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Community invited to participate in national health care improvement conference

August 23, 2016

San Antonio area residents will have the opportunity to contribute to improving patient safety and the quality of health care at a national conference sponsored by the School of Nursing of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. The “Conference on Community Engagement and Healthcare Improvement” will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 2-4, at the Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk hotel, 111 E. Pecan, in downtown San Antonio.

Texas Public Radio: The Source: Bexar County Leads State In Newborns Suffering From Opioid Withdrawl

August 20, 2016

A third of the infants born in Texas who suffer opioid withdrawals are in Bexar County. Read the full story at Texas Public Radio

Advances in pain management: TPR’s Think Health Science series

May 18, 2016

Health Science Center faculty members Barbara J. Turner, M.D., MSED, MACP, and Jennifer Sharpe Potter, Ph.D., M.P.H., will be the speakers at Texas Public Radio’s Think Health Science presentation: Advances in pain management, on June 9.

Ketamine Effects Include Antidepressant Properties, And Researchers Have Identified The Brain Circuit Involved

January 4, 2016

Ketamine, an anesthetic drug, has gained popularity as an illicit party drug due to its hallucinogenic properties and ability to provide pain relief, relaxation and sedation. Read the full story at Medical Daily

New Quitxt Text-Message Service Will Help Young Adult Smokers Kick the Habit in South Texas

October 14, 2015

Quitxt, a free, culturally relevant text-message and online support service to help Latino young adults in South Texas quit smoking, was launched by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Here’s a good use for texting – quit smoking

October 12, 2015

Join Amelie G. Ramirez, Dr.P.H., study leader and director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research in the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center for an announcement and demonstration of Quitxt, a free, culturally relevant text-message and online- support service to help Latino young adults in San Antonio and across South Texas quit smoking.