Headline News: Meeting focuses on translational research in addiction   
Posted: Friday, February 24, 2012
Young people starting out in addiction research will get a turbo-boost to their careers March 3-4 at an annual conference that puts them face to face with internationally recognized addiction researchers and clinicians. The conference, “Behavior, Biology & Chemistry: Translational Research in Addiction,” is organized by Charles France, Ph.D., of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio......more»

Headline News: Auditorium named for HSC alumnus James Holly, M.D.   
Posted: Friday, February 24, 2012
The newly renovated auditorium at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio was officially designated the Dr. and Mrs. James L. Holly Auditorium at a Feb. 17 ceremony. James L. (Larry) Holly, M.D., is a 1973 alumnus of the School of Medicine and served as president of its alumni association from 2006 to 2010......more»

Headline News: Regents approve new oral health care center    
Posted: Friday, February 24, 2012
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has authorized a $95 million oral health care center at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. The new facility, to be constructed adjacent to the Medical Arts & Research Center on Floyd Curl Drive, will improve dental education and training, and enable the Dental School to sustain its top-tier ranking, .....more»

Headline News: Test of HSC Alert emergency notification system is on Feb. 17    
Posted: Wednesday, February 08, 2012
The UT Health Science Center San Antonio will conduct a test of the HSC Alert system on Friday, Feb. 17. If you have not yet signed up to receive text-messages and e-mail alerts about campus emergencies or closures, please do so by Feb. 16 to participate in the test. .....more»

Headline News: Clinical safety projects improve patient care at UT Medicine   
Posted: Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Throughout the nation, patient safety is at the forefront. At UT Medicine San Antonio and other clinical practice sites of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, an interprofessional continuing medical education course called Clinical Safety and Effectiveness is guiding clinicians in improving patient safety in their practice environments. .....more»

Headline News: Physician Assistant Studies to offer two-year master's degree   
Posted: Wednesday, February 08, 2012
The Physician Assistant Studies program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will soon offer students the opportunity to complete the program in two years instead of three, bringing physician assistants more quickly into the workforce. Glenn Forister, M.S., M.P.A.S., PA-C, associate professor, directs the program.....more»

Headline News: Study: Urine test may predict high-risk prostate cancer   
Posted: Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Initial results of a multicenter study involving the UT Health Science Center San Antonio show that two urine-based biomarkers are associated with prostate cancers likely to be aggressive and potentially life-threatening. The biomarkers could lead to a urine test for prostate cancer. Ian Thompson, M.D., director of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center of the Health Science Center, was a co-principal investigator......more»

Headline News: More South Texas kidney cancer patients have diabetes   
Posted: Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Diabetes is believed to be a contributing factor to several types of cancer, and new research in San Antonio patients reveals an association with kidney cancer. The analysis of data from the records of 473 patients who underwent surgery for renal cell carcinomas found that 25 percent had a history of diabetes. The lead researcher on the study is Samy L. Habib, Ph.D......more»

Headline News: Free lecture to explain how exercise can help cancer patients   
Posted: Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Cancer survivors who have joined supervised exercise programs report many benefits. However, they often also say that at first, they don’t know how to begin. Stacey Young-McCaughan, R.N., Ph.D., will present a free public lecture on Thursday that will explain an exercise program she is leading at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, part of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. .....more»

Headline News: School of Nursing to offer Doctor of Nursing Practice degree   
Posted: Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Nurses in South Texas will have the opportunity to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio beginning in fall 2012. Tracks will be offered for nurse practitioners, nurse executives/administrators and public health nurses. The School of Nursing is led by Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., RN, FAAN. .....more»