Headline News: Book and author luncheon Oct. 21 supports cancer research   
Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Book lovers have a chance to meet popular authors and support the Cancer Therapy & Research Center at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio with the annual San Antonio Express-News Book & Author Luncheon......more»

Headline News: Salud America! summit focuses on Latino childhood obesity   
Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Dr. Richard H. Carmona,17th Surgeon General of the United States, called for greater research and policy action to prevent obesity among Latino children in a keynote address at the inaugural scientific summit of Salud America!, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Research Network to Prevent Obesity Among Latino Children, based at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio......more»

Headline News: Dr. Pauline Chen to discuss her book, 'Final Exam,' Sept. 25   
Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Pauline W. Chen, M.D., a transplant surgeon who, in her memoir “Final Exam: A Surgeon’s Reflections on Mortality,” explores how doctors well-schooled in saving lives all too often must teach themselves to face death with empathy and compassion, will speak at noon on Friday, Sept. 25, in the auditorium of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio......more»

Headline News: HSC helps create first Newborn Screening Clearinghouse   
Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The nation’s first Newborn Screening Clearinghouse (NBSC), connecting millions of parents and health care providers with resources and information relevant to more than 4 million newborns screened annually, will be created through a $3.75 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Genetic Services Branch. The project will span five years......more»

Headline News: Organ preservation device expected to save lives   
Posted: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio announced a license agreement Sept. 17 with MCD Life Sciences LLC to commercialize a novel organ preservation technology......more»

Headline News: In inside.news: SECC Spotlight, promotion/tenure listing   
Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009
This week’s features an SECC Spotlight on the Chromosome 18 Registry & Research Society founded by Jannine Cody, Ph.D., as well as the list of faculty members who received promotions or tenure on Sept. 1......more»

Headline News: Prepare now to prevent campus emergencies   
Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009
In response to violent incidences on other college and university campuses, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has put into place three campus safety initiatives.....more»

Headline News: Book of 1,500 disease photos achieves international success   
Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009
But a medical reference guide featuring 1,500 color photographs of disease has achieved international success in less than a year, scoring a third printing, three foreign-language translations and a rave review from the Journal of the American Medical Association......more»

Headline News: HSC conducts fertility study for women with ovary syndrome   
Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio are conducting a clinical research study to determine which medication will most likely result in pregnancy for women who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)......more»

Headline News: Laredo Martinez Lecture focuses on seasonal and H1N1 flu   
Posted: Wednesday, September 09, 2009
More than 120 Laredo area residents, including 10 physicians who received continuing medical education credits, attended the UT Health Science Center San Antonio’s special community health presentation Sept. 2 on the novel H1N1 flu and seasonal flu......more»