- With summer here and children spending more time at home, it's a perfect opportunity to encourage lifestyle changes that can help prevent Type 2 diabetes—a condition increasingly affecting kids due to poor eating habits and insufficient exercise.Traditionally seen more frequently in overweight adults, Type 2 diabetes is increasingly diagnosed in children who are inactive and have poor dietary habits. Given that eight out of ten overweight children are likely to grow up to be overweight adults, it's essential to establish healthy habits early on.
- More than 250 employees visited with more than 30 local business representatives at the recent HUB Vendor Fair at the Holly Auditorium foyer. The fair allows employees institution-wide who are involved in purchasing processes an opportunity to meet with Historically Underutilized Businesses program participants and other local, small businesses who may be able to […]
- Boris A. Zelle, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, professor, vice-chair of research and chief of orthopaedic trauma in the Department of Orthopaedics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), recently received the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2024 Diversity Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to advancing diversity in the field.With more than 39,000 members, the AAOS is the world’s largest medical association of musculoskeletal specialists.
- UT Health San Antonio’s 2024 Presidential Ambassador Scholars were officially recognized by Acting President Robert Hromas, MD, FACP, on April 23. Hromas, with assistance from the deans and associate deans from the schools, presented each student with their medals and recognized their achievements at the Academic and Administration Building, Room 302, with each ambassador awarded a $5,000 […]
- The Institute for Integration of Medicine & Science (IIMS) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) College of Health, Community and Policy, are happy to announce that five community-academic partnerships from South Texas have been awarded $5,000 grants as part of the Community Engagement Small Project Grants program. This program enables partnerships to […]
- The quickest way to learn about potential security or emergency issues at UT Health San Antonio campuses and locations is to sign up for text messaging through our university’s emergency communications tool called HSC Alert. HSC Alerts are automatically sent to all uthscsa.edu and livemail.uthscsa.edu (student) email addresses. However, in order to receive text message […]
- As of April 22, UT Health San Antonio’s Report-A-Problem Service Request form for Facilities Management has moved to My Service Center to better facilitate online updates and the organization’s growth. To allow for a seamless transition, Report-A-Problem is similar in appearance to the former submittal form and has the same convenient accessibility from desktops and […]
- April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month Oral and oropharyngeal cancers account for more than 58,000 new cancer cases each year in the U.S. alone, according to the Oral Cancer Foundation. Early detection is crucial for successful treatment, making routine dental checkups more than about clean teeth and fresh breath. April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and dentists […]
- April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu Content contributed by Kristen Zapata SAN ANTONIO, April 23, 2024 – Oral and oropharyngeal cancers account for more than 58,000 new cancer cases each year in the U.S. alone, according to the Oral Cancer Foundation. Early detection is crucial for successful treatment, making routine dental […]
- Are you a patient at UT Health Hill Country? Nominate us for Best of the Best in The Boerne Star newspaper's annual competition! First-round ballots can be found inside each edition of The Boerne Star newspaper and at our UT Health Hill Country location.Submit your UT Health Hill Country Best of the Best nomination by Monday, May 13 by 5 p.m. in these categories:
