March 22, 2021, is a day Belinda Trevino Scholz will never forget. “I was outside doing yard work and came inside,” she said. “Suddenly, I got this massive headache on my right side that went from my head to my toes.” She called a nurse friend who told her to rush to the […]
The Mays Cancer Center at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has ranked fourth in the nation for clinical trial enrollments among over a thousand institutions that are members of SWOG Cancer Research Network, formerly known as the Southwestern Oncology Group. SWOG is an organization supported by the National Cancer […]
UT Health San Antonio medical student, John Michael Austin, has been appointed by Governor Abbott to serve as the Student Regent on the UT Board of Regents, the governing body for The University of Texas System.
John Michael Austin, a third-year medical student at the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio, was quoted in this article. Read More
At 77 years old, Carl McLain appears to be the picture of health. His half smile and twinkling eyes hint at a mischievous sense of humor. But eight years ago, he was far from feeling healthy. Mysterious symptoms such as pain in his legs, depression, anxiety and trouble sleeping led him to see one […]
The Academy of Educational Scholars inducted six members and welcomed three new fellows during a ceremony held June 22.
Sevan N. Alwan, PhD, assistant professor/research, department of biochemistry and structural biology, was quoted in this article. Read More
In February 2024, students in the Wilderness and Survival Medicine course at UT Health San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine tested their emergency medicine skills during a four-day trip to Big Bend National Park where they role-played seven potentially life-and-death scenarios to determine how they should respond.
Exclusive scientific organization honors outstanding physician-scientists. Thomas Patterson, MD, and David Gius, MD, PhD, two top physician-scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), have been accepted into the prestigious Association of American Physicians for the advancement of scientific and practical medicine. Patterson is professor of…
Match Day, held this year on March 15 at the Chicken N Pickle restaurant, is the day medical students learn where they will go for their residency after graduation.