Bexar County moves to fill Applewhite treatment beds left empty by medication access bottleneck
Bexar County officials say a collaborative effort with University Health will help move more than 100 eligible inmates from jail into treatment at the Applewhite Recovery Center.
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UIW’s medical school to join federal initiative to expand nutrition education
The University of the Incarnate Word’s School of Osteopathic Medicine is joining a federal push for nutrition education in medical schools.
A San Antonio veteran’s search for relief led him to a psychedelic drug in Mexico
To treat PTSD, Brian Mosley took a psychedelic with a group of retired combat veterans. Researchers say such drugs are risky but have potential.
New heart disease guidelines could mean more cholesterol treatment in San Antonio
New heart disease guidelines push earlier cholesterol screening and more aggressive LDL-lowering therapy to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
‘It’s coming like a freight train’: Bexar County scrambles to absorb loss of psychiatric beds
San Antonio will lose psychiatric beds this week as Laurel Ridge reduces operations after federal funding cuts over safety violations.
Feds set to pull Medicare, Medicaid funding from Laurel Ridge after safety failures
After safety failures led regulators to cut off funding at Laurel Ridge, the 330-bed psychiatric hospital has filed a legal challenge.
A Kansas City professor donated a portion of his liver and saved a South Texas rancher
A South Texas cattle rancher received a life-saving liver transplant through a rare seven-pair living donor exchange at University Health.
‘Aggie docs’ coming to San Antonio’s South Side with new medical collaboration
Texas A&M medical students will begin clinical rotations at University Health’s Palo Alto Hospital and Vida clinic in 2028.
Methodist Healthcare Ministries doubles public health investment in Bexar County
Faith-based nonprofit Methodist Health Ministries is doubling its investment in Bexar County this year in health equity grant support.
San Antonio researchers to test potential first measles treatment amid U.S. resurgence
Researchers at Texas Biomed will test a potential measles treatment in its rhesus monkey population amid a surge in the infectious disease.
Texas SNAP restrictions start April 1, limiting access to candy and sugary drinks
Restrictions to SNAP will go into effect April 1, limiting recipients’ ability to purchase candy and sugary drinks in Texas.
SwRI’s motion capture tech has applications for everything from jump shots to Alzheimer’s
The same SwRI-developed technology used by the San Antonio Spurs, Air Force and MLB is being explored in a range of medical applications.
San Antonio eyes ‘City of Science’ future as bioscience sector looks to scale
San Antonio must boost bioscience marketing, investment and workforce to compete with biotech hubs like Dallas and Houston, leaders say.
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