You can schedule a vaccine appointment with your primary care provider here. The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, has partnered with 71 other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and partner...
Smoking is a leading cause of preventable death and disease, and tobacco can cause a lot of changes in your body. Some of these changes may make it feel hard to quit, but it is not impossible. UT Health Physicians offers resources such as a tobacco...
The way mRNA is used to fight off COVID-19 could help eradicate some of the most terrifying diseases we face today. Dr. Barbara Taylor, an infectious diseases specialist, spoke to Fox San Antonio viewers about how mRNA vaccines work and the potential to...
By: Joe Feist The oak pollen count topped 40,000 in San Antonio the weekend of April 10-11. “Oh yeah, people are miserable,” said Edward Brooks, MD, professor of pediatrics and the chief of pediatric immunology and infectious disease at UT Health San...
With May being National Stroke Awareness Month, Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez answers your questions about stroke rehabilitation and how to detect a stroke using the simple acronym, F-A-S-T. FACE drooping ARM weakness SPEECH difficulty TIME to call 911...
While stress is a natural part of life, there are strategies that can be used to manage it when it becomes dangerous or overwhelming. Learn about the harmful effects of prolonged stress, how to recognize certain symptoms of bad stress, as well as...
A research team at UT Health San Antonio seeks to prevent Hispanic childhood obesity and the development of Type 2 diabetes with the help of a five-year grant from Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio. The potentially groundbreaking research led by...
As of April 13, 2021, UT Health San Antonio will suspend its administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. This is per CDC and FDA recommendations while they investigate recent reports of rare, but potentially dangerous, blood...
UT Health San Antonio will soon open UT Health De Zavala, a new multispecialty health facility near I-10 and 1604. The 9,000-square-foot multispecialty practice is planned to open fall 2021 on DeZavala Road near the Lockhill-Selma intersection. It will...
Longer days and warmer weather are ahead, and the spring sports season has started. For many athletes and weekend warriors, the new season can also bring new injuries, or at least the risk of getting one. Jeff Svec, MD, a primary care physician with UT...