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February 22, 2024
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The university ranked No. 72 out of the 2,886 public and private institutions that received […]
December 19, 2023
Shawn Varney, MD, Emergency Medicine, and medical director, South Texas Poison Center, was interviewed for this story. Read More
July 5, 2023
Maria Escobar-Vasco, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
June 28, 2023
Looking back on her pregnancy with her youngest child, Elaina Sconiers realizes now she should have heeded her doctor’s advice. She was 37, her blood pressure was well under control and she felt good despite being diagnosed with preeclampsia. “I ended up coming off the medication because my blood pressure would bottom out when I […]
May 25, 2023
From social media to ads featuring an earworm jingle, it’s hard to escape hearing about Ozempic. Hailed for its game-changing effect on diabetes and obesity, semaglutide, the generic medication sold under the brand name Ozempic, is now being studied for its effectiveness on another deadly disease — Alzheimer’s. The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and […]
May 19, 2023
Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, Diabetes, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now