Wellness program seeks study participants

April 25, 2023

The School of Nursing’s Green Wellness Program: Plants-2-Plate is seeking adult research participants using group medical appointments over a span of six months.

KENS 5 Medical Minute: Women’s Health Heart-to-Heart

April 24, 2023

Dr. Ildiko Agoston, Cardiology, provides information on how one’s heart health impacts overall health. Dr. Agoston also reminds us about the Women’s Health Conference on Saturday, May 6 at San Antonio Botanical Garden. For more information, visit UTHealthyWoman.org. This KENS 5 Medical Minute is a collaboration between UT Health San Antonio and KENS 5. Watch […]

Flies, worms poorly predict drugs’ life span effects in mice, study indicates

April 21, 2023

  Doctoral student’s research suggests difficulty of translating longevity interventions from lower species to mammals Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (April 21, 2023) — If a drug extends the life span of worms or flies, is it likely to do the same in mice? Not typically based on the existing data, said Michael […]



Liver transplant program receives national recognition

April 20, 2023

  The University Health Transplant Institute was recently recognized by INTERLINK, a national managed care company, as the No. 1 liver transplant program in the country. The Transplant Institute is a partnership between University Health and the Malú and Carlos Alvarez Center for Transplantation, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Innovation at UT Health San Antonio. For more than […]

LSOM graduate’s tenacity, family support helps her to finish line

April 18, 2023

It was the second year of medical school, and after months of isolation from COVID-19 restrictions, Victoria Garza was finishing up her last preclinical course and beginning to prepare for the first of her board exams when she was struck with debilitating panic attacks. “The panic attacks began suddenly, would last all day and continued […]