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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 […]
May 1, 2023
This spring, UT Health San Antonio announced it will build a $100 million Center for Brain Health to enhance its Biggs Institute and the Department of Neurology of its Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
April 6, 2023
UT Health San Antonio Women’s Health Conference slated for May 6. The annual Heart to Heart Women’s Health Conference, presented by UT Health San Antonio takes place May 6 at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. The half-day event is from 8 a.m. to noon and tickets are $25. The event is dedicated to […]
March 9, 2023
A cold room, not a warm bath, encourages sleep If the recent change to daylight saving time is making it difficult to sleep at a regular bedtime, Okeanis Vaou, MD, FAAN, a UT Health San Antonio neurologist with a specialty in sleep medicine, said a warm glass of milk or warm bath before […]
January 27, 2023
By Arash Salardini, MD, Neurology, Glenn Biggs Institute The brain is among the most complex organs in the human body. As the body’s command center, it controls our memories, emotions, thoughts, movements, vision, motor skills, the processes that regulate our bodies and the attributes that make each one of us unique. Given its complex job, […]
January 11, 2023
Kathleen Schock doesn’t claim to be an art expert. But in her elegantly comfortable home filled with her sister-in-law’s artwork, she points out a favorite piece as it reflects the afternoon sun, changing at every angle. She recalled that four years ago, Jim, her husband of 51 years, was diagnosed with dementia. But like […]