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July 26, 2024
Carey Calvin was at the lowest point in his life two years ago. After a childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse and years of antidepressant medications and therapies that were not working, Calvin was ready to give up. “It was the first time I felt like my family and the things closest to […]
June 13, 2024
Maiara Hister-Cockrell, DDS, explains how the rise and fall of female hormones cause changes in oral health at different life stages.
May 17, 2024
A strict “keto-friendly” diet popular for weight loss and diabetes, depending on both the diet and individual, might not be all that friendly. A new study found that a continuous long-term ketogenic diet may induce senescence, or aged, cells in normal tissues, with effects on heart and kidney function in particular.
February 7, 2024
The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has opened a special-care dental clinic, the first of its kind in an academic setting in South Texas that will serve people of all ages with intellectual, developmental, cognitive or physical disabilities.
January 24, 2024
More than one out of three people have pre-diabetes, characterized by abnormal blood sugar levels not yet in the diabetes range – and yet associated with significant increases in eye, kidney and neuropathic diseases, and risk of cardiovascular death.
December 14, 2023
As the last page of the calendar turns, many prepare to dust off ambitions and recommit to goals of better health. A daily routine of flossing is a small but crucial step toward maintaining good oral health in the coming year.
