Patient Care
Making metabolic health a priority
December 1, 2025
UT San Antonio has a bold vision for the future of metabolic health that is reflected in our mission. We strive every day to make lives better for the people of Texas and beyond by bringing the power of science to the bedside, to the community and to the next generation of scientists and physicians.
Redefining obesity
December 1, 2025
New obesity treatments must factor in the complexity of the condition and the connection to chronic disease.
Better together
December 1, 2025
Dr. Ralph DeFronzo proposes treating diabetes with combination drug therapy rather than single medications. His research highlights pioglitazone, a powerful but underused insulin sensitizer, which, when paired with GLP-1 agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors, can control diabetes in up to 95% of patients.
Bold research aims to halt liver disease before it turns deadly
December 1, 2025
Researchers, including Dr. Luke Norton and Dr. Madesh Muniswamy, are leading efforts to understand and prevent metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and steatohepatitis (MASH).
Advances in preventing and treating diabetic neuropathy
December 1, 2025
Dr. Lee Rogers and Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez lead research and care to prevent diabetic neuropathy and limb amputations with new remote monitoring technologies.
Centers bring together science and care to take on diabetes and metabolic disorders
November 30, 2025
The Center for Molecular Metabolism and the newly opened Center for Excellence in Diabetes, serve as important hubs that foster communication and collaboration among investigators and help turn research findings into real-world impact.
Understanding and addressing addiction
December 9, 2024
For a health condition as complex as substance use disorder, there are no simple solutions. But the possibilities for addressing the vexing health crisis stemming from substance use and addiction substantially increase when an intentional strategic model for a system of care is applied to create a scaffold of interlinking functional practices.
The search to prevent Alzheimer’s
December 9, 2024
Investigators are testing a new drug for its potential to slow and prevent the disease By Jessica Binkley Lain Alzheimer’s disease continues to challenge medical science with its complex and devastating effects on cognition and memory. In a significant stride forward, the Food and Drug Administration recently approved lecanemab as a promising new compound found […]
Measures of success
December 9, 2024
An snapshot of success in numbers from the UT Health Science Center San Antonio’s Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine.
Living longer and staying stronger
November 15, 2023
Breakthroughs in research on aging at the Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies are pushing the field of geroscience forward. Here, investigators are gaining an understanding of why getting older is the biggest risk factor for so many chronic diseases.
The promise of personalized diabetes care
November 15, 2023
The work of UT Health Science Center San Antonio faculty has transformed the medical community’s understanding of Type 2 diabetes, while helping usher in new therapies and improved protocols.
New therapies for keeping hearts healthy
November 15, 2023
While aging itself increases the risk for developing cardiovascular disease, much can be done to prevent hypertension and reduce the odds of stroke or heart failure.