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February 16, 2022
Yidong Bai, PhD, professor, Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, was recently awarded a $1.2 million grant from the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio, whose mission is focused on improving community health. The funds will be used to investigate the role of mitochondrial regulation and dysfunction in childhood type 2 diabetes, which is particularly […]
January 28, 2022
Noted diabetes researcher Ralph DeFronzo, MD, has received the 2022 Luminary in Cardiometabolic Medicine award from the Metabolic Institute of America. Dr. DeFronzo is chief of diabetes at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and deputy director of the University Health System’s Texas Diabetes Institute. As the […]
December 3, 2021
Dr. Ralph DeFronzo, Diabetes, is quoted in this Healio article. Read story
November 15, 2021
Dr. Carolina Solis-Herrera, Diabetes, spoke to KSAT 12 viewers about the troubling connection between COVID-19 and new-onset diabetes. Watch story
November 15, 2021
Dr. Alberto Chavez, Diabetes, answered questions as part of KSAT 12’s Q&A segment. He discussed what diabetes is, how it affects the body, and how being infected with COVID-19 could increase the risk of someone getting diabetes. Watch Q&A
September 24, 2021
This Pain Medicine News article highlights a groundbreaking paper authored by a team led by UT Health San Antonio that shows that a typical Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of painful disorders common in people with conditions such as diabetes or obesity. Read story page 1 Read story page 2 Read story page 3