FALL 2024

The mission of the canine-and-owner teams that volunteer at the Behavioral Health and Wellness Center is to encourage a more productive therapy session by helping patients relax.

CBT for nightmares has proven highly effective, but access to training has been limited. Now a series of web-based training modules can be accessed by providers everywhere.

Academic leaders of The University of Texas School of Public Health San Antonio identify seven attributes of the new school and its curriculum and share how they define public health.

Discussions about dying are at the heart of every serious injury or illness. A School of Nursing educator is helping students navigate this delicate conversation with grace and expertise.

About 20 million adults in the U.S. experience difficulty swallowing. They could find hope with an exercise-based intervention used to treat some with early Parkinson’s disease.

Fourth-year Long School of Medicine students work through a series of emergency scenarios as part of the school’s Wilderness and Survival Medicine elective course.

A program providing dental care for nursing home residents in Central and South Texas now helps educate nursing home staff to maintain the oral health of their residents.

This roundup of new education developments across the university includes the merger of two academic powerhouses and the launch of a new nurse anesthetist program.

This overview of expanded patient care includes an inpatient hospital, a brain health center, an institute on substance use disorders and a specialty care dental clinic.

Highlights of new drug discoveries and therapies include a first-ever oral chlamydia vaccine, a chemotherapy pump to target liver tumors and an ingredient to build tooth enamel.

Remembering the life of William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, who served as university president from 2009 to 2024 and as dean of the Long School of Medicine from 2006 until 2009.