Study: Drug resistance on rise for some skin-infection causing fungi

May 6, 2024

Rare species documented for the first time in several states, Canada   Growing concern over a potential increase in fungal strains resistant to typical treatments led investigators at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio to take a closer look at dermatophytes and levels of antifungal-drug resistance. Dermatophytosis, an infection of the […]


University among top-ranking academic research medical centers

February 22, 2024

  The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (also called UT Health San Antonio) received $131.5 million in National Institutes of Health funding in federal fiscal year 2023, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The university ranked No. 72 out of the 2,886 public and private institutions that received […]





People who preserve ‘immune resilience’ live longer, resist infections

June 13, 2023

Multinational study identifies immune resilience as a factor that influences life span, HIV/AIDS, flu, sepsis mortality, recurrent skin cancer and COVID-19 mortality Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, working with collaborators in five countries, today revealed that the capacity to resist or recover from infections and other sources of […]




People who preserve ‘immune resilience’ live longer, resist infections

June 13, 2023

Multinational study identifies immune resilience as a factor that influences life span, HIV/AIDS, flu, sepsis mortality, recurrent skin cancer and COVID-19 mortality Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (June 13, 2023) — Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, working with collaborators in five countries, today revealed that the […]