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June 2, 2023
In a recent study published in the Journal of American Medical Association, pediatric visits nationwide to the emergency room for mental health reasons have doubled. Of those visits, the proportion of visits for suicide-related symptoms increased five-fold. Steven Pliszka, MD, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of […]
June 1, 2023
March 22, 2021, is a day Belinda Trevino Scholz will never forget. “I was outside doing yard work and came inside,” she said. “Suddenly, I got this massive headache on my right side that went from my head to my toes.” She called a nurse friend who told her to rush to the […]
May 25, 2023
From social media to ads featuring an earworm jingle, it’s hard to escape hearing about Ozempic. Hailed for its game-changing effect on diabetes and obesity, semaglutide, the generic medication sold under the brand name Ozempic, is now being studied for its effectiveness on another deadly disease — Alzheimer’s. The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and […]
May 23, 2023
When school resumes in the fall, children will be three times more likely to miss school days and four times more likely to have a low grade point average due to dental-related pain than any other illness.
May 19, 2023
How can we do better? Please take five minutes to answer a short survey about how information is shared with you at UT Health San Antonio. What are the strengths and weaknesses of our communications platforms? What could make your job more efficient? Your input will help us better understand what is important to […]
May 19, 2023
If you’ve recently lost something, it may be waiting for you at the Lost and Found at UT Health San Antonio’s Parking Services. While a diamond ring and custom-made guitar are more unusual finds, the university’s Parking Services has seen a plethora of recovered items over the years, from credit cards, phones, laptops and USBs […]
