Headline News: Geriatrician joins national discussion on health care reform   
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
A San Antonio geriatrician, who recounted his personal struggle with his father’s disability and dementia in a recently published book, joined the national discussion on health care reform on Thursday, Aug. 20, when he spoke about end-of-life issues at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C......more»

Headline News: Cellular signals may hold key to anti-cancer drugs   
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2009
Like any appliance, proteins in living cells eventually become obsolete. The body relies on intricate machinery to tag proteins for recycling at a molecular factory, where they are chopped into pieces......more»

Headline News: CTRC offers support for children whose parents have cancer   
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
Helping kids cope when a loved one has cancer is the goal of a support group for children and teens at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio......more»

Headline News: LLANO teaches South Texas teens about health professions   
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
Twenty-five teenagers from Brackettville, Carrizo Springs, Crystal City, La Pryor and Zapata visited the UT Health Science Center San Antonio in late July to focus on health professions career opportunities and gain a greater awareness of obesity as a health concern in their communities. A teacher from each town accompanied the group......more»

Headline News: Dr. Bailey named president of national cardiovascular society   
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
Steven R. Bailey, M.D., chief of the Janey and Dolph Briscoe Division of Cardiology at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, is serving a one-year term as president of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI)......more»

Headline News: Nuclear Medicine Residency Program receives accreditation   
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
The program that trains resident physicians in nuclear medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been awarded accreditation through 2014 by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)......more»

Headline News: Book focuses on the ophthalmology field in South Texas   
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
Wichard A.J. van Heuven, M.D, retired professor and chairman of ophthalmology at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio, has written a book titled “People of Vision, the Unique History of Ophthalmology in South Texas.”.....more»

Headline News: New device could shorten, improve orthodontic treatment   
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
While braces provide better oral health, an attractive smile and enhanced self-image, many orthodontic patients — particularly the one in five who are adults — still wish their braces could come off sooner......more»

Headline News: CTRC retains status as a NCI-designated Cancer Center   
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
The National Cancer Institute, the nation’s top cancer research organization, has renewed the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio as one of its NCI-designated Cancer Centers for three years......more»

Headline News: School of Medicine faculty practice moving to the MARC    
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2009
UT Medicine San Antonio, the clinical practice of the School of Medicine faculty, will begin moving into its new home — the Medical Arts & Research Center building — later this month......more»