Spectrum News National: Brain stimulation can help PTSD symptoms, studies find
June 25, 2026
Peter T. Fox, MD, director of the Research Imaging Institute at UT Health San Antonio, Department of Radiology, was quoted in this article. Read More
Psychedelics Today: Psychedelic Policy Briefing — Week of June 16, 2026
June 17, 2026
This brief notes that a legislative push by the House Armed Services Committee, directing military leadership to investigate access pathways to psychedelic therapies for service members, follows a recent DOD award of $4.9 million to UT Health San Antonio and Emory University to study MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD. Read More
KSAT 12: National PTSD Awareness Month
June 16, 2026
Alan Peterson, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and director of the STRONG STAR Consortium, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
Rheumatology Advisor: Pain and Mental Health — Exploring the Link Between PTSD and Fibromyalgia
June 12, 2026
Research by the STRONG STAR Consortium, led by UT Health San Antonio, examined the link between traumatic events and the development of fibromyalgia in a longitudinal cohort study involving 1,761 United States military service members. The results of the study were published in January 2026 in Arthritis Care & Research. Read More
U.S. Medicine: MRI-Guided TMS Improves Outcomes in Combat-Related PTSD Trial
June 11, 2026
A randomized clinical trial published in JAMA Network Open, and led by Peter T. Fox, MD, director of the Research Imaging Institute at UT Health San Antonio, suggests that an advanced MRI-guided form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) may significantly improve outcomes when added to intensive residential therapy for combat-related PTSD. Read More
KENS 5: Breakthrough findings in the battle against combat PTSD
April 21, 2026
KENS 5: Breakthrough findings in the battle against combat PTSD