San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference

August 23, 2017

When Oct. 18-19 Where Grand Hyatt San Antonio Details The conference is presented by the UT Health San Antonio-led STRONG STAR Consortium and Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. It will focus on emerging outcomes and ongoing scientific research on the assessment and treatment of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and comorbid conditions in military service members […]




KCEN-TV: Groundbreaking Fort Hood Study on PTSD Gives Hope for a Permanent Cure

February 19, 2017

Retired sergeant first class Sean Brack – who – with several symptoms of the stress, knew he needed help. Soon afterwards, Mr. Brack heard of an experimental therapy happening on post done by the Strong Star consortium and the University of Texas Health and Science Center of San Antonio. Watch the full story at KCEN-TV


Nursing faculty member joins initiative to improve veterans’ health care

December 21, 2016

M. Danet Lapiz-Bluhm, Ph.D., RN, associate professor in the School of Nursing, has been named a collaborative academic research member of a two-year initiative called the Veterans’ Action League. The multistate project will empower veterans to have an active voice in how veteran health care is delivered in the future. In her role as the […]