Headline News: Dr. Ramirez elected to C-Change board of directors   
Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Amelie G. Ramirez, Dr.P.H., director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, has been elected to the board of directors for C-Change, a national organization that aims to leverage the expertise of leaders from the government, business and nonprofit sectors to eliminate cancer. She also will speak on a panel at the Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas annual conference. .....more»

Headline News: CTRC lecture Jan. 12 to discuss role genes play in cancer   
Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Several of the top genetic researchers from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio will present the latest in information about the role genes play in cancer and the therapies being developed to fight it at the genetic level at a free public lecture Jan. 12 at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center......more»

Headline News: UT Medicine physicians among Best Doctors in America®    
Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
More than 150 physicians of UT Medicine San Antonio are 2012-13 selections for Best Doctors in America®, a database of the nation’s top physicians. UT Medicine is the clinical practice of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. .....more»

Headline News: CTRC, Health Science Center researchers receive grants   
Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio recently celebrated a gift of $10.2 million from the CTRC Foundation that supports the recruitment of top researchers and leadership. In addition, the Health Science Center received $461,780 in grants from the William and Ella Owens Medical Research Foundation......more»

Headline News: Taking a timeout can help avoid child abuse   
Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
The holiday season can be a stressful time for families, especially those with small children. Sadly, some children will not have a happy holiday season; instead they will become the victims of abuse. Nancy Kellogg, M.D., a physician at UT Medicine San Antonio and medical director of the Center for Miracles at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children’s Hospital’s Center, reminds grown-ups to take a timeout to control stress or frustration......more»

Headline News: Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio awards $336,000   
Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Trustees of the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio has awarded $215,000 for student scholarships in the 2011-2012 academic year and committed an additional $121,000 over three years for community service learning at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio......more»

Headline News: Dr. Folli’s study could impact treatment for type 2 diabetes    
Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Insulin signaling is altered in the pancreas, a new study shows for the first time in humans. The errant signals disrupt both the number and quality of beta cells — the cells that produce insulin. The study, led by Franco Folli, M.D., Ph.D., (pictured) of the UT Health Science Center San Antonio and a colleague from Harvard Medical School, could have important implications for millions of people with type 2 diabetes......more»

Headline News: JAMA articles begin to explain mysteries of stillbirth   
Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Two articles in the latest issue of the <i>Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)</i> shed light on stillbirth, which remains poorly understood despite being among the most common adverse outcomes of pregnancy. UT Medicine San Antonio obstetrician Donald J. Dudley, M.D., and two other faculty members played significant roles in the research. .....more»

Headline News: New Transitional Doctorate of Physical Therapy offered    
Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Physical therapists who are seeking a way to update their credentials to the nationally recommended Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree can now earn the degree through the newly approved transitional DPT degree program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. The program is led by Interim Chair Catherine Ortega, Ed.D., PT, ATC, OCS. .....more»

Headline News: Work in cells, animals, patients reveals toxin’s role in asthma   
Posted: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Five years ago, microbiologists at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio discovered the toxin produced by a common respiratory bacterial pathogen, Mycoplasma pneumonia......more»