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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 laurell

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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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
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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in University in Motion / Winter 2019 0 comments
students in clinic
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by contributor

Among the top

The Long School of Medicine was recognized as a finalist for the Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service by the Association of American Medical Colleges.

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Gala 2018
April 25, 2019April 26, 2019  by fohn

A golden celebration

A record attendance helped raise more than $500,000 at the annual President’s Gala to establish the Peggy and Lowry Mays Patient Care Endowment. 

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medical student talking with patient
August 23, 2018August 30, 2018  by casasn

Dignity, love, compassion

Student-faculty clinics at Haven for Hope provide emergency dental care and vaccines and treat chronic pain and skin ailments. They also offer students lessons in empathy.

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in Features / Summer 2018 0 comments
Trauma surgeons Lillian Liao, M.D., M.P.H. ’04, and Ronald Stewart, M.D. ’85, in an operating room
August 23, 2018August 30, 2018  by laurell

Operating in the new normal

Trauma surgeons Ronald Stewart, M.D. ’85, and Lillian Liao, M.D., M.P.H. ’04, respond to emergency calls routinely. But this call, of a mass shooting in nearby Sutherland Springs, made U.S. history.

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graduates at commencement
August 20, 2018August 30, 2018  by William L. Henrich, M.D., MACP

Tomorrow, long before sunrise, we will begin again

For the U.S., 1968 was a year of moments that changed the world. In San Antonio, the year witnessed the dedication of one of the community’s most far-reaching prizes, The University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio.

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January 23, 2018February 22, 2018  by feistj

Dear doctor, get well soon

The specter of physician burnout, depression and suicide leads to change in training future doctors.

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