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Winter 2019

April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by feistj

Fearless

Bravery comes in the shape of a preschooler in a pink tutu. The 3-year-old fought her way through countless surgeries after a vicious dog attack left her with near-fatal injuries.

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in Features / Winter 2019 1 comments
perfect storm
April 25, 2019May 1, 2019  by Lety Laurel

The perfect storm

What used to be called adult-onset diabetes is now hitting children at alarming rates. While San Antonio bears the burden of being the epicenter for diabetes, it is also a hotbed for research.

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trauma
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by Rosanne Fohn

Trauma game changer

Because of lessons learned on the battlefields, South Texas patients are receiving lifesaving whole blood transfusions—before ever reaching the hospital.

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Antonia Santiago
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by sansom

Racing the clock

As researchers and physicians battle against an unpredictable, incurable foe, one patient refuses to let multiple sclerosis defeat her.

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actors
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by feistj

Acting sick

There is no one better to give future health care providers pointers on working with patients than patients themselves. These just happen to be trained actors working off a script.

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in Features / Winter 2019 2 comments
Sharon M. Gordon, D.D.S.
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by contributor

Breaking barriers

UT Health San Antonio alumna Sharon M. Gordon, D.D.S. ’91, is the first woman dean of UConn’s dental school.

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in Alumni / Winter 2019 0 comments
brain scans
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by sansom

‘Zombie’ cells signal death of tissue in Alzheimer’s

A type of cellular stress known to be involved in cancer and aging has now been implicated, for the first time, in Alzheimer’s disease.

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April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by contributor

Naturally occurring protein could fight alcoholic liver disease

Research findings offer hope for a pill to someday treat alcoholic fatty liver disease.

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San Antonio Bull's Eye
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by contributor

In the bull’s-eye of dementia

San Antonio is in the bull’s-eye of an “Alzheimer’s tsunami.” School of Nursing and city of San Antonio officials are working to make the Alamo City a dementia-friendly place to live and thrive.

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Premature baby
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by contributor

Fish oil could save preemie lives

A physician’s passion to save premature babies was instrumental in the FDA’s approval of a lifesaving treatment for babies with gastrointestinal complications.

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