A naturally occurring alternative to antibiotics?

San Antonio Medical Foundation-funded research provides key assistance.

August 30, 2023

Phages, which live in the digestive tract, could treat bacterial infections if issues impacting effectiveness are solved. Research at UT Health San Antonio and UTSA is doing just that. Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 30, 2023) — Could beneficial viruses that live in the gut replace or supplement antibiotics to treat bacterial […]



San Antonio Report: Paving the way as a city of science and health

August 9, 2023

William Henrich, MD, MACP, president of UT Health San Antonio, and Sunil Ahuja, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, director, Research Enhancement Programs of Medicine, were featured as upcoming recipients of BioMedSA’s 2023 Innovation in Healthcare and Bioscience Award.   Read More

People who preserve ‘immune resilience’ live longer, resist infections

June 13, 2023

Multinational study identifies immune resilience as a factor that influences life span, HIV/AIDS, flu, sepsis mortality, recurrent skin cancer and COVID-19 mortality Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, working with collaborators in five countries, today revealed that the capacity to resist or recover from infections and other sources of […]