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Be Well Texas was awarded $256 million by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to administer medications like Naloxone for opioid use disorder treatment services and to continue offering recovery support services.

Additional related studies reported that “higher blood cortisol levels are linked to an increased likelihood of developing the disease.” But identifying early risk factors is key for intervention.

A new study conducted by UT Health San Antonio showed that sleeping nine hours or more per night is associated with worsening cognitive performance, most especially for those with depression.

A digital tool that uses artificial intelligence to analyze speech patterns could help doctors detect dementia in patients when other signs and symptoms are not perceptible.

They said they found a new strategy that allows the body to use its own protein receptors to help the drugs enter cells more efficiently.

A San Antonio researcher hopes to dispel myths about who is at risk for eating disorders while studying the interaction between binge eating disorder and food insecurity in older Hispanic women.

Researchers said firefighters are at a 9% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer and 14% higher risk of dying from cancer.

A medication that appears to preserve brain function after a stroke will soon go into human trials. The San Antonio researcher who discovered the medication's potential more than two decades ago is still leading the team.

In a statement, officials said their study analyzed patterns in dementia and aging from 678 nuns from the School Sisters of Notre Dame. They were part of the "Nun Study," now overseen by the Glenn Biggs Institute.

The findings from a conference a year ago were published in an online book with recommendations to combat the disparities in the incidence of cancer in Latinos.