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February 27, 2012
A two-year effort to prevent infections in children healing from cardiac surgery reduced sternum infections by 61 percent, a San Antonio researcher announced at the Cardiology 2012 conference Feb. 23 in Orlando, Fla.
December 6, 2011
A computer program developed by child abuse experts James Anderst, M.D., of Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., and Nancy Kellogg, M.D., of UT Medicine San Antonio and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital, is bridging the gap between the professionals on the scene and the child abuse pediatricians.
September 27, 2011
In September, during National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Hyundai Hope on Wheels will donate $7.1 million to support 71 pediatric cancer research projects and programs at Children’s Oncology Group (COG) institutions across the country.
September 22, 2011
A volleyball tournament at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio to raise funds and send young patients to Camp Cell-A-Bration, a camp for children ages 6-14 with sickle cell disease, held at Camp For All near Brenham.
September 12, 2011
Investigators from across the nation will unveil progress in their efforts to reduce Latino childhood obesity and improve Latino nutrition, fitness, and healthy lifestyles during Texas Obesity Awareness Week at the 3rd Annual Salud America! Scientific Summit on Sept. 15-16, 2011, at the Hotel Contessa in San Antonio.
August 17, 2011
Scientists this month reported the molecular structural basis for severe head deformities and ambiguous sex organs in babies born with Antley-Bixler syndrome accompanied by an enzyme deficiency.