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UT Health San Antonio receives $2 million grant for opioid addiction response program in rural TexasCourtois added that destigmatizing opioid use disorder would be a major step in tackling the crisis.“It is a chronic disease, similar to high blood pressure [or] diabetes, however it is not seen in the same light,” she said. “And because there is so much stigma and bias, it compounds the challenge for individuals that are dealing with this to seek help because of fear of that very stigma.”
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A San Antonio researcher says increased omega-3 fatty acids for people in middle-age are linked to both larger hippocampal volumes and better scores on tests that assess abstract and logical thinking.
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Two UT Health San Antonio doctors discuss the barriers behind the lack of Latino representation in clinic trials and the massive need to increase Latino participation.
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A San Antonio trauma surgeon who is also a member of the NRA is among the doctors advocating for stricter gun laws, including the reclassification of guns like the AR-15 into the same category as machine guns.
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Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States, came to San Antonio Wednesday to visit UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center and a childcare facility at Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland.
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A phase one human trial of an mRNA HIV vaccine will soon begin in San Antonio.
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A short-term writing treatment can be just as effective as cognitive processing therapy for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Infection-fighting B cells appear to have a poorer "memory" of the COVID virus in those who've suffered severe COVID-19.
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As the U.S. death toll from COVID surpasses that of the 1918 pandemic, UT Health Physicians chief medical officer urges those who haven't yet been vaccinated against COVID to get their shots to prevent another deadly winter surge.
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The ongoing political battle over mask mandates in schools has frothed up division in school districts across the state.