Amelia Quiroga was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes when she was 16 years old and immediately enrolled in the TODAY study at the UT Health Science Center San Antonio. Three of her five siblings also have diabetes. During the course of the study, Amelia became a mother, which has since changed her view of the […]
National study brings Type 2 diabetes discoveries to light, gives patients healthy options At 5 years old, Richard Zarate’s skin began to change. Dark, rough patches began to appear along his neckline. When he turned 10 and entered the fifth grade, Richard experienced more unusual changes in his health. He was constantly thirsty and made […]
$2.1 million from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports Salud America! Obesity is deadly and growing in the United States. Heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes and cancer are just some of the diseases linked to obesity. By 2030 the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts that 42 percent of Americans will be […]
Looking forward to a bright and healthy future With a brand-new year soon to be upon us, we can look back with pride at the many accomplishments of our UT Health Science Center. Our new 190,000-square-foot South Texas Research Facility has been successfully operating for more than a year; we have recruited many new, outstanding […]
Marissa Lopez wanted to have beautiful teeth, so she and her mother began visiting the Ricardo Salinas Dental Clinic. “I learned to brush my teeth two times a day — in the night and in the morning — to floss and rinse my mouth with mouthwash. And now I have pretty teeth,” the smiling youngster […]
Harvey Najim learned two lessons early in life: hard work pays off and that you have to make your own way in life to be successful. Najim applied those two principles and built a billion-dollar company, Sirius Computer Solutions, in San Antonio.”For more than 30 years I focused on building a successful business, but later […]
Hector Aguilar had been thinking about running for president, but after getting an A+ at his dental screening during the Dental School’s annual Dental Sealant Clinic, he may be thinking about becoming a dentist.Aguilar is one of more than 7,500 students from the Edgewood Independent School District who, over the past 11 years, has smiled a […]
Wearing blue-striped overalls, tiny tennis shoes and a gigantic smile, you’d never guess the challenges 2-year-old Michael Tovar has overcome since his premature birth at 24 weeks, weighing just 1 pound, 9 ounces. However, it’s easy to see how delighted he is to receive a brand-new book at the end of his well-child checkup. Faculty […]
Leaders of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio broke ground Oct. 26 on the Center for Oral Health Care & Research. The $95 million Dental School facility to be located on Floyd Curl Drive in the South Texas Medical Center will serve as a modern venue for oral health care, education, […]
The 21st annual San Antonio Express-News Book & Author Luncheon held in October 2012 in San Antonio was attended by more than 1,000 and raised more than $269,000 in net proceeds to support the Phase I Clinical Research Program at the Cancer Therapy & Research Center (CTRC) at the UT Health Science Center. Over its […]