WOAI TV (News 4): World Obesity Day coverage
March 5, 2024
Carolina Solis-Herrera, associate professor, medicine, chief, endocrinology division, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
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 […]
New York Post: Researchers are one step closer to weight loss wonder pill: ‘Game-changing’
August 9, 2023
Madesh Muniswamy, PhD, Department of Medicine, Janey and Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology, and Travis Madaris, a doctoral student working with Muniswamy, were quoted in this article. Read More
KENS 5: Can the natural supplement berberine help you lose weight? | VERIFY
July 5, 2023
Maria Escobar-Vasco, MD, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, was interviewed for this news segment. Watch Now
The risk and reward of being an older mom
June 28, 2023
Looking back on her pregnancy with her youngest child, Elaina Sconiers realizes now she should have heeded her doctor’s advice. She was 37, her blood pressure was well under control and she felt good despite being diagnosed with preeclampsia. “I ended up coming off the medication because my blood pressure would bottom out when I […]
Diabetes, obesity drug studied for effect on Alzheimer’s
May 25, 2023
From social media to ads featuring an earworm jingle, it’s hard to escape hearing about Ozempic. Hailed for its game-changing effect on diabetes and obesity, semaglutide, the generic medication sold under the brand name Ozempic, is now being studied for its effectiveness on another deadly disease — Alzheimer’s. The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and […]