Healing the healers: Ripples podcast provides real talk about physician wellness  

May 6, 2025

Photo of the three hosts: from left:  Adriana Dyurich, PhD, LPC, Veena Prasad, PhD, MBA, LPC and Jon Courand, MD, are the hosts of the Ripples: Physician Well-being podcast produced by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. This story was first published in the May issue of the Bexar County Medical […]


Aging reimagined: Study finds immune resilience counters key drivers of disease, mortality   

April 23, 2025

Robust immune systems may offer up to 15.5-year survival advantage   What if, rather than focusing solely on the drivers of disease (pathogenesis), we also explored the factors sustaining our health — the concept of salutogenesis (derived from Salus (health) in Roman mythology)?   The idea of salutogenesis through immune resilience, which refers to mechanisms by which the body counters disease drivers, could play […]





UT Health San Antonio physiatrist helps write first American Diabetes Association guidelines to include disability management

May 6, 2024

A clinician and researcher with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio helped “write the book” when it comes to standards of care for diabetes. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, MD, professor and chair in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, contributed a section of the latest American Diabetes Association Standards of Care guide. […]


Study: Higher chemical concentrations found in baby teeth of children with autism

May 6, 2024

A recent exploratory study by a researcher at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found a potential link between a buildup of organic chemicals in baby teeth and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In a study published March 14, in the Journal of Xenobiotics, Raymond Palmer, PhD, a biostatistician and epidemiologist with […]


UT Health San Antonio’s behavioral health services move to new site

October 24, 2023

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s behavioral health services have moved to a new location convenient for patients. The UT Health San Antonio Behavioral Health and Wellness Center, located at 5788 Eckhert Rd., is home to all child, adolescent and adult psychiatry, the Transitional Care Clinic (TCC) and the New Opportunities for Wellness (NOW) clinic. General psychiatry […]