the same age group. The rise in younger men and women developing colon cancer is a trend Alicia Logue, MD, […]


UT Health San Antonio celebrates opening of newest outpatient and surgery center to serve growing northwest Bexar County

March 13, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 13, 2024 Contacts: Eileen Teves, 210-450-7239, tevese@uthscsa.edu Monica Taylor, 210-450-8970, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT:          A special ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held to celebrate the opening of the new UT Health Outpatient and Surgery Center at Kyle Seale Parkway (UT Health at Kyle Seale Parkway). The event marks the completion of the five-story, […]




Practicing emergency medicine far from the emergency room

March 11, 2024

In February 2024, students in the Wilderness and Survival Medicine course at UT Health San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine tested their emergency medicine skills during a four-day trip to Big Bend National Park where they role-played seven potentially life-and-death scenarios to determine how they should respond.




Campus community invited to BRAD 2024 webinar viewing event April 18

March 8, 2024

The campus community is invited to the Biomedical Research Awareness Day (BRAD) 2024 webinar viewing event to watch Charles France, PhD, department of pharmacology, professor and Robert A. Welch Distinguished University Chair in Chemistry, discuss “The Importance of Animals in Addressing the Drug Abuse Crisis.” The UT Health San Antonio-hosted event will take place on […]


Mays Cancer Center provides important webinars in March to raise Colorectal Cancer awareness

March 8, 2024

During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center, is presenting five webinars each Friday to raise awareness about this disease. Two webinars are now available to view: Complex Resections for Colorectal Liver Metastases with Alexander Parikh, MD, chief of the division […]




Construction begins March 16 on Greehey Campus

March 5, 2024

Research Road, the main thoroughfare through the Greehey campus, and portions of lots 16 and 23 to close March 16; some patients and visitors to relocate to other lots As part of UT Health San Antonio’s continued growth and expansion, a construction project will begin March 16 to run chilled water lines from the new […]