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Fall 2017-Winter 2018

man sleeping in bed.
January 23, 2018January 24, 2018  by contributor

Talk your way to sleep

Insomnia is a widespread problem in the military. A new study found that a form of talk therapy was highly effective with an active-duty population experiencing insomnia.

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January 23, 2018February 5, 2018  by Rosanne Fohn

A first for kids

About 10 percent of childhood cancer can be attributed to genetics. Scientists are now using genomic analysis to identify risk factors and diagnose cancer at an early age in children.

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January 23, 2018January 24, 2018  by sansom

Snail fever

Schistosomiasis is an infection of the larval worms of freshwater snails. More than a quarter of a billion people are infected. Combination drug therapy may hold the answer to containing the threat.

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January 23, 2018January 24, 2018  by Rosanne Fohn

Stop breast cancer in its tracks

Researchers are developing a new, first-in-class agent that has stopped the growth of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer in its tracks.

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Myron Ignatius, Ph.D., holds up aquarium containing zebrafish.
January 23, 2018January 23, 2018  by Rosanne Fohn

Clear as water

Zebrafish may hold the key to understanding how children who have a rare muscle cancer relapse and don’t respond to treatment.

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Speech-language pathologist working with a young patient.
January 23, 2018January 23, 2018  by contributor

Making strides

The School of Health Professions is expanding its reach in South Texas, as well as in new disciplines.

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Vidal Balderas, D.D.S., M.P.H., consults with Mohamed Fouad Imam, D.D.S., at San Antonio Christian Dental Clinic.
January 23, 2018May 22, 2018  by casasn

Care from someone who knows

Vidal Balderas, D.D.S., M.P.H., associate professor in the School of Dentistry, uses his experience of growing up as a migrant worker to deliver compassionate dental care in high-need communities.

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January 23, 2018February 5, 2018  by William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP

A promise we live by

Each of us has our own role to play, contributing through a prism of our personal assets to light our mutual paths. But what we all share in common—what binds us together—is the wish to serve others.

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January 23, 2018January 23, 2018  by feistj

Dean appointed to Long School of Medicine

Robert A. Hromas, M.D., FACP, has been named dean of the Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio and vice president for medical affairs.

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January 23, 2018February 5, 2018  by Rosanne Fohn

Cancer center director named

Ruben A. Mesa, M.D., was named director of the UT Health San Antonio Cancer Center.

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