An expert answers questions about the measles
February 27, 2025
With measles cases rising in Texas, infectious disease expert Jason Bowling, MD, answers key questions on symptoms, transmission and the need for vaccination to protect the community.
UT Health San Antonio study uncovers key risk factors for diabetic foot infection recurrence
January 29, 2025
Texas has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the country, with more than 2.7 million Texans diagnosed with the condition. About one in six people in San Antonio have Type 2 diabetes, and a third of residents are prediabetic, according to the American Diabetes Association.
New book provides big recommendations from the Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos Conference
January 13, 2025
Research findings, strategies target the leading cause of Latino death With cancer still rising in the U.S. Latino population, leaders at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and national cancer experts have published an online book with innovative recommendations to reduce Latino cancer. The book, “Advancing the […]
‘Not normal hospital food’
January 8, 2025
Don’t let the term “hospital food” scare you when you consider the UT Health San Antonio Multispeciality and Research Hospital’s cafeteria.
Study: Community health clubs adapt to improve vaccine hesitancy among South Texas Latino community during COVID-19
November 25, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, community health clubs in the South Texas area quickly adapted to virtual programs to address misperceptions about the virus and vaccines and provide timely, scientifically accurate information. A study led by Jason Rosenfeld, DrPh, MPH, associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of […]
Dedicating a ‘place of firsts’
November 13, 2024
Today, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio proudly dedicated the new $472 million UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital in front of leaders from The University of Texas System, UT Health San Antonio and Mays Cancer Center, as well as donors, elected officials and other distinguished guests.
