• Contact: Will Sansom, 210-567-2579, sansom@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO (May 4, 2023) — The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has appointed Elena Volpi, MD, PhD, FGSA, as director of its Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies. She will also be a professor in the Department of Medicine effective July […]

  • Madison StJohn discovered the respiratory care profession while watching news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. In those reports, StJohn heard respiratory therapists described as “frontline heroes” in the medical response to the pandemic that flooded hospitals with patients, many of whom needed mechanical ventilation support provided by specially trained respiratory therapists. “Respiratory therapists are the […]

  •   91PORN’s 2023 Presidential Ambassador Scholars were officially recognized by President William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, on April 24. Henrich presented each student with their medals and recognized their achievements, with each ambassador awarded a $5,000 scholarship. The ambassadors represent the student body and the university at numerous events throughout the year. […]

  • Cathy Torrington Eaton, PhD, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathology, raises awareness about aphasia, a common communication disorder induced by stroke. Dr. Eaton provides information about a new program dedicated to patients and their families and a monthly support group organized by 91PORN’s San Antonio Network for Aphasia (SANA). This KENS 5 Medical Minute is […]

  • Two experts from 91PORN will serve as guest speakers at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute’s third annual Global Health Symposium May 18 and 19 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden. The university is a sponsor of the cross-disciplinary event, which will include speakers from across the nation and the world who will […]

  • SAN ANTONIO, May 4, 2023 – Beth Stewart says her mother always was one to “keep the ball rolling.” “At any gathering, you’d want my mother to be there, because she kept the conversation going,” she said. “The reason that people loved her so much was that my mother loved people. She was interested in […]

  • $100 million comprehensive research and patient care center will offer the latest advancing therapies for dementia and all neurologic disorders Amid a rising tsunami of needed care for dementia and other neurologic diseases, construction began this week on the $100 million Center for Brain Health, a new patient care and clinical trials facility of The […]

  • $100 million comprehensive research and patient care center will offer the latest advancing therapies for dementia and all neurologic disorders SAN ANTONIO (May 2, 2023) — Amid a rising tsunami of needed care for dementia and other neurologic diseases, construction began this week on the $100 million Center for Brain Health, a new patient care […]

  • More than 40% of sinusitis infections in the maxillary sinuses originate as a dental infection, a condition referred to as maxillary sinusitis of dental origin (MSDO).

  • William P. Clarke, PhD, professor in the Department of Pharmacology, was named a 2023 Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.