Headline News: Children with Type-2 diabetes a challenge to treat   
Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
In a study involving UT Medicine San Antonio pediatricians published in the <i>New England Journal of Medicine</i> recently, a comparison of different drug and lifestyle interventions for children with Type 2 diabetes showed that therapy with metformin alone failed for more than half of the young participants. Daniel Hale, M.D., (pictured) and Jane Lynch, M.D., helped lead the San Antonio site of the TODAY study......more»

Headline News: New bereavement outreach comes to the Rio Grande Valley   
Posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Workshops on grief, both for families and professionals who work closely with them, will be held in the Lower Rio Grande Valley beginning May 1 as part of an outreach effort led by the Regional Academic Health Center, a campus of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. Michelle Ramirez, bereavement coordinator at the UT Health Science Center’s Allograft Resources, is leading the program. .....more»

Headline News: Sixth class graduates from HSC’s LEAD Institute   
Posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Twenty-four UT Health Science Center San Antonio faculty and staff members are the most recent class to graduate from the Leadership Education And Development Institute. The graduation reception, held March 29, is the final activity for the annual six-month leadership development program for new leaders at the Health Science Center......more»

Headline News: Refugee-assistance group wins national, HSC student awards   
Posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012
A group of medical, dental, nursing and physician assistant students who volunteered more than 7,000 hours to assist immigrant refugees living in northwest San Antonio were honored April 19 at The University of Texas Health Science Center Science San Antonio. A group of medical students also won a national student award from the Physicians for Human Rights for their work at the refugee clinic......more»

Headline News: Study: Liver cancer rate higher in South Texas Hispanics   
Posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Liver cancer rates among South Texas Latinos are higher than in other U.S. Latinos, as are rates of obesity and diabetes. Researchers in the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, including Amelie Ramirez, Dr. P.H., are mapping the relationship among these ailments in a paper published online in the journal PLoS One April 18. .....more»

Headline News: Baptist Health Foundation gives $222,000 in scholarships   
Posted: Wednesday, May 02, 2012
The Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio announced April 24 that it will provide $222,000 in scholarships for students at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio for the 2012-2013 academic year. In addition, a luncheon also was held April 19 to celebrate the foundation’s $215,000 gift that provided scholarships for students for the current academic year......more»

Headline News: Multimedia Services offers 3-D human anatomy collection    
Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Multimedia Services has recently acquired the complete 3-D Human Anatomy Collection from the company Zygote to support UT Health Science Center San Antonio projects. The collection includes both male and female 3-D polygonal models of the highest quality and most medically accurate available on the market. .....more»

Headline News: Go Green Fair April 26 to promote healthier environment   
Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio will hold its Go Green Fair from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, in the Lecture Hall Foyer. The fair, sponsored by the university’s Green Initiatives Committee, will provide information from a number of outside agencies and organizations about Earth-friendly practices, and the opportunity to take the Go Green Pledge......more»

Headline News: SHP sponsors two conferences on healthy aging    
Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The School of Health Professions has helped sponsor two conferences on healthy aging this spring. The first was held in San Antonio March 23 and featured faculty members from throughout the UT Health Science Center San Antonio as well as speakers from the community. A conference April 6 at the Regional Campus in Laredo (speakers pictured at left) brought the latest research on aging to nearly 90 Laredo residents. .....more»

Headline News: Groundbreaking held for VA clinic on Laredo campus    
Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
A groundbreaking ceremony was held April 2 for the third building on The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Regional Campus in Laredo. The building will be used as a Veterans Affairs (VA) Outpatient Clinic. President William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP, turns a shovel of dirt at the building site with other dignitaries. .....more»