Free Asthma Boot Camp a fun way for kids to take charge of their asthma

July 12, 2016

SAN ANTONIO (July 12, 2016) — The UT Health Science Center San Antonio is holding a free Asthma Boot Camp from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, July 25. The camp will be held at the DoSeum, San Antonio’s Museum for Kids, at 2800 Broadway.  The camp is for children ages 7-12 diagnosed with […]

Asthma Boot Camp


Are you (or your parents) taking too many pills?

June 28, 2016

More health problems are a common part of the aging process. This means more visits to more doctors. It also means we tend to take more medications to deal with these problems as we get older.

Neela Patel, M.D., MPH



Take simple steps to be safe

June 22, 2016

At all times of the year, older adults should take simple steps to be safe, recommit to eating healthy and exercise at whatever level they can, said Neela K. Patel, M.D., who cares for patients of UT Medicine Senior Health, part of the clinical practice of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Neela K. Patel, M.D.


Beware of those diet sodas

June 22, 2016

You could search all day in Sharon Fowler’s kitchen and pantry and there’s one thing you’d never, ever find: diet soda.