Hundreds of thousands of veterans live with traumatic brain injuries that can trigger chronic headaches, often made worse by PTSD. A researcher at UT Health San Antonio is using AI to help predict and prevent the pain before it starts.
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UT Health San Antonio held its annual interment ceremony to honor body donors whose contributions support medical education and research, with students and faculty expressing gratitude to their families.
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For 26 years, April Burrell was lost to a psychosis that defeated every treatment. Then a doctor asked a different question: what if her immune system was the problem? Dr. Anthony Zoghbi worked on the team that discovered Burrell's immune system was attacking her brain. Now he's searching for a blood test that could identify millions of others who may have been misdiagnosed and could be treated.
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Texas is helping shape the future of psychedelic therapies. Here’s how they work and what access could look like.
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Remote technology can bring health interventions to patients who may struggle to get themselves to care because of where they live or how much money they have. Tae Joon Moon, Ph.D., has found that transdermal alcohol monitors are a remote tech that might help treat people with alcohol use disorder.
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Updated for the first time in six years, clinical guidelines for screening and managing cholesterol now recommend earlier screenings for those with a family history of heart disease. Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of death, but experts say much of it is preventable.
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A North Texas physician explains what a fever is, why you shouldn't fear them and when you should be concerned.
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Unlike many cancers, colorectal cancer has become more lethal for people at younger ages. Doctors are sleuthing out why.
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Obesity rates in South Texas exceed the national average, but many patients hesitate to pursue bariatric surgery due to the risks involved. UT Health San Antonio now offers endoscopic alternatives that achieve comparable weight loss results with no incisions, shorter recovery times, and lower risk.
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COVID can take a physical toll. However, a family medicine physician from Baylor Scott and White in Temple explains how the virus' lingering aftereffects can impact mental health.
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UT Health San Antonio neuroscientist Yu Shin Kim, PhD, has discovered how stress causes migraines, which could lead to treatments that prevent them.