Untangling the mess of elevated Alzheimer’s rates in South Texas
South Texas faces higher rates of Alzheimer’s disease. Understanding why is an endlessly complicated mission for local researchers.
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San Antonio Metro Health program is about to lose more than 1/3 of its budget
San Antonio Metro Health’s Healthy Neighborhoods Program could see a 36% budget cut in fiscal year 2027 because of federal cuts under the Trump Administration and reductions in the city’s budget.
Several roads will be closed for inaugural San Antonio Marathon
Roads will be closed for the first San Antonio Marathon and Half Marathon, which starts at 7:15 a.m. Sunday at Main Plaza and finishes at Hemisfair.
‘I’m happy to be alive’: San Antonio residents share brutal experiences after tuberculosis diagnosis
In October, the research institute invited Martiareana and two other local TB patients to speak with researchers about their experiences, a disease that comes with a grueling treatment regimen and often a great deal of stigma.
$1.4M grant to help San Antonio YWCA screen for breast and cervical cancer
The state’s cancer research and prevention fund will help YWCA San Antonio expand breast and cervical cancer screenings amid funding cuts.
Friend or foe? Research, local doctors explain coffee’s impact on your heart.
New research finds a protective effect of moderate coffee consumption on heart arrhythmias. Here’s what San Antonio doctors have to say.
This UT Health doctor helped craft new traumatic brain injury standards
Dr. Monica Verduzco-Gutierrez, a UT Health brain injury medicine specialist, helped craft new national standards for treating concussions.
University Health approves framework for AI adoption in hospital
The University Health Board of Managers approved the county hospital system’s first policy for adopting artificial intelligence technology.
5-story, $100M Center for Brain Health opening in San Antonio medical center
The 100,000 square-foot building features 91 exam rooms, physical therapy, mental health support and spaces for music, art and meditation.
2 San Antonio medical providers host free health fairs this Friday
Local health care providers will conduct tests, hand out information, free turkeys and vouchers during World Diabetes Day this Friday.
San Antonio clinic offers low to no-cost mental health services for post-9/11 veterans and their families
The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic offers no-cost mental health care to post-9/11 veterans and their families, aiming to remove barriers to treatment and reduce long wait times.
San Antonio needs more residency slots to combat doctor shortage and ‘brain drain’
Methodist Healthcare wants to be “one of the largest GME providers in the next decade in South Texas,” CEO says.
Brain-saving stroke care coming to Westover Hills community
CHRISTUS Health is expanding neurological care to treat strokes and aneurysms in San Antonio’s Westover Hills community.
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