News 4: Local doctors get $7.2M to fight opioid crisis across Texas
February 20, 2020
Dr. Jennifer Sharpe Potter is leading the statewide collaborative, called Texas Medication for Opioid Use Disorder.
UT Health San Antonio leads statewide effort to treat opioid use disorder
February 18, 2020
A $7.2 million contract has been awarded for the Texas Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (TxMOUD) initiative.
School of Nursing provides Narcan to UNT institutions to support lifesaving training
January 30, 2020
Dr. Lisa Cleveland, of the School of Nursing, and her team went to the UNT Health Science Center on Jan. 28 to provide 9,000 doses of Narcan nasal spray. Students there led a training on how to administer the medication.
Spectrum News: Casa Mia helps dozens of mothers in recovery
December 19, 2019
Casa Mia is a partnership between Crosspoint and the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing. Read the story
Inflammatory marker linked to dementia
December 12, 2019
Elevated levels of marker associated with brain atrophy, decline in executive functions An inflammatory marker called sCD14 is related to brain atrophy, cognitive decline and dementia, according to a study of more than 4,700 participants from two large community-based heart studies. The study was published Dec. 9 in the journal Neurology. “We have strong reason […]
Rivard Report: At a home of recovery, women celebrate Mother’s Day and sobriety with their children
May 10, 2019
Sitting at a picnic table covered in a pink plastic tablecloth, Crystal Gutierrez watches as her 5-year-old daughter Makayla drinks fruit punch and sorts black and red discs to play Connect 4. Gutierrez, a 28-year-old mother of three, lives at Casa Mia, a Midtown home for mothers and pregnant women recovering from heroin addiction. She has been sober […]